A year.

It just occurred to me that I've had the Datsun for a year. It's been a crazy year. My sister got married, I had three jobs though out the year, and we went through the whole process of pregnancy and now we have a beautiful daughter.

Now would be a good time to update on where we stand and what's been going on lately.

Too be honest, haven't been working on the car much over the last 4-5 months.

The body is almost ready for primer. I need to finish this headlight bucket, and a few areas on the tail panel.

Engine bay is almost ready. I need to remove the brake hydraulic lines and the front crossmember/steering rack.

Still need to make that panel.

Interior is ready for primer, short of a good scrubbing.

We need to get the primer/paint process moving because there's big things going on.



This is inbound. Hopefully next weekend I'll be mounting it on a stand.

When it gets here, we need to be ready to prep and freshen it up. Pictured above:

• Timing belt with tensioner roller and spring and idler.
• Water pump with thermostat
• Complete headgasket set.

All OE Nissan. If we remove the oil pan and valve covers and I don't like what I see, we have everything needed to replace the headgasket and rebuild the cylinder head. The video shows our actual motor getting compression tested so we should be good, but better to be prepared.

Of course, we needed a hoist to lift said engine unto said stand. Harbor Freight comes though again.

Because it's Harbor Freight, I wound up with more than I went in for.

• Ear Muffs
• 1/2 and 3/8 ratchets
• Utility Scissors
• Screwdriver bit pack
• Air line quick release
• 3ft electrical test leads
• Screwdriver set
• 3/8 6-point Deep Socket Set
• 4 piece hook/pin set for rebuilding electrical connectors
• 40 inch creeper.

All this, for less than $150 out the door.

We have a complete wiring harness for the chassis. This goes from headlights to taillights. Our engines wiring and ECU will tap into this.

We have everything needed to run our 3/8 fuel lines from tank to engine bay. Pipe bender, pipe cutter and flaring tool. These tools will be used on the brake lines too.

Remember when we talked about the fuel surge tank unit?

Check this nifty piece of kit out. A huge 1qt Diesel spin on fuel filter with a custom fitting.

One line in, one line out and the T fitting is for the return line.

So. Tons to do this year. I have another project to finish before I work on the Datsun again, but there is going to be a lot of updates though out the year.