My 1975 C110 Skyline Restoration

[Adzmax]

Troy sprayed my cluster for me which I'd rubbed back ages ago. I attached the alloy cover which I'd stripped back months ago to finish the GTR style cluster. It's not 100% perfect but it will do for now.

 

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I also finished off my carbs with a few more small bits. I picked up some GTR style wing nuts for the jet covers, titanium screws and a new stainless rod for the linkage and I had the rest of the linkage components hydroblasted. The rod is a little long at the moment but I'll sort that out when they are finally mounted.

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[Adzmax]

I did some more work on the GTR grill. After I'd finished lead filling the holes in my original centre piece I had to grind back the filling and prep the metal for epoxy primer. The outside came up nice but the inside (which is visible when the bonnet is open) is really pitted. I used filler to level the surface off so it will come up nice once it's painted. The plastic end pieces were looking pretty shabby also. They had to be rubbed back in prep for priming also.

 

It turns out that under all that grime, rust and black paint that there was some original colour under there which was great as it gave us a chance to colour match the paint. Hiro, one of Troy's painters mixed up some colour for me ready for paint.

Troy painted up all the pieces for me ready for reassembly and now I'm ready to go, just need some time to sit down and work out how to put it all back together 

[Adzmax]

I also picked up some other gems.

 

Some OEM S20/GTR turnbuckles which I think look better than the plastic end type

 

and some NOS scuff plates from a guy in QLD for a crazy cheap price! This it probably the best score to date!

[vaginakarlotta]

Now THIS is a restoration! Bravo!

How you manage to source out some of these parts is beyond me.

[spudtatoe]

Noooo I'm so early to this thread it's not all posted [emoji24]

[GH05T]

can we rename this thread "the OCD satisfaction thread"

[jmknights93]

17 hours ago, PranK said:

OMG that steering wheel might be my fave part so far.

BTW, this is because of you;

"You are only allowed to give 20 likes per day. You cannot give any more likes today."

I ran in to the same problem yesterday ha. 

[blk180]

Adz I need those scuff plates!!! Haha. 

How bad are your originals?

[Adzmax]

On 25/11/2016 at 6:22 PM, vaginakarlotta said:

Now THIS is a restoration! Bravo!

How you manage to source out some of these parts is beyond me.

Thanks! A lot of searching on eBay and Yahoo Japan. It was a lot easier to find parts 8 or so years ago. 

On 26/11/2016 at 11:21 AM, blk180 said:

Adz I need those scuff plates!!! Haha. 

How bad are your originals?

I'm actually not sure where they are,, they were pretty bad. I had another set but I have them to a friend. 

[Adzmax]

28/07/2012

I trial fitted the reflectors and indicator/parker combos and the results were perfect, can't wait to see them fitted to the car. 

[Adzmax]

28/11/2012

The dash in the blue C110 was in terrible shape and once I removed the dash pad from the frame I found it had even been bogged up around the speaker holes.

 

The issue with this was the foam was in such bad condition it wasn't going to be a suitable enough base to work with so I managed to source another dash from a forum member. It was in great condition other that a few marks near the cluster. 

I took both to The Dashboard Doctor and found that even though the black dash looked good the old vinyl was very brittle from years of UV exposure so we decided to use it as the base and the end result was great, they even managed to do the speaker hole and recess for the dash badge. I sourced a Skyline badge from Japan which was pretty old and crummy so I first had it vacuum metalized but the finish wasn't durable enough so I sent it off to A Class Metal Finishers, the same place that did the rest of my plastic chroming. Once it came back I masked and sprayed it which was a real bitch of a job then once dry the dash was complete. 

[Adzmax]

Between 2012 and 2014 I had a lot going on in my personal life and my priorities shifted. I'd bought a house, was running my business and didn't have the time or money needed to start body and engine work. During that time my father scored a shed that was being dismantled at a school during some asphalting works. We dismantled the old carport and rebuilt the shed to home the project car and caravan. 

We moved the car from their garage to the shed where it was to sit dormant for 2 years.

 

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I took a trip to Japan in February 2016 with my good friend and C110 internet celebrity Scott (pictured below) to visit Nostelgic 2 Days which was brilliant for both inspiration and parts! We were graciously hosted by the guys from Restored who not only have us tickets but also gave us exhibitor passes so we could jump the queue! 

 

[Adzmax]

We called in to Star Road and checked out some of their cars later in Tokyo, they do some great work. They had a C110 which from memory has been sitting there for years! 

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We caught up with another friend who knows Hayashi San, the founder of Hayashi Racing. We were really lucky to be shown around the shop, learn a bit about Hayashi San's racing career and see the Toyota 2000GT being restored with custom Hayashi wheels with centre locks. Unfortunately the foundry wasn't casting that day but it was still a great experience to meet the man behind the wheels my C110 will run. 

[Adzmax]

We called into Rubber Soul to pick up some small parts and see some of the work they were doing on a C10 GTR and also visited Tea Valley who were doing a first class restoration on another C10.

 

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We of course visited the holy grail of Nissan, it's Zama Operation Facility. This place was insane and it was an absolute buzz to see all of these legendary cars in the flesh. 

 

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Needless to say when I came back from Japan I was pretty motivated to get my car on the road. It had now been sitting in the same place, untouched for 2 years and was looking pretty sorry.

I gave the shed a good clean out, got the place organised and ready for action. 

I started by taking more photos of the engine bay noting every detail in an effort not to forget how the car will go back together! On the first day I stripped the engine bay of the cooling system, fuel system and wiring loom then got to work on the rest of the interior including the heater box, wiring loom and steering column. 

 

 

 

[Adzmax]

Next we moved the caravan from the shed to make more space as it was time to strip the fuel tank, suspension, engine and gearbox. 

I've only got a few small things to pull of now, mostly brackets, fuel/brake lines and remove some rubber. Next I'll be welding up a dolly to send the shell for repairs and paint whilst I work on everything I've removed. 

[jmknights93]

Loving these updates Keeping me from doing work though haha.