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The instructions for this were taken from Dean Apostal's Datsun Sports Parts
Listing, Repair & Service Manual for Models SPL311 and SRL311. Credit is
also due to Scott Sheeler and Don Morrell. Don Morrell is the
copyright holder.
Datsun
Roadster Parts can be reached at
www.datsunparts.com or 818-363-2015. |
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Here is the car on a smooth, level surface, ready to go. Lots of space
around it. Remember: THINK SAFETY!!!!!
Also, I don't know the history of this car; the dpo was on his way
to "customizing" it, removing the chrome, tail lights, etc, before he lost
interest and I picked it up. So if you spot something that's not correct,
let me know! Of course, I may or may not change it - my goal is to create
a really fun driver without spending a gazillion dollars on it. I did that
with my TR3,
and it's really not worth it!
You may ask why am I doing this? Well, the frame is bent up front; we have
the engine out, and I have a replacement piece to weld in.
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As you can see, the hood is already off. It's stored in a safe place
for when we will put it back on. |
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This is the steering column yoke. It will come off soon! |
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5/27/05 - took off the old top and removed the seats. I have also
loosened ten body bolts - 4 on each side. two each side in the
engine compartment, and three in the passenger compartment. The trunk
is full right now of parts, so I have to do some reorganizing to get
to the trunk bolts. |
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5/28/2005
It was at this point that Jim M came over to help. Special thanks, Jim!!!
I couldn't have done it without you!!!!!
First bolt on this side. 3/4". One on each side. |
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Second bolt, one on each side. 9/16" One on each side. |
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In the passenger compartment, in the footwell. One on each side; 9/16"
This one is easy to miss! |
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In the passenger compartment, under the seats. One on each side; 9/16" |
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In the passenger compartment, back up on the luggage shelf.
One on each side; 9/16" |
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This one's in the trunk. 3/4" one on each side. |
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Also 3/4", these are in front of the rear axle, in under the rear fender. |
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These had me buggered for a while. They are hard to find, especially if
the trunk insulation, etc is still somewhat there. These are weird bolts -
mine had three different heads on them, and looked like they had been
tacked in or something underneath. I drilled them out. There are four; they
attach to the plate the gas tank attaches to underneath, tucked way in under
the bodywork attached to the frame in the very rear.
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The steering column comes out here. There is obviously some rust helping
to hold this in place. We tried and tried all sorts of things, and nothing
worked until I used the infamous "smoky wrench!" I used a small torch to heat
up the outer shell, and my companion (Thanks, Jim!!!) pulled on the steering
wheel and got it out! You will see both bolts are out; we also tried prying
them apart with a very large screwdriver. Don't know if that did any good. |
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Note the brake line here on the drivers side
that has to be disconnected. This one dripped
forever, so have a catch pan handy.
There is one on the
other side too. Plus the line that goes to the rear. Make sure you get them
all - you don't want to be stretching those lines out! |
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This is the brake line on the passenger side. |
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This looked to me like a good place to disconnect the emergency brake line
between the frame and the body. Pull the little cotter pin out, and then the
holding pin to separate. Tie them off so they don't get caught on lifting. |
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This is a tangle of electrics that need to be disconnected. Fortunately
they are all bullet connectors, so it's not too hard. Then pull them down
through the hole in the body and tie them off to the frame. |
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This is what I did to check the front connections (or lack thereof) to
ensure everything was loose (it wasn't!). I also was using this lift to
figure out why the body was not coming off the frame (it was those small
bolts in the back of the trunk!!!) |
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I then
propped a couple small 2x4 pieces between the body and the frame to keep them
separate. |
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The 311s.org web site says this is a good place to lift the body; it's
more or less a centerpoint of the body. I found it only lifted
the rear, but it's way too far back, even with gas
still in the tank. I then found that
if you attach a chain to a pipe across
under the hole where the shift knob sits, and make that chain much shorter,
you can use the lift to pull the body. |
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The hydraulic brake connection from the rear and the connection to
the gas tank in the back. The brake I got pretty quickly, but we were
trying to figure out what was holding the body down when my son noticed
the gas tank connection. But that's all of them. I know!
311s.org has been a great help in this project!!!! And I am honored that
they have chosen to include my write-up as well. |
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