1978 Datsun Cedric 330

[JohnnySomersett]

Nineteen seventy-eight Datsun three-thirty Cedric
2800cc
Straight 6
Auto
65'000 on the clock
Electric Windows
Remote boot & petrol cap release
























Got a few rust issues - wouldnt be a Datsun without some hahaha





Hopefully ill to end up with this:




To Do:

Unsieze brakes -DONE
Get rust fixed
Get engine running well - DONE!
Paint it Black (i shall be listening to The Rolling Stones when I do LOL)
Take it to RayVern and get some airbags
Put on rims

Roll it until I can afford to get the interior retrimmed

;D ;D


Ive managed to source some bumpers, scuttle, new rear clusters and some other odds 'n' sods for when its painted. Also got some halogen light conversions.

Wish me luck!

[tonycocacola]

so this is rust free and running properly now?

[JohnnySomersett]

yeh, all the rust is gone, But not running yet, hopefully going to be fixed soon

[JohnnySomersett]

Hey all,

Some of you know me & my car from other forums but, for those that dont, here is my project:

1978 Datsun 330 (280C)

Work so far:

Welding all done (new sills, door bottoms, nosed & decked)
L28E Transplant (from a 280ZX)
Temporary paint in purple (going black sometime soon)
'Interesting' shifter
Grille 'reworked'
Lowered 5" up front, 3" at the rear


How it is now:





























Like I said, eventually it'll be black, and also - when money allows - it's gonna get airbags and a new interior. Also the 'VIP' badge I tried to use to hide a paint blemish has got to go as soon as I remember to pull it off. Also, gonna powdercoat the steels black and run spidercaps & trim rings.

For now though Im just rolling like this.

Hope you like

JS

[Pog]

ULTRA-COOL.

[tonycocacola]

how on earth are you resisting the urge not to trim it out in gold velour and tassles?
i dont understand. ;D
awesome skills on the shifter.
been watching the progress on this on RR, il be watching here now.

[Rich606]

Wow, it's mad when you can see it all on one page and see just how far this has come on. Cracking.

(I still think the purple kicks arse by the way. But everything looks good in black... )

[shlomping]

Love that shifter. Mint idea. Also love the purple. And the lowness. I just love it.