Speaking of RS-Watanabe’s.
15x12J
Oh mai.
Archive for January, 2010
…although
January 7, 2010
Genuine Nissan Optional Wheels
January 7, 2010
So, you like RS-Watanabe’s and you own a classic Skyline or similar. Watanabe’s do command quite a premium and perhaps don’t have the same significance that these do;
Mmmm, 8-spoke.
If you’re too lazy to click it to find out more info, what you’re looking at is a 14x8J ’0′ offset Optional Wheel, presumably for use with the PGC10 you’ve just bought. Nice. A pair for 50,000JPY starting. Seems reasonable?
http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/131591623
-Michael
Another Panel Done.
January 7, 2010
The weather in the morning was pretty decent so I got stuck into the C110 again, in the process I destroyed a drill. No big loss as it was under warranty, replacement drill already received. Anyway, before it died I managed to finish off the driver’s side door. The only disturbing part was the pathetic holes made for attaching the door mirror, which were even more ridiculous than on the passenger side, as you might remember;
Yep, all class.
With the door and sill on the driver’s side now done on the car itself, it just leaves the roof and the front scuttle. Then I’ll get onto the panel’s I’ve already removed, bonnet, boot, front fenders… Slow process, but shall prove rewarding upon completion. Looking forward to it.
-Michael
TAXI!
January 6, 2010
Hirst (of oldjapanesecar.com fame) recently bought himself a rather amusing but entirely awesome because of it, C32 Nissan Laurel Taxi. No, not some attempted little novel conversion by someone outside of Japan but rather a genuine ex-Japan Taxi! Complete with fantastical meter, roof lamp and even remote door opener! Magic! Check it out;
1992 Nissan Laurel (C32)
You can forgive the early 90′s build date in that the beginning of manufacture was well 80′s. Continue for more pictures and the link to the project thread(s).
Macro Casting
January 5, 2010
Due to atrocious Holiday weather, I’ve not had much of a chance to do much of anything at all to the C110, Max, Prince or the Cedric (not that the Cedric needs anything done). However, with the arrival of the new components for the 110 build I thought I’d play around with my new camera (Olympus E-500) and focus on some of the more important digits and otherwise.
Manifold
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