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The daily driver in 12" snow in recent winter Seattle area storm

paolo — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:01:57 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Dime wagon in snow, not a Datcicle. Shovel on top of car was used to dig out neighbors truck. Dime wagon helped make tracks in driveway to allow other less snow worthy rides to get to their garages.

The daily driver in 12" snow in recent winter Seattle area storm

paolo — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:01:50 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Dime wagons handle better in very slippery snow and ice than most 4 wheel drives. 80 series 185x13 studded tires work great for me. Notice the undercarriage drag marks between wheel tracks.

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The daily driver in 12" snow in recent winter Seattle area storm

paolo — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:01:42 -0800

by: paolo

Description: The 55 gallon plastic barrel with ~12 inches of snow for reference. The wagon in background is named "Cuzin Gretchen" (long story).

L-SERIES EFI MANIFOLD

paolo — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:16:14 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Custom made intake manifold for L-series EFI conversions

BATTERY-RELOCATE

paolo — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:17:14 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Wiring diagram for relocation of battery to trunk using Ford starter solenoid for safety disconnect of main starter cable

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Tree vs Orange 4-door Interior View

paolo — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:05:43 -0800

by: paolo

Description: A view from the interior that shows the tree and the car's former decent condition. Notice the perfect dash pad.

Tree vs Orange 4-door Front View

paolo — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:05:40 -0800

by: paolo

Description: A tree came down across the driveway and took out a fairly clean, low rust, orange 4-dr dime - Big Bummer!

KOA Valve Job - 3

paolo — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:01:06 -0700

by: paolo

Description: Source of problem - exhaust valve on #3 burned out due to loose adjustment and hard mountian driving. Carefully drove last 100 miles to Shasta on 3 cylinders (reason for big bite). To bad I did not get a picture of the top of the camp bench - parts, tools, cleaners, lubes, towels, an a beverage or two.

KOA Valve Job - 2

paolo — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:00:57 -0700

by: paolo

Description: A closer look into engine bay - notice that it's not just a simple road-side repair going on here. The timing chain block was chiseled to shape from a longer board, found laying around the KOA, with a jackstand upright and a screwdriver, refined with a jackknife.

KOA Valve Job - 1

paolo — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:00:48 -0700

by: paolo

Description: Approach the car at KOA camp site, notice something seems broken. A dusty campsite in the woods is not the place of choice for this type of repair.

Paolo's Gymkhana Face

paolo — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:51:36 -0700

by: paolo

Description: Example face for the 2006 All Datsun Meet Gymkhana - to be used either for a 'guardian' or a 'Target'.

Cleanup time - Tree trunk meets Mr. Stihl

paolo — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:26:44 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Chainsaw used to cut tree off the Toyota. This was a 24" Doug fir - it could have flattened this car to within 12" of the ground.

Tree laying across hood

paolo — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:26:34 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Observe trunk of tree laying across hood of old Corona, No apparent damgage! Amazing! Fortunately, it's just a parts car being held for a friend.

Oops, tree blown over, lands on old Corona

paolo — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:26:24 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Early February windstorm blew tree down at edge of forest. Some limbs held trunk up. Daughter and Dog investigate.

Poster Size Wiring Diagram & Data Sheet

paolo — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 19:52:29 -0800

by: paolo

Description: This is a sketch example of the laminated 24"x36" enhanced wiring diagram and information poster. Colors are not quite accurate to actual poster.

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1968 Alternator Wiring

paolo — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 18:27:34 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Excerpt from my 1968 wiring diagrams showing how the Internally Regulated alternator is wired to the stock wiring harness

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Alternator Wiring

paolo — Thu, 31 Oct 2002 20:49:22 -0800

by: paolo

Description: Excerpt from my wiring diagrams showing how the Internally Regulated alternator is wired to the stock wiring harness (remove choke relay also)

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Factory Tach Wiring

paolo — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:51:38 -0700

by: paolo

Description: Excerpt of the '70-72 Datsun 510 sedan or wagon color coded wiring diagram showing factory tachometer hookup (USA models)

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510 Sedan Dimensions

paolo — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:48:17 -0700

by: paolo

Description: A B&W line drawing of the 510 sedan showing major design dimensions in millimeters

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510 Wagon Dimensions

paolo — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:46:22 -0700

by: paolo

Description: A B&W line drawing of the 510 wagon showing major design dimensions in millimeters