1968 Datsun Roadster interior refresh. Redoing a dash and new carpet kit.

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  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
  • Since I couldn't afford the 'just dashes' treatment (which gives a great result) for the roadster, I wanted to bring the interior back to life a little bit. A new carpet kit and some dash repairs might make this old car look a little bit better at events this summer.
    It didn't all go as planned.
    #datsun #datsunfairlady

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  • @brenthachey8369
    @brenthachey8369 2 місяці тому +1

    I love the effort of the dash and itd well worth the experience. Dont feel down, this is the process and i love this car.
    Mine is rusted really bad and im hacking and replacing it all myself.

    • @ThrottleGrotto
      @ThrottleGrotto  2 місяці тому

      Regardless of the minor cracks, it's still vastly improved, and just nice enough to not outshine the rest of the car

  • @OisinTarrant
    @OisinTarrant 4 місяці тому +1

    Might not be too late, but having done a mk1 rabbit dash with a FlockIt kit, Id recommend it as a last resort.

    • @ThrottleGrotto
      @ThrottleGrotto  4 місяці тому

      The flockit kit would have been really great in this application, but finding one locally wasn't going to happen

  • @justgtobell3029
    @justgtobell3029 4 місяці тому +1

    Great job buddy! Wekfest is amazing!

    • @ThrottleGrotto
      @ThrottleGrotto  4 місяці тому

      Thanks! We'll see if I get to attend. Not sure how long they take to let people know

  • @edifiebru
    @edifiebru 4 місяці тому +1

    I think the dash turned out really good. I recently fixed my mr2 dash with the similar process and just sanded the sem texture paint with 400 grit lightly to smooth out the dots and the texture is spot on. Btw love your content and I recently got a 68 roadster in Washington as well

    • @ThrottleGrotto
      @ThrottleGrotto  4 місяці тому +1

      Congrats on the roadster!
      I probably should have sanded it down to take the bumps off, but I can always use a dash cap later.

    • @edifiebru
      @edifiebru 4 місяці тому

      @@ThrottleGrotto thanks!! And yeah, it still an improvement over the previous dash

  • @Teenys.garage
    @Teenys.garage 4 місяці тому +1

    Man you're making me more and more scared to pull my dash 😂. I'll wait for some more sunny weather and just pull the windshield at the same time

    • @ThrottleGrotto
      @ThrottleGrotto  4 місяці тому

      If you have a new seal and a decent windshield, it's easy to cut the existing seal and extract the window. Mine wouldn't have survived that experience.

    • @Teenys.garage
      @Teenys.garage 4 місяці тому

      @@ThrottleGrotto mine is way too chipped to save. A local glass shop said they can get them at a decently resonable price

    • @ThrottleGrotto
      @ThrottleGrotto  3 місяці тому +1

      @@Teenys.garage I'd be interested to know price and part number on that.

    • @Teenys.garage
      @Teenys.garage 3 місяці тому

      @@ThrottleGrotto I'll check in with the glass shop again and find out