A Hako story - 1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT

[chunk]

Dude, your doing sterling work on the old beast!!


Id be nearly halfway though my '16 refresh by now. Stupid bones smash so easy!!!

[quackshot]

Mar 5, 2016 14:44:36 GMT chunk said:

Dude, your doing sterling work on the old beast!!


Id be nearly halfway though my '16 refresh by now. Stupid bones smash so easy!!!

Replace with adamantium mate, pretty sure it's available on the NHS x

[jimjimthehumanbin]

Awesome work. So glad I found this thread as was also bidding. Glad it's on the forum and I can follow the build. Would have been a great shame if hidden away in a barn somewhere.

[maxypriest]

Welding near underseal is a PITA as it loves to catch fire, or at a minimum stink. Your body work people will probably charge you to remove it close to the work. I would recommend you use a good quality weld through primer then underseal it once the work is done.

Just a thought….

[quackshot]

Well, the mojo level has been dropping recently. A culmination of poor weather and just generally feeling a bit down about the whole 'car' thing.

Never the less I have been working away, I'm missing some pictures which are yet to be uploaded but I'll add them in when I get round to it.

Basically the front struts were put together and disassembled, further shortened etc another 2 times. End result is that now it's EXTREMELY low... maybe too low. To be confirmed.

#phase 2: still too high




#phase 3: dutch courage!





I may need to now run spacers on the front as the current tyres are rubbing on the springs. I've ordered some 175/60/15s for the front which I'm hoping may resolve that.

Also some 165/65/15s have made there way onto the rear because the 195/50s were too wide. The replacements go into the arches better but will still require rolling. It's hard to judge how it will ride just yet but if it drops much more on the rear I'll have to see about fitting a different rear spring.
The tyre looks a bit 'balloony' in this picture but it looks spot on in the flesh.


The only other mistake I've made is ordering an over axle exhaust system, but there is NO space above the driveshaft for such a luxury. This means that ground clearance is going to be valuable. The only silver lining is the turbo engine which will be going in at some point and with that I'll have the exhaust/downpipe popping out the arch or sill with no muffler etc.

Keep your fingers crossed this all goes well as there is no turning back now!

[jonxs]

Plans sound good. Can't wait to see what it turns out like.

Can these even be too low??

[bettygt]

Looking good !

Dunno if I might be able to help a bit...

From your pictures my car is about 40mm higher than yours at the rear, it has the exhaust running the standard route.

There is 130mm clearance between the pipe and the ground at the diff. Looks like you could squeeze it up into the crossmember

a bit more which could still leave you with 100-ish mm.




I'd worry more about the sump

Hope that helps !

[quackshot]

Mar 16, 2016 12:07:28 GMT bettygt said:

Looking good !

Dunno if I might be able to help a bit...

From your pictures my car is about 40mm higher than yours at the rear, it has the exhaust running the standard route.

There is 130mm clearance between the pipe and the ground at the diff. Looks like you could squeeze it up into the crossmember

a bit more which could still leave you with 100-ish mm.




I'd worry more about the sump

Hope that helps !

Cheers fella, I have 2" pipework to cobble together so we'll see. I would love to be able to dedicate more time to it, or even better still, find a workshop/workspace to rent and do this for a living. Instead I work for the NHS - When I'm at work it's sunny and when I'm home it's cold and rainy

If all goes well this year and I'm able to buy the house I'm living it then I'll see about building a big ass garage with lights and all the other mod cons like a workbench and electrical sockets! ....aaaah, the dream.

I guess this is the ride height I am going for (although I may still go for over fenders):

[bettygt]

Sedans with overfenders ? Nice...

[jimjimthehumanbin]

As much as I like archfenders or flaring them out the original rear quarter swage line just looks so much better.
That dark green one just looks class.

[grizz]

Firstly, I like what you have.

Then just to say, impressed with what you are taking on.

Like with my truck resto, where I did not think it would end going as far as it did, sometimes you just need to bite that cannon ball and go for it.

Will be watching your progress.

[Dez]

Mar 16, 2016 10:45:05 GMT quackshot said:

EXTREMELY low... maybe too low. To be confirmed.

man, youve changed.

think you still need to have a word with yourself about them rims though. of the the JDM-tyte YO! shizz you could have gone for, and i see bloody wellers? where the SSR mesh? or the two sets of longchamps cut it half with a hacksaw to make up some 10s?

[quackshot]

Mar 17, 2016 9:03:16 GMT Dez said:

Mar 16, 2016 10:45:05 GMT quackshot said:

EXTREMELY low... maybe too low. To be confirmed.

man, youve changed.

think you still need to have a word with yourself about them rims though. of the the JDM-tyte YO! shizz you could have gone for, and i see bloody wellers? where the SSR mesh? or the two sets of longchamps cut it half with a hacksaw to make up some 10s?

Had the mesh and they didn't look right.
Bought some SSR mk2 but they arrived not as wide and with odd offsets so we're returned.

Wanted 15s as the car is curse word huge.... Literally the same size as my R32. However everything is subject to change and these are purely temporary. Don't worry too much, 90% of the wheel hoarding is 5x114 these days!

[Deleted]

I can get you some swarve wheels when it comes to it don't worry about that. Hako's coming along nicely just keep that motivation high and it'll be done in no time.

[quackshot]

Mar 17, 2016 12:44:16 GMT @dawson said:

I can get you some swarve wheels when it comes to it don't worry about that. Hako's coming along nicely just keep that motivation high and it'll be done in no time.

How about getting me a bootlid ya bearded curse word?

[Deleted]

Mar 17, 2016 20:45:51 GMT quackshot said:

Mar 17, 2016 12:44:16 GMT @dawson said:

I can get you some swarve wheels when it comes to it don't worry about that. Hako's coming along nicely just keep that motivation high and it'll be done in no time.

How about getting me a bootlid ya bearded curse word?

haha watch this space, I'll see what I can find for you darling

[quackshot]

Well the weather has been on and off for a while which has caused a few hold ups, plus lack of work space yadda yadda.

The front wheels have no been painstakingly stripped, primed and painted. Also ludicriuos tyres are now fitted... which took an hour, A FREAKING HOUR, just to get seated on the beads. No amount of hair spray and fire was working.




The tyres look a bit curse word from this perspective but its about all I could use. 175 wide to fit in the arch, 65 profile so it had enough sidewall to stretch onto an 8j rim.
The final result...


..something I hope to never have to do again in my back garden.

Speaking of working in the garden, the whole process has been quite laborous and deserves a special kind of appreciation. The sheer lack of available work space is such a shame when there are so many empty factories, garages, warehouses all over the country. Even oldies with big garages and driveways on their properties which are vacant really boils my curse word.
Needless to say our patio is pretty bad now with a lot of tiles cracked/broken thanks to the jack and axlestands.

Did a bit more undersealing...



Now thats all clean and protected I'll get started on the exhaust!

Going back to the previous few updates I was progessively cutting more and more from the struts and attempting to get the ride at the ideal height, then getting bored, having a beer and chopping it right down. This is the end result, which I am happy with as I have room to wind it up and down still.


All I need to do now is wind the camber in a bit and happy days. I will weld up the end of the sill next week too, hence its not been scultz'd yet.

Meanwhile I have been driving these


In short, I'm getting there. Progress has been a bit slow but it couldn't be helped. What I would like to say is if you want a car or a motorbike but are worrying about not being able to do it... just get on with it and TRY. If the suspension is curse word then whats to lose by trying to make something new? If the sill is rotten and needs to be replaced, what can go wrong by giving it a try? ...it's definetly not going to be any worse.

[Curtis]

wow. Eagerly following this, can't wait to see how it turns out!

[mattiwagon]

I to look around and marvel at all the wasted level sheltered ground I cannot use but like you said crack on! Unfortunately I spat my dum y and am currently waiting to be gifted a workshop to restore my mojo. Cracking car by the way

[quackshot]

Rear arches need rolling as it still rubbing pretty bad... i.e. the tyres are up tight against the inner arch lip



I gotta say, I prefer without the front arches fitted!



Mr Ren supervising