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johndej
johndej Dork
11/15/20 12:31 p.m.

Nice, yeah get the new owner on here to keep the hill climb build alive!

Patrick (Forum Supporter)
Patrick (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/15/20 12:45 p.m.

Holy balls make him sign up here

barefootskater (Shaun)
barefootskater (Shaun) UberDork
11/15/20 1:15 p.m.

Congrats! That's about the best possible way to wrap up your part in this story.

slowbird
slowbird SuperDork
11/15/20 1:54 p.m.

The legend continues! laugh Badass.

maschinenbau (I live here)
maschinenbau (I live here) GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/15/20 3:54 p.m.

In reply to Patrick (Forum Supporter) :

I told him he should. He's done Pike's Peak like 6 times with sidecar motorcycles. Definitely belongs here.

Robbie (Forum Supporter)
Robbie (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
11/15/20 7:04 p.m.

Congrats dude. Very fun indeed!

maschinenbau
maschinenbau GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
4/7/22 9:28 a.m.

Throwback Thursday! On this day 4 years ago, I embarked on an ambitious journey with the amazing help of this community. Definitely one of my favorite memories. And dang, I miss that shop!

Indy - Guy
Indy - Guy PowerDork
4/7/22 1:36 p.m.

In reply to maschinenbau :

Indeed it was an awesome day.  The first time I meet Gumby too. yes

Here's a few random pics I still have lying around:

maschinenbau
maschinenbau GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/13/23 9:52 a.m.

After almost 3 years, Datsaniti has resurfaced on FBMP. But with quite an update.

The story is a friend crashed it, so they bought it from the first buyer, and this guy traded motorcycles for it since he restores bikes. He repaired the crash damage and did a bunch of other stuff. Thankfully no one got hurt in the wreck. Seller and I had a good chat about it so he sent me some before/after pictures. You can see the 1/8" reinforced strut tower/upper A-arm cup and fender bracing seems to be intact, while everything forward of it crumpled. I never did hear from the first buyer since I sold it.

Look how they massacred my boy

But it's alive again 

Not gonna lie, I kinda dig the metal flake. 

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
6/13/23 10:10 a.m.

We just not gonna talk about what appears to be a massive cortelco telephone car in one of the pictures?

wvumtnbkr
wvumtnbkr GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
6/13/23 10:21 a.m.

Did you, or did the new owner "close in" the gaps in the rear?  I think I remember you making the rear doors match the rear of the car, but I don't remember if it was basically a totally sealed car inside when you were done.

maschinenbau
maschinenbau GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/13/23 1:00 p.m.

Yep, that's a telephone car. The first buyer has built a few of them.

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

I think I understand what you mean. I widened the door jambs along with the body, so it all fully shuts like normal. I detailed that work on pages 13 or 14 of this thread.

singleslammer
singleslammer PowerDork
6/13/23 2:01 p.m.

That is sad that it was wrecked but that new paint job is fantastic. I think "bass boat" chic needs to be a thing.

WondrousBread
WondrousBread Reader
6/13/23 3:00 p.m.

I was happy to see an update, then sad to see it was wrecked, then happy all over again to see it fixed.

 

And for the record, I also dig the metal flake.

bumpsteer
bumpsteer Reader
6/13/23 5:26 p.m.

My internal monologue seeing this update 

"2018 wasn't that long ag-....ohhhhh" can't believe this car has been floating around somewhere getting bass boated for over 3 years now. 

TurnerX19
TurnerX19 UberDork
6/13/23 11:11 p.m.

In reply to bumpsteer :

 "bass boated" .... I need to remember that when I see a real flake job.

SkinnyG (Forum Supporter)
SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
1/2/24 11:39 a.m.
maschinenbau
maschinenbau GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
1/2/24 3:23 p.m.

Looks like an old Maxima wagon from the description

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