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I am looking for a good clean Datsun 510 rear hatch emblem. It's for a Christmas present. Part # 79821-A2600. I have not seen them new... @zKars

Not to be a distraction or to clutter the thread but does anyone know if these are used the same way on the 510 wagon hatch?

Hardway I am in for a set maybe two...

Yes, a voltmeter. Yes, you should get battery voltage on both sides of a fusible link...many times they are bad with no visible damage.

You need a meter, visual inspections won't do it...

I don't don't think Zed Head was implying deception. I think he was implying it could be perceived this way. If you look at Zed Head's post over the years, this doesn't fit the M.O.

and that is a serious concern. I suspect fraud was the intent from the beginning, to raise the cars value. I can still see reasons for taking two cars and creating one, where it's legal...

So the paint thinner was enough to remove the overspray. I am surprised you didn't need lacquer thinner or something stronger...

Very pretty. Might be nice if you could engrave the choke symbol on it...

What technique did you use to clean the lockset? It turned out good...

The rear hatch is a hard panel to fix right. The metal is really thin and you have to have a light touch to shape it properly. It is also easily damaged. Once that metal gets stretched it is hard to get it to shrink up properly. Shrinking disc or torch maybe, but you have to be really careful to not make it worse...

Zed Your first two images both show springs on both sides of the valve. So you would think it would self center, but as gunky as these can get, who knows. I have never disabled one...

My wife loves that stuff! Use it on the stainless cookware all the time...

I like that chrome powder coat. That seems to work pretty good...

Don't tell @Diseazdthat! Go ahead and try to get the title straight now, it may take some time. I took me 3 years to get a clear title on a car I bought out of NY. If you can great. If you can't you know it's a parts car for sure. It gets harder every year to get these kind of issues straightened out at the DMV. They would really prefer these vehicles weren't on the road at all, I believe...

What is the deal with the shifter? Is it automatic? It doesn't seem like it has a shift pattern just up or down...

I agree with rturbo 930 The best you can do is locate a car with a similar VIN and see if the engine installed in each has a similar number. Even that is not conclusive because the engines weren't installed sequentially...

You too, Jai and to the rest of you too... Be careful and enjoy your family...

This is called title washing. It is getting harder to do and could be illegal in many areas. I find it unethical to "wash" a salvage titled car once it is branded, but it doesn't bother me to have a clear title on a car that has crash damage. Salvage cars don't scare me for some of the same reasons gnosez posted above. Just about any damaged car can be made right if you spend the time and effort. Just my perspective...

No offense taken. We may work on it some today after it warms up a little...

The check valve may be missing but I still suspect the booster is bad...

You have your work cut out for you now. All of that paint has to come off if it peels that easily...

I would not apply for a salvage title. If I could get a clear title I would. In many states some cars that are total loss still carry clear titles and I have come across cars, including my present project, that could have been totaled but weren't. There are a number of states that have really harsh rules for wrecked cars, Florida being one of them. In my state there are no "rebuilt" titles, only salvage titles which means the car went back to the insurance company and they got a salvage title from the state. There is no reason to brand the car if you don't need to...

Don't you love being able to do it that way?!

I thought that was incorrect...