* DATSUN 120Y 1979 Restoration *

Vintage and Classic Cars

sk_v12 (sk_v12) 2007-07-28 17:53:00 +0500 #1

Thats what i did during my vacations please comment.

SK.

BEFORE

AFTER DENTING

THE 120Y EMBLEM

THE PAINT PROCESS

THE CAR's READY

THE TEAM

(From left to right): Asif (Mechanic), Adnan (Electrician), Ramzan Ustad (Mechanic), Qayyum (Painter)

uazeem (uazeem) 2007-07-28 17:58:00 +0500 #2

gr8 work done ... Hats off to Pak mechanics .... (y)

sk_v12 (sk_v12) 2007-07-28 17:59:00 +0500 #3

CAR's Profile

01-01-1979 - Was delivered to Mr. Usmani (my dad's friend)

October 1985 - My dad bought it 6000miles done

January 1988 - My dad gave it to my Taya

My Taya owns her till date... This was the car that gave me the first ride of my life

sk_v12 (sk_v12) 2007-07-28 18:04:00 +0500 #4

Another fact...

The mileage counter has completed its cycle 4 times.. means it's over 400000 miles,,,, OR 643737.6 kms!!!

palaykhan (palaykhan) 2007-07-28 18:06:00 +0500 #5

nice ride (y)

PuNk (PuNk) 2007-07-28 18:12:00 +0500 #6

Such Old car got affiliations attached with them
u did a very good work..
I saw all the pictures. just an advise, next time u post pictures post them one by one..
it wud be nite mare for Dialup users like me..
Hope Every 1 is happy wid ur work

miyaan1987 (miyaan1987) 2007-07-28 18:25:00 +0500 #7

nice job!.. how much did u spend on it n how long did it took to restore it?

MadServ (MadServ) 2007-07-28 18:34:00 +0500 #8

nicely done...

sk_v12 (sk_v12) 2007-07-28 18:41:00 +0500 #9

thanks every1..

@punk.. i'll make sure i post them seperately sorry for the inconvenience

@miyaan1987.. It took 23 days to complete this car.. I supervised every bit of it..

A brief outline of jobs done
Denting and painting (It was some German paint, i read on the can)
Chrome parts polishing
Rear lights changed
Seat upholstery work
CNG cylinder cleaning
Interior repaired
All door rubbers, boot rubbers, windscreen rubbers changed

Total expense about Rs. 25000 (inclusive of parts and labour)

miyaan1987 (miyaan1987) 2007-07-28 18:53:00 +0500 #10

it was worth the effort, tym n money (Y)

bobby (bobby) 2007-07-28 19:00:00 +0500 #11

nice project.install some stylish rims in the car

psyb0rg (psyb0rg) 2007-07-28 19:09:00 +0500 #12

Great work!! (Y)(Y)

adilyaqoob (adilyaqoob) 2007-07-28 19:30:00 +0500 #13

The car really turned out to show its original shape. Good work !!!!!!!

HotEngine (HotEngine) 2007-07-29 01:38:00 +0500 #14

GOOD WORK. The Car Looks Good Now.

extremefaizan (extremefaizan) 2007-07-29 11:37:00 +0500 #15

@SK
kya kahun janab.i can utter just one word MASHALLAH

sk_v12 (sk_v12) 2007-07-30 17:06:00 +0500 #16

Thanks a lot for the positive response everybody

afridino1 (afridino1) 2007-07-30 17:38:00 +0500 #17

yaaar bohut achay sk bhai aap to chagaye yaar u remind of my old days when i did the same work for my very first car 1974 toyota corolla.man i wish i can recall those days back.

Porsche_Maker (Porsche_Maker) 2007-07-30 17:46:00 +0500 #18

Nice Work (Y), is this ur Daily Runnner or u have just for Shauqiya

sk_v12 (sk_v12) 2007-07-30 19:20:00 +0500 #19

no janab,, it isn;t my daily runner.. did it shoqiya.. but em planning to buy some junk, restore it and sell.. maza aya mujhe

guy4u (guy4u) 2007-07-30 19:27:00 +0500 #20

good to know that you carry an interest in restoration work but to me DATSUN 120Y is complete waste.