Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:04 pm

Video proof she can drive:


.. she definitely got some weird looks:

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:42 pm

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:47 pm

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:52 pm

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:58 pm

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:03 pm

Got real front fenders:

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:11 pm

Then I noticed the whole left rear quarter panel was just riveted on:

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:14 pm

All fixed?

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:25 pm

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:30 pm

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:33 pm

Here's another hack ...

the fender mounting holes have all been cut off: ... still drives/seems structurally strong enough

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Ni10 » Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:15 am

:fyea:
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very cool Datsun bottle cap you got there. :thumbs:
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DRIVEN » Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:01 am wrote: Datsuns don't break down. They just get unscheduled upgrades.

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by DRIVEN » Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:21 am

Holy shit! That was an adventure.
When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem starts to look like a hippy.

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Taterhead » Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:28 am

Like I've said before, I have more pics of your cars in my PB than I do of my own 2. Keep the pics coming.

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:10 pm

I got her back on the road, just in time for a fun run, 2 years ago:

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Post by Indy510 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:14 pm

I think I inspired some fan-art:

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by RedBanner » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:17 pm

Thats a coupe.
wayno » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:40 pm wrote: Everything is either tight or actually rubbing.
Taterhead » Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:29 pm wrote:Datsun gods will give you one working gauge, gasoline or speedometer; you can't have both.

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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Post by Indy510 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:19 pm

The arch was sticking out too far ... so I had to cut it like I did on the passenger side: ... looks ugly, under all the bondo:

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all covered up:

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Re: Bogusly Blighted Buseymobile .. aka Lowla is For Sale

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