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

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Got real front fenders:

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

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All fixed?

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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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: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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Holy shit! That was an adventure.
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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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I got her back on the road, just in time for a fun run, 2 years ago:

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I think I inspired some fan-art:

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

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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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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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