Estate(s) of the nation - British tourer purchased 05-12-24 - See page 34

[mk2_craig]

That’s great news! Presumably completely unobtainable otherwise?

[Heidel_Kakao]

2 hours ago, mk2_craig said:

That’s great news! Presumably completely unobtainable otherwise?

Pretty much yeah. I found a pair on Yahoo auctions but air freight etc from Japan wouldn't have been cheap and they may well have been cracked too.

[puddlethumper]

Tried to PM about coming and seeing this, somewhat legendary, machine. Is your message thing full ?

[Heidel_Kakao]

8 minutes ago, puddlethumper said:

Tried to PM about coming and seeing this, somewhat legendary, machine. Is your message thing full ?

Don't think it's full.... Just sent you a PM anyway, hopefully it will get to you lol.

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 16/03/2021 at 21:06, Heidel_Kakao said:

Nechells
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jVe75n1qFdBwDAbm9

They were still there today.....

i knew i recognised the gasometer just couldn't place the angle of dangle!

[spartacus]

I think for the pipes that run near the exhaust manifold, (which is beautiful), you're looking for a loose fitting sleeve, rather than a tape.

The car is looking great.

[Heidel_Kakao]

8 hours ago, spartacus said:

I think for the pipes that run near the exhaust manifold, (which is beautiful), you're looking for a loose fitting sleeve, rather than a tape.

The car is looking great.

I had an even better idea, I am going to have the power steering pipes extended and route them neatly on the inner wing well away from the manifold. I am still trying to avoid wrapping the exhaust if possible as I love how it looks. As long as I don't get fuel evaporation issues on a  hot day due to under bonnet temps then I don't plan to wrap the manifold.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Because it's Cedric's 50th* birthday this year 😀 I bought him some wheels.

Super Star SS06's

https://kyushashoes.com/product/super-star-ss-06/

This set were custom made by Barrel Bros in Australia who you may have seen on Mighty Car Mods or Benny's Custom Works etc 

They have a pretty cool channel of their own now 😀

The wheels are all 7" wide with 1.5" of dish and replica centre caps. Cost £2000 shipped to UK.

The tyre's I am getting are £900 for a set of four. Most expensive tyre's I have ever purchased. One of the reasons they are so expensive is because they are the exact same ones that would have come on a Ferrari Dino new in 1971. They are rated for 168MPH too so Cedric has room to grow....

So yeah a £3000 birthday present for a car that only cost £6000. But only the best for Cedric. Plus I always wanted the cool Japanese car with the cool period correct JDM alloys and now I have achieved that dream.

*Or 52nd.... 

"It came to Finland in 1970, to Datsun-dealer "Autokeskus" in Helsinki, and as it wasn´t so popular/easy to sell in Finland they had to keep it in their own use for the first couple of years. 

Finally it found a new owner from "Kannelmäki" Helsinki, an old woman, who bought the car to carry her invalid son with it. She had the car for nearly 20 years up til 1992? 

Then it was bought by "workshop-entrepreneur" from "Keimola" who had the car for rally support/towing vehicle for ten long years. It was too hard for the D and it was deregistered and taken off the road in 2002…

Reijo from "Porvoo" found the car in 2006, and did what had to be done. Car was reregistered in 19.08.2008, in good condition again.

I bought the D in 19.05.2015…

You are the proud owner from  3.12.2017-> 

I found one pic from 1971 where the D is still new, J,"

My actual car new in 1971. Gives me goosebumps lol

So Jani says he was built in 1969 but didn't sell for two years which is why his Finnish and now UK registration documents show 1971.

However when I sent Iwan in Holland (owner of white Cedric 130 Saloon that @dollywobblerdrove) a picture of Cedrics knob* he told he that he was built in 1971. So I would like to maybe find out his exact birthday from the chassis number. Need to contact Nissan Heritage.....

*Quarterlight knob you dirty people haha.

[Heidel_Kakao]

https://www.lancasterinsurance.co.uk/news/2018/december/12/james-railton-and-the-nissan-cedric-that-came-in-from-the-cold/?page=8

Don't think I have posted that before.  Same guy who wrote it is doing a feature on Cedric for Classics Monthly once his headlining is done which is booked in for 7th of June.

[Spottedlaurel]

8 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

However when I sent Iwan in Holland (owner of white Cedric 130 Saloon that @dollywobblerdrove) a picture of Cedrics knob* he told he that he was built in 1971. So I would like to maybe find out his exact birthday from the chassis number. Need to contact Nissan Heritage.....

The white Cedric there was one of our wedding cars.

PM me with your chassis number, I might be able to work something out.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Picked up a spare engine for Cedric today for £150. I was going to take the van but a mate was free so went in his Discovery. The seller had a genuine 260Z Super Samuri which he fired up 😀

Then I saw an R34 Skykline at a petrol station on the way home.  So a good day!

[Heidel_Kakao]

#Wheel Porn

[Heidel_Kakao]

Cedric is about to leave the unit for the first time in over a year 😀

[Minimad5]

Do you have any jobs going ? 😅, I'm only jealous as my piggy bank could only buy the tyre valves haha.

Lovely old thing, do pop up pictures of the wheels fitted, as I be they'll look spot on.

[Heidel_Kakao]

https://youtube.com/shorts/PUxq9vy2flw?feature=share

Cedric lives 😀

[Andrew353w]

Do you know anything of the car's history? I ask as the car bears a Devon registration number, where I grew up!

[Crackers]

12 minutes ago, Andrew353w said:

Do you know anything of the car's history? I ask as the car bears a Devon registration number, where I grew up!

I can assure you it didn't originate in Devon... 

[Heidel_Kakao]

1 hour ago, Andrew353w said:

Do you know anything of the car's history? I ask as the car bears a Devon registration number, where I grew up!

Read this thread from page 10 onwards, it's all in here somewhere lol.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Pre jet wash 😀

[Matty]

Wheels, wheels, wheels. It's like an x factor slow reveal 😁

[Andrew353w]

33 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

Read this thread from page 10 onwards, it's all in here somewhere lol.

Yup, just read the epic story of its arrival in this green & pleasant land. This IS a amazing adventure! 

[Heidel_Kakao]

So Jez @tommotechwas a massive help today and Cedric is now back on the road. We bled the brakes, fixed the throttle linkage (Jez master fabricator did a great job) and put the steels on. I gave him a Jet Wash and cleaned the glass. Filmed a few YouTube videos and then decided to drive him to my Mother's.

Then a mate wanted picking up from work...... So Cedric has been prowling the mean streets of Birmingham City Centre 😀 On open headers lol. I had ear protection on haha.

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

[Heidel_Kakao]

8 hours ago, Matty said:

Wheels, wheels, wheels. It's like an x factor slow reveal 😁

Patience my young Padawan 😀The new wheels will be on Cedric Friday.

[Heidel_Kakao]

 

[beko1987]

8 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

So Jez @tommotechwas a massive help today and Cedric is now back on the road. We bled the brakes, fixed the throttle linkage (Jez master fabricator did a great job) and put the steels on. I gave him a Jet Wash and cleaned the glass. Filmed a few YouTube videos and then decided to drive him to my Mother's.

Then a mate wanted picking up from work...... So Cedric has been prowling the mean streets of Birmingham City Centre 😀 On open headers lol. I had ear protection on haha.

Nice! Probably still sounded nicer than insert_birmingham_stereotype_here and his/her/their expensive 'modified' modern shit... 

[tom13]

When we seeing these new wheels fitted?

[Heidel_Kakao]

1 hour ago, tom13 said:

When we seeing these new wheels fitted?

Friday. I have it booked in for the exhaust Friday morning then driving to Goodwood 😉

The fuel gauge has decided to fix itself again lol.

[djoptix]

On 5/2/2021 at 10:18 PM, Heidel_Kakao said:

Cost £2000 shipped to UK

 

On 5/2/2021 at 10:18 PM, Heidel_Kakao said:

The tyre's I am getting are £900 for a set of four