http://www.shiftco.com Still plays with cars Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:51:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/super-spark-sunday/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/super-spark-sunday/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:51:14 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=178 It’s somewhat of a tradition for me, while the everyone else is watching the Super Bowl I like to take a drive. It’s like starring in The Omega Man – no one on the streets, no traffic, and usually, no … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/super-spark-sunday/feed/ 0 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/scraps-in-the-mist/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/scraps-in-the-mist/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:38:34 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=169 Wow! It has been over a year since I brought home the Frankenroadster - a 1967.5 Datsun 1600 with the body from a 2000 and an H20 engine from a forklift. Here are a couple of desktop images for you … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/scraps-in-the-mist/feed/ 0 http://www.shiftco.com/car-guys/lying-to-the-man-behind-the-counter/ http://www.shiftco.com/car-guys/lying-to-the-man-behind-the-counter/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:07:19 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=166 Sometimes it is just easier to lie. Especially when you are wrenchin' on something unusual - a Wartburg, an ancient Datsun or any car that has had an engine swap. At most chain parts stores, the first thing they do … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/car-guys/lying-to-the-man-behind-the-counter/feed/ 2 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/fairlady/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/fairlady/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 21:24:08 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=158 I'm not sure if it's because of Grand Turismo, or animé, manga or just the fact that Japanese classic cars may finally be getting some respect, but everyone seems to know the roadster as a Fairlady. As in, "Oh, a … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/fairlady/feed/ 0 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/the-knee-bones-connected-to-the-leg-bone/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/the-knee-bones-connected-to-the-leg-bone/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:43:04 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=142 Well we all know how this one goes: you start out checking the air in the tires and before you know it, there is a new set of Panasports wrapped in fresh rubber on the project car. "While-you're-at-it-itis". My friend … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/the-knee-bones-connected-to-the-leg-bone/feed/ 2 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/underhood-bling-or-%e2%80%9cman-jewelry%e2%80%9d/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/underhood-bling-or-%e2%80%9cman-jewelry%e2%80%9d/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:23:30 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=130 You might need sunglasses for this post! There's nothing quite as sexy to a car guy as a set of big, honking, ..... side-draft carbs. And a set that has been completely gone through and refurbished - every piece checked, … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/underhood-bling-or-%e2%80%9cman-jewelry%e2%80%9d/feed/ 3 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/wake-up-call/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/wake-up-call/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:38:32 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=125 My daughter bounces out of bed somewhere between 5:45 and 6:15 AM with a "Daddy, I wake up!". On the other end of the baby monitor, I usually just roll over and hope she'll go back to sleep. The new … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/wake-up-call/feed/ 2 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/meet-the-frankenroadster/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/meet-the-frankenroadster/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:17:06 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=118 On Wednesday, December 22, 2010 my friend Exit64 (also known as "Mike") dropped off my new "interim" car - a '67.5 1600. This car came from San Jose and looks like it was someone's auto-x toy - there were time … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/meet-the-frankenroadster/feed/ 0 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/farewell-zippy/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/farewell-zippy/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:40:04 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=105 Just before Christmas the new owner of my '69 2000 came to pick it up. Maddie posed next to the car for me. I bought the car in February 2005 as a non-runner and got it to be a good … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/farewell-zippy/feed/ 0 http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/albatross/ http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/albatross/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:22:17 +0000 shifty http://www.shiftco.com/?p=95 Meet SRL311-00139. Yes, 1967-1/2 Datsun 2000 number 139 - for those that aren't familiar - the holy grail of Datsun roadsters. For half a year and about 700 cars, Nissan made a mash-up of the early and late roadsters. The … Continue reading →]]> http://www.shiftco.com/datsun/albatross/feed/ 0