jcars.bsky.social
@jcars.bsky.social
Automotive oddball obsessive. Old Japanese car fondler. Hardcore Datsun nerd. Reluctant old house restorer. Sought refuge in Lincolnshire over 2 decades ago and never looked back. Married. Two vexatious felines.
I was given a big box of cassettes a while ago. I've listened to a few and the contents are varied to say the least. Various albums but nothing exciting, and radio recording of all sorts, mostly from around 90-93 it seems. From Gardeners Question Time to One in the Jungle on Radio 1. Here's some...
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I was given a big box of cassettes a while ago. I've listened to a few and the contents are varied to say the least. Various albums but nothing exciting, and radio recording of all sorts, mostly from around 90-93 it seems. From Gardeners Question Time to One in the Jungle on Radio 1. Here's some...
There used to be a fella near me that owned this beauty. He died a few years ago and the reg no longer comes up on the DVLA, so no idea what happened to it....
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
There used to be a fella near me that owned this beauty. He died a few years ago and the reg no longer comes up on the DVLA, so no idea what happened to it....
I had an '83 Datsun Patrol with the big old 3.3 straight six diesel. It was a heap, very pedestrian and just like driving a lorry. It could tow anything though, albeit slowly. Wish I still had it now.
I did look into getting one from Spain but found lots there had a 4 pot Perkins with 69hp. Eww.
I did look into getting one from Spain but found lots there had a 4 pot Perkins with 69hp. Eww.
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I had an '83 Datsun Patrol with the big old 3.3 straight six diesel. It was a heap, very pedestrian and just like driving a lorry. It could tow anything though, albeit slowly. Wish I still had it now.
I did look into getting one from Spain but found lots there had a 4 pot Perkins with 69hp. Eww.
I did look into getting one from Spain but found lots there had a 4 pot Perkins with 69hp. Eww.
Want one? I can get a rock solid and road worthy example for very little after new year, only it's a LHD.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Want one? I can get a rock solid and road worthy example for very little after new year, only it's a LHD.
Yeah this is the Stanza wagon, but I believe the recall was for the "Nissan Van", which was a US version of the C22 Vanette/Largo. The larger 2.4L engine in the US ones use to get so hot the vans would catch fire. Nissan did a buy back on those.
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yeah this is the Stanza wagon, but I believe the recall was for the "Nissan Van", which was a US version of the C22 Vanette/Largo. The larger 2.4L engine in the US ones use to get so hot the vans would catch fire. Nissan did a buy back on those.
Surprising, crash safety wasn't really the main issue. The structural B post is actually built into the leading and trailing door edges, which latch top and bottom, so it's side impact protect was quite good, but torsional body strength was poor, so much so that Nissan changed the design after '86.
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Surprising, crash safety wasn't really the main issue. The structural B post is actually built into the leading and trailing door edges, which latch top and bottom, so it's side impact protect was quite good, but torsional body strength was poor, so much so that Nissan changed the design after '86.
That Arna is a lucky survivor, and thankfully ended up having a really first rate restoration by Ian Jephcott. It looked like this when I rescued it in 2017. It had been sat outside in the weeds for ten years at that point. Sadly, the 1.3 Arna next to it had pretty much dissolved during that period.
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
That Arna is a lucky survivor, and thankfully ended up having a really first rate restoration by Ian Jephcott. It looked like this when I rescued it in 2017. It had been sat outside in the weeds for ten years at that point. Sadly, the 1.3 Arna next to it had pretty much dissolved during that period.
Is this one of the 2 stroke ones?
October 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Is this one of the 2 stroke ones?
Got the make and year, but I've never heard of most of the models listed. My general disinterest in 21st century cars strikes again.
October 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Got the make and year, but I've never heard of most of the models listed. My general disinterest in 21st century cars strikes again.
Surprisingly, I got it right on the first guess!
Cardle 1/5
Streak 9🔥
Total Score 95
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Cardle 1/5
Streak 9🔥
Total Score 95
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October 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Surprisingly, I got it right on the first guess!
Cardle 1/5
Streak 9🔥
Total Score 95
🟢 🟢 🟢
Cardle 1/5
Streak 9🔥
Total Score 95
🟢 🟢 🟢
I like the idea far more than the actual execution. I'm not that keen on the brutalist, retro-futuristic design.
3 Metres is remarkably tiny. My Daihatsu Fellow Max is 2995mm long and look how miniscule that looks compared to a regular small car, in this case a Twingo...
3 Metres is remarkably tiny. My Daihatsu Fellow Max is 2995mm long and look how miniscule that looks compared to a regular small car, in this case a Twingo...
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I like the idea far more than the actual execution. I'm not that keen on the brutalist, retro-futuristic design.
3 Metres is remarkably tiny. My Daihatsu Fellow Max is 2995mm long and look how miniscule that looks compared to a regular small car, in this case a Twingo...
3 Metres is remarkably tiny. My Daihatsu Fellow Max is 2995mm long and look how miniscule that looks compared to a regular small car, in this case a Twingo...
That's a post facelift Micra. As well as the smaller tail lights, early K10s also have smaller bumpers and rubbing strips, a different tailgate and amber front indicators. There's loads of other minor differences too. Here's an early one from FOTU in 2017...
October 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
That's a post facelift Micra. As well as the smaller tail lights, early K10s also have smaller bumpers and rubbing strips, a different tailgate and amber front indicators. There's loads of other minor differences too. Here's an early one from FOTU in 2017...
I dunno... yours looks well awkward to fix!
September 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I dunno... yours looks well awkward to fix!
Ewww. My Daihatsu Domino was fairly grim under the windscreen and around the scuttle area. I ended up removing the scuttle and upper bulkhead section to repair it all. A fairly time consuming job!
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Ewww. My Daihatsu Domino was fairly grim under the windscreen and around the scuttle area. I ended up removing the scuttle and upper bulkhead section to repair it all. A fairly time consuming job!
I thought the lad who owned it might be able to make use of some brand new badges and chrome bits I have for a 120A! Incredibly rare to see these out and about now.
September 1, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I thought the lad who owned it might be able to make use of some brand new badges and chrome bits I have for a 120A! Incredibly rare to see these out and about now.
It was off the road for two years as I couldn't face dealing with all of its grot, but I finally did a couple of weeks of welding back in June to get it back on the road. Glad I did as I love driving it. It probably still needs that much welding again on the roof and tailgate!
September 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
It was off the road for two years as I couldn't face dealing with all of its grot, but I finally did a couple of weeks of welding back in June to get it back on the road. Glad I did as I love driving it. It probably still needs that much welding again on the roof and tailgate!
It was the interior that made me buy that particular one when I was looking to buy an E23!
September 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
It was the interior that made me buy that particular one when I was looking to buy an E23!
I really need to make more effort to find folk at events. I figured the Starion was yours!
September 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I really need to make more effort to find folk at events. I figured the Starion was yours!
Are you going to FOTU? If so I'll bring you taxi or two.
July 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Are you going to FOTU? If so I'll bring you taxi or two.
I'll be there with my Nissan Caravan (Urvan).
July 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'll be there with my Nissan Caravan (Urvan).
Amazingly, the parts I needed for the Max just arrived. They were posted in Japan 2 days ago!
June 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Amazingly, the parts I needed for the Max just arrived. They were posted in Japan 2 days ago!
C130 Laurel and C110 Skyline share their underpinnings (as do each generation of each both models). The only major difference underneath is that here the Laurel saloon used a live axle on leaf springs and the Skyline had IRS. The laurel coupe used the IRS though. JDM models had either system.
June 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
C130 Laurel and C110 Skyline share their underpinnings (as do each generation of each both models). The only major difference underneath is that here the Laurel saloon used a live axle on leaf springs and the Skyline had IRS. The laurel coupe used the IRS though. JDM models had either system.
Yeah it did. Long time ago though and it was hit not long after. It's been straightened out and is now awaiting paint.
June 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Yeah it did. Long time ago though and it was hit not long after. It's been straightened out and is now awaiting paint.