I had a '69 2L. Loved driving it, HATED working on it. It was back before Datsun figured out how to make things serviable, and don't get me started on the cost of replacement parts now, never mind availability. Honestly, all the fun I had driving it was more than balanced by working on it. Sold it 30 years ago and never looked back.
I still remember talking to the Datsun parts guy in 1989 about this new "Miata" that was about to come out. I asked him, "how come Datsun didn't do that, start selling the Roadster again with a modern engine and suspension under it?" Oh well.
Datsun1500 wrote: There are many vendors for parts, not to mention Nissan dealers can get a surprising amount of stuff still. I can get parts from Napa, Rock Auto, etc. If you know where to look, parts are available, and most stuff is reasonable.
There was a Datsun dealer here that had bought up a load of the Roadster NOS parts, so the parts were available. However, I still remember the grill insert being $200 in 1986 dollars...
In 1974 while in college I trashed the roomie's starter motor. We found the last one in town and bought it and installed it. Could it be easier to find now?
I have seen a few recent Roadster builds (admittedly tall-windshield) that have had trouble finding relatively common parts. Mostly small carburetor parts, but that's more on Mikuni than Nissan.
I think the speedo cable was something that was oddly hard to find, because the NOS speedo cable had an asbestos sheath. Group 53 batteries were hard to find as well.
The early Nissan Performance/Nissan Competition upgrade parts are going to be nearly impossible to find, but that's also the case in the 240Z world.
http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/5073450154.html this has been posted on my local craigslist for a couple months now, $2,500 but may be more work then he's looking for
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