My cousin mentioned he was thinking about getting a project car...which was funny because id just seen the perfect car for sale.
73 Datsun 1200 4door sedan, one owner from you, 70,000miles [!!!!], stock as a rock and all. Big plans for this one.
Stanza struts, discs and calipers will be getting thrown onto the front soon along with a 120y swaybar, brake booster and master cylinder [currently stocko unboosted setup with 4wheel drums]. Once thats done, respray in the same/similar orange, 14" steelies off a Stanza with 240Z/260Z hubbies, venition blinds, whitewalls. Then the fun starts.
Mad Dat Motosports CA18 front crossmember. CA18DET, front mounted cooler, ecu, T25G, 15psi etc etc. I expect power around the 150rwkw mark, should be good for an easy 13 in a car that weighs a touch over 800kg.
Nick-
My Cousins newly aquired project...
My Cousins newly aquired project...
Previously GeminiCoupe/GeminiRollingShell/SCAR3D/Jonnoisac#nt
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
Nah, the Datsun nuts love it! They are more then happy to lend a hand. The car is going to remain 100% original on the inside and outside [with the exception of a tacho and decent speedo setup]. So far found a place that makes the engine and box xmembers, only drama is apparently the tunnel needs "massaging". Hrm..ill manage.
Yeah Adz shes pretty f*#cking neat for a 32yr old - The MILF of the Datsun world! LOL. I told my cousin if he didnt buy it i would. Ill get some pics when the venitions and whitewalls go on and when the thing is buffed.
Nick-
Yeah Adz shes pretty f*#cking neat for a 32yr old - The MILF of the Datsun world! LOL. I told my cousin if he didnt buy it i would. Ill get some pics when the venitions and whitewalls go on and when the thing is buffed.
Nick-
Previously GeminiCoupe/GeminiRollingShell/SCAR3D/Jonnoisac#nt
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
just turbo an a15 motor and keep it as a cruiser cant go past the old school setupGeminiCoupe wrote:Nah, the Datsun nuts love it! They are more then happy to lend a hand. The car is going to remain 100% original on the inside and outside [with the exception of a tacho and decent speedo setup]. So far found a place that makes the engine and box xmembers, only drama is apparently the tunnel needs "massaging". Hrm..ill manage.
Yeah Adz shes pretty f*#cking neat for a 32yr old - The MILF of the Datsun world! LOL. I told my cousin if he didnt buy it i would. Ill get some pics when the venitions and whitewalls go on and when the thing is buffed.
Nick-
What about all the good things Hitler did!
Am i the only one here that doesnt like Datsun engines? I had someone try to tell me an A15 would demolish a stocko G161. f*#k were they ever wrong, it was a Datsun 1200 ute with extractors and a cam and it was one of THE slowest cars ive ever driven. I ended up demolishing it in a race.
L20b needs chopping and welding to fit into a 1200 engine bay. That, and they are a s*#t motor so its not worth the effort [although they do sound nice with twin webers but i suppose any oldschool engine does!].
CA18DET all the way. Cheap, small light and theres fitting kits for it.
Nick-
L20b needs chopping and welding to fit into a 1200 engine bay. That, and they are a s*#t motor so its not worth the effort [although they do sound nice with twin webers but i suppose any oldschool engine does!].
CA18DET all the way. Cheap, small light and theres fitting kits for it.
Nick-
Previously GeminiCoupe/GeminiRollingShell/SCAR3D/Jonnoisac#nt
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
mates a15 with twin webbers, speedway cam, exhaust, head work, ect ect absolutly hauls ass and sounds fatGeminiCoupe wrote:Am i the only one here that doesnt like Datsun engines? I had someone try to tell me an A15 would demolish a stocko G161. f*#k were they ever wrong, it was a Datsun 1200 ute with extractors and a cam and it was one of THE slowest cars ive ever driven. I ended up demolishing it in a race.
L20b needs chopping and welding to fit into a 1200 engine bay. That, and they are a s*#t motor so its not worth the effort [although they do sound nice with twin webers but i suppose any oldschool engine does!].
CA18DET all the way. Cheap, small light and theres fitting kits for it.
Nick-
the heads are the oval port ones and were used for some rally class back in the day
they are a great motor for what they are
put it this way my old 1200 made 40hp @the wheels with a completly stock a12, we chucked an extra 10 deg timing in it and it made 52hp thats just from timing adjustments, i even droped the whole exhaust and it just had the standard headders on one day went for a blast around the block and it was screaming!! then went back out and poped a new retread doin one burnout
guess what my next daily driver is going to be when i put the gem in race mode?
pete
ps wana sell the hubcaps?
What about all the good things Hitler did!
Datto engines rock!!
They s*#t all over a G161 in reliability (a series anyway). Gotta say aswell, i saw a 1200 ute with a worked A15 chop a 3.8L VP commodore. Ive never heard or experienced anything but good from the A series datto engine.
Personally i would use that to keep the originality of the car
They s*#t all over a G161 in reliability (a series anyway). Gotta say aswell, i saw a 1200 ute with a worked A15 chop a 3.8L VP commodore. Ive never heard or experienced anything but good from the A series datto engine.
Personally i would use that to keep the originality of the car
Your stories are the exact opposites to mine. Ive had nothing but trouble with both the A series and L series. I have alot of mates with datsun and unfortunately they arent as reliable as some think. The 1200 Ute i drove had an A15 with a cam and extractors and it was a slug. I really dont see them in the same rose-tinted glasses you blokes seem em in. Old man had an ex-rally 1600 with an L20B and later on a 1000 sedan with an A14, both of which he hates with a passion. After working on a mates KPC110 Sedan ive learned to hate the datto engines more and more.
Oval port heads are fairly rare and off the 1200GX sport i think, hard to find these days. Ive also seen a Gemini with a mild cam, a single 32/36 and extractors demolish a VN V6 Give me a gemi any day.
Um, only dyno figure ive seen from an A12 was in Hot4s, Martin Donnons "Gimp" 1200 Ute. Stock as a rock made 32rwhp....A14's are slugs, mate had a Datsun Sunny manual and that was a heap. Bah I JUST HATE EM. LOL
On the other hand, the bodys look cool and lend themselves well to engine conversions. Definately going modern power on this one - he picks it up on thursday so ill get more pics then. Hes looking at selling his 93 Golf to fund the project. O0o0ohman.
Nick-
Oval port heads are fairly rare and off the 1200GX sport i think, hard to find these days. Ive also seen a Gemini with a mild cam, a single 32/36 and extractors demolish a VN V6 Give me a gemi any day.
Um, only dyno figure ive seen from an A12 was in Hot4s, Martin Donnons "Gimp" 1200 Ute. Stock as a rock made 32rwhp....A14's are slugs, mate had a Datsun Sunny manual and that was a heap. Bah I JUST HATE EM. LOL
On the other hand, the bodys look cool and lend themselves well to engine conversions. Definately going modern power on this one - he picks it up on thursday so ill get more pics then. Hes looking at selling his 93 Golf to fund the project. O0o0ohman.
Nick-
Previously GeminiCoupe/GeminiRollingShell/SCAR3D/Jonnoisac#nt
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan
78 TD Gemini Sedan - R.I.P
81 TE Gemini Sedan