Icehouse Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 here is mine, thanks ggzilla for the great deal. It had a ka24e block in the trunk :) an engine block is good for a couple inches. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 that's the sweetest black primer 1200 I've ever seen in my driveway! :eek: Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Cool wheels on the stealth-painted 1200. Here's my "stocko" Datsun 1200 with 12" wheels and 12" steering wheel: Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 That's a nice winter shot of the 12 hundy DD Thanks bleach :) Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Iceman, I want your 1200!! Quote Link to comment
racerdad Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Want to sell the 1200???? Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted February 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Maybe someday :P I don't want to sell it to quick the sedan's are hard to find. Quote Link to comment
KB10 Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Pictures of 1200's? Well, this one's my street hack. I don't own any other registered car, so I need to look after it. I bought it on e-bay & had it trucked to me about two years ago & fixed up all the things that needed fixin'. The car under wraps in the garage is a friends Datsun 1200 race Coupe. So there you have it. I own a KB10 & a KB110 It needed a complete cooling system overhaul [all new stuff including radiator] & complete brake overhaul. It has lowered King springs at the front, but the new gas shocks push the front back up again. Bummer. I have another set of wheels [no-namo Watinabe wannabee's] & will fit some better [bigger] rear tyres at about the same time that the rear springs get reset for a little height reduction. All four shocks are as new, but are gas types & more suited to competition, [rough riders] so these will all be replaced, ... with Koni's if I can find some. The fitting of non-gas shocks will lower it another 1/2 to 3/4 inch by itself & if I can get Koni's, I will set the ride quality just where I want it, ...... nice & smoooooth. It's currently a dead stock 1200 with auto, but the plan is to replace the motivator with the A15 in my shed & a Jatco 4N71B trans. The overdrive will help the cruise & the auto will be a contrast with the 5 speed in my 1000 coupe. Hey, I'm old & I need a little comfort sometimes. The A15 will get the factory twin Hitachi setup from the GX model. [please don't call 'em SU's] This induction still produces good vacuum, which these autos need & the A15's half inch increase in stroke over the 1200 engine should produce the torque that autos like too. By using the engine crossmember from a 1974 & later model 1200 Ute I can install the A15 without engine mount mods as these later 1200's all used the newer type engine & the crossmember was changed to suit. Datsun interchangeability, now you gotta love that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now for something that's really different There would be only a handfull of these in existance on the planet & both of these were owned by the same person at the time the pictures were taken. The red one has since been sold & is up for sale once more. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I want one of those :cool: Quote Link to comment
71-521 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 a Ute is just the newer version of the NL320! Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 The car under wraps in the garage is a friends Datsun 1200 race Coupe. Do we get a peak at the race car :D Maybe a little history of it as well? Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Now for something that's really different They are cool but I like them low :D Quote Link to comment
KB10 Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 a Ute is just the newer version of the NL320! The NL320 'IS' a Ute. The word Utility, usually shortened down to 'Ute' is used to describe a body style in the same way that 'Coupe' or 'Convertible' are used to describe particular body types. Utilities have a one piece boody from the rear of the door opening to the rearmost part of the body while pickups have a separate & detachable 'pickup bed' The Ute was invented here at about the same time that Pickups were invented in the US, namely the early to mid 20's & the earliest Utes were ragtop models & are rightly known as 'Roadster Utilities' while the hard top verson was not seen untill 1934. These are 'Coupe Utilities' & sales of the Roadster versions went into decline from the day that the Coupe Ute went on sale. The last of the Roadster Utes were seen in the year that the second world war broke out [1939] The US didn't see a real Ute untill the Ranchero of 1957. So what you have is a Datsun NL320 Ute. Good score. The car under the wraps is nothing out of the ordinary, with its A14 engine, although it is in the shed while waiting for a heart transplant. The A14 is being 'freshened up' but it's a slow process since his 1200 four door sedan, as well as family life seem to suck up all the available resources. [money] Here is the car under the wraps. It was his daily ride for many years untill it was developed to a point where it was not practical to drive on the street & it was relegated to competition duty only. The paint job is more recent & looks great. The yellow 1200 coupe on the other side runs a very competitive L20b The blue four door is his current street ride. The three blokes scratching their heads are trying to figure out how an original 1200 engine can be made to run so well. The one at the back is phoning a friend to get a clue. The Datsun 1200 four door Sedan was not sold in the US, & we never got the two door. Quote Link to comment
smokeybear Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 that 1200 reminds me of a toyota mango heh. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hi KB10-man, It's amazing the things I learn here. I didn't realize your progress on your 1200, or your part in Benny's blue/silver race coupe. You don't talk about it much on http://datsun1200.com (or maybe I didn't hear because of the noise there). Your 1200 coupe is looking really good. Those watanabe/minilite-style wheels are the classic never-go-out-of-style types. Do you have a picture with them fitted yet? How come your Datsun 1000 Coupe is not registered for street? Is it still at the Datto Doctor's place? "Datsun 1200 Coupe, the next best thing to a Datsun 1000 Coupe". I am not very good at making up slogans. That reminds me there is a Datsun 1000 Sedan for sale in Vancouver. Quote Link to comment
KB10 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Ggzilla Most of the work on the 1200 coupe was done in the first year when my son had it. I did the work, but he had the car. The new wheels have not been fitted as I want to powder coat them & fit new tyres, & that has had to wait while the bank account slowly healed after the high cost Xmas period. I also want to further upgrade the whole suspension at the same time so I am keeping an eye open for the right shocks. Next on the list would be the S13 front brake upgrade, but I don't know about the H165 rear end conversion. It might not be warranted, even though I now have the missing bearing caps for the alloy H156 Diff Carrier. If I do use it, it would be for the larger drum brakes & I would be looking for some alloy drums for it [Z car?] Gotta keep that unsprung mass down a bit. The engine & trans swap comes last. The only role that I have played in Benny's coupe is to photograph it, so he gets all the credit for its construction & appearance. My 1000 coupe is still with the Nice Car Doctor at the Car Hospital, but will hopefully be home again within a month or so. Datsun 1200, your first 'good' car. [how's that sound?] Quote Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 a Ute is actually Aussie/Kiwi slang for a utility vehicle or truck. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Yes, in "slang" Aussies use it to mean any kind of truck. However, technically it is a knickname for the Coupe Utility body style, which is a truck with cargo bed integral to the bodywork. The type was invented in Australia in the 1930s, long before the El Camino and Ranchero. Here's an article on the 1956 Ford Mainline Star, a year before the '57 Ranchero: 1956 Ute Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Check out my flares :D Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 that shit is hot jeff!! Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I can dream can't I :) Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 That reminds me there is a Datsun 1000 Sedan for sale in Vancouver. You NEED to get that. :D Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Check out my flares :D are those flares off of a vw? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yeah, looks like MK2 GTI/GLI flares... Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 i was looking at an old cheysler horizons flares and thinking of useing them on my four door since the flares curv at the back door. i have not messured them out yet to see if it will work Quote Link to comment
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