'73 1200 Coupe Project, aka Timmy

[goes2fast]

Now if I just had one for mine!  :poke:

[datsunfreak]

Now if I just had one for mine!  :poke:

 

FYI, I recently found out this company sells the exact same spoiler I have. 

 

http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/spoilerrear.html

 

 

Datsun

1200

REAR SPOILER

B110

Part # G3681

[goes2fast]

Thanks! :thumbup:

[datsunfreak]

Thanks! :thumbup:

 

I would suggest calling the phone number on their website. They aren't so great at answering emails. 

[njoz1200ute]

Have you installed your battery kit yet? Mine arrived in the mail yesterday inside a box big enough to fit a transmission

[datsunfreak]

Have you installed your battery kit yet? 

 

Not yet. That's probably next on the list. Need to cut out a bracket in the boot first, so I've been procrastinating...   ^_^

[datsunfreak]

A few years back I ordered a new boot badge from Japan, but it's been sitting in my tool box since then because I couldn't bring myself to drill into the trunk to mount it...

 

 

 

 

 

So I thought since I was adding the spoiler, why not put it on there? But not being willing to drill into the spoiler either, I decided to remove the mounting pins. No greater thrill than taking a brand new part to the grinder...   :rofl:

 

 

 

 

Then finished sanding the primer on the spoiler and put the paint on it...

 

 

 

 

 

Going to give it a day or so to dry while I gather up the courage to drill mounting holes in the trunk...   ^_^

[Duncan]

drill, baby drill!!!

[datsunfreak]

drill, baby drill!!!

 

I think I came up with a method to only drill two holes. 

 

i hope.  :rofl:

[datsunfreak]

Two holes drilled, and now it's on...   :thumbup:

 

Paint didn't match perfectly, but it's pretty close. The more I buff it, the lighter it gets, so I'll try to buff it again next week. It was a pain in the ass to buff off the car, so I'm hoping that being bolted down to something it'll go smoother...   :rofl:

 

 

 

 

I'm a little annoyed at the color being slightly off, but I do like the fit, and I love what it does for the car. Every coupe needs one...   B)

[datsunfreak]

You can see the two mounting screws here. Although it looks like the color is even more off in this photo, in person it looks better...

 

[Dime Dave]

John,

Someone was asking where a rear spoiler could be purchased.

 

FutoFab will be offering a 1200 Rear spoiler very similar to yours, hopefully by mid-September.

 

I do not have pictures at this time, but one feature it does have is the rise at the center of the leading edge on the deck lid to match the ridge on trunk lid.

[datsunfreak]

FutoFab will be offering a 1200 Rear spoiler very similar to yours, hopefully by mid-September.

 

Sweet! Can't wait to see it. Feel free to post up a pic here when have one.  ^_^

 

 

 

one feature it does have is the rise at the center of the leading edge on the deck lid to match the ridge on trunk lid.

 

Yeah, that was one problem with this one. I cut a groove in the bottom of it so it would fit better. 

[Mattndew76]

John,

Someone was asking where a rear spoiler could be purchased.

 

FutoFab will be offering a 1200 Rear spoiler very similar to yours, hopefully by mid-September.

 

I do not have pictures at this time, but one feature it does have is the rise at the center of the leading edge on the deck lid to match the ridge on trunk lid.

I'm still holding out for body panels

[goes2fast]

John,

Someone was asking where a rear spoiler could be purchased.

 

FutoFab will be offering a 1200 Rear spoiler very similar to yours, hopefully by mid-September.

 

I do not have pictures at this time, but one feature it does have is the rise at the center of the leading edge on the deck lid to match the ridge on trunk lid.

About time you started making some 1200 parts! :rofl:

[datsunfreak]

I'm still holding out for body panels

 

Well, you could always try these guys?

 

http://www.allmusclecarparts.com.au/webshop/index.php/datsun/1200-ute-sedan.html

 

I think Dave might feel like there's not enough demand here in the US to import that stuff? 

[goes2fast]

I get bad gateway when I click the link?

[datsunfreak]

I get bad gateway when I click the link?

 

Works fine for me. Try this one:

 

http://www.allmusclecarparts.com.au/webshop/index.php/datsun.html

[goes2fast]

Thanks!

[Mattndew76]

Well, you could always try these guys?

 

http://www.allmusclecarparts.com.au/webshop/index.php/datsun/1200-ute-sedan.html

 

I think Dave might feel like there's not enough demand here in the US to import that stuff? 

 

Correct me if I am wrong Dave, but these guys get the panels from the same people you do for the 510? 

[datsunfreak]

these guys get the panels from the same people you do for the 510? 

 

Yes, he does. But for him to import a bunch of 1200 stuff, there'd have to be demand for it. You and I would buy some stuff, but realistically how many others would? 

 

Kinda chaps me too, because they sell the lower valence for $40, but won't ship it to the US. Heck, all their 1200 sheetmetal is super cheap. Less than half what it costs for 510 parts... 

[Mattndew76]

I wonder what the lot order has to be?

[datsunfreak]

I wonder what the lot order has to be?

 

Very good question. Also, now you have me curious if Dave can just ask them to toss a few 1200 bits into his next order.  ^_^

[Dime Dave]

I wish I could just add 1200 parts to my next order.

 

Muscle Car Parts Australia (MCPA) buys from many sources. The reproduction 510 steel parts we both sell come from the same manufacturer. I do not know who MCPA buys their 1200 parts from, but it is not the same source as our 510 parts and based on the pricing, they are likely not the same quality level as the 510 stuff we sell.

 

Many of the less expensive sheet metal parts have quality/fit problems (not that any sheet metal panel will be 100% perfect, even ours). The QC issues stem from using tooling that is in poor condition. Often these lower priced panels use old factory stamping dies. The used dies typically have been pulled from production because they no longer meet OE factory standards and these lower priced panel manufacturers place them back into service.

 

All of the reproduction parts FutoFab sells are made from brand new tooling. Our manufacturer takes an OE panel or deconstructs a car at the factory seams and generates photometric dimensions from the panels. From these scans they create new manufacturing tooling. Our supplier has been building reproduction US muscle car parts this way since 1985, so it isn't a new process for them.

[Z chopper]

I wish I could just add 1200 parts to my next order.

 

Muscle Car Parts Australia (MCPA) buys from many sources. The reproduction 510 steel parts we both sell come from the same manufacturer. I do not know who MCPA buys their 1200 parts from, but it is not the same source as our 510 parts and based on the pricing, they are likely not the same quality level as the 510 stuff we sell.

 

Many of the less expensive sheet metal parts have quality/fit problems (not that any sheet metal panel will be 100% perfect, even ours). The QC issues stem from using tooling that is in poor condition. Often these lower priced panels use old factory stamping dies. The used dies typically have been pulled from production because they no longer meet OE factory standards and these lower priced panel manufacturers place them back into service.

 

All of the reproduction parts FutoFab sells are made from brand new tooling. Our manufacturer takes an OE panel or deconstructs a car at the factory seams and generates photometric dimensions from the panels. From these scans they create new manufacturing tooling. Our supplier has been building reproduction US muscle car parts this way since 1985, so it isn't a new process for them.

brookeville roadsters used digital photometric measuring to get dimensions for their reproduction deuce coupe bodies and created new tooling also and if I remember reading right they replace the dies after x number of stampings. So the process you are talking about is quite common but also not cheap.