72 1200 sedan! Either way, Hello!

[RATDAT3]

You are welcome! First, if you plan on keeping the car.........then you can do things that are labor intensive and not worry about the resale. Look under the car at the floor boards to see if there is more rust holes hiding under the factory sound deadener. Mine had a but load when I started pulling it up. Spent hours and hours fixing it. I might have done overkill, but I ground the metal down after removing all the old stuff. Then rust treated it with rustmort, then metal, fiberglass and por 15. If you only have the one hole, just remove the old stuff, grind the metal clean, rust mort, then screw a peice of metal to it and por 15 the whole area. Its under your seat and behind a support, so not too much in the way of a load will be on it. Did you get ahold of morrisun for parts?

[ggzilla]

how is this little Datsun coming along?

[831Sunny]

It's looking good Baggy, do what RatDat said..

When I had my full size bronco, I had a cordless and corded drill with a wire brush attachment and did the whole floor and had my friend tig some of the holes up, but instead of por15, autozone or Kragen had some wanna be Line X / Rhino line and we did up the whole floor. It deadened the sound and it was pretty awesome cuz never really had to worry about water since we would go off roading around town. I cleaned up almost all of the putty but left a little,my suggestion is to do all the putty cuz I threw some car parts and it chipped the fakie line x stuff. Damn I miss my FSB

[edp]

I hadn't seen this post till now. Funny story I went to look at this car in Kirkland 2-3 yrs ago & ended up buying a bunch of parts off the gal & not the car. She was asking $2200 I think :angel: :angel: delusional! $550's a deal, $2200 - insane.

 

I think for $80 bucks I ended up with Datsun floor mats, my clock, a bunch of taillights, side markers & some other stuff I cant remember off hand. they did a good job of painting everything on that car though.....

 

Let us know how its going & Good luck with the project!

[DatWifey]

One of my co-works has apparently just acquired this car :w00t:

[ggzilla]

Five owners in one year. Hopefully your co-worker will start driving it and not just strip it down further.

[DatWifey]

Yeah, I haven't seen it yet, but he says it needs a little work. But, being as he's been taking the bus to work everyday for quite some time, I have a feeling that he actually wants to drive this.

 

Sounds like the brakes need a good bit of love, but hopefully once those are taken care of, he can daily it. :thumbup:

 

I will do my best to be a good influence and encourage to keep it mobile :angel:

[ZLOG]

Yep, I own this car now but Alex (BaggySpandex) is still going to be heavily involved with fixing it up. I have been lurking this thread all week and am eager to get her on the road. I know a few proud Datsun owners in town including Dat Wifey so hopefully I will be able to get this thing in tip-top shape. I think the first few goals I have is to get that bad hinge replaced (or perhaps the entire door) and get the brake pads changed.

[ZLOG]

As usual ggzilla is right. Stock brakes (in good condition) stop a 1200 pretty well. Replace anything that's obviously worn out. Definitely bleed the system thoroughly and be sure to adjust the rear shoes. They aren't auto-adjusting like more modern cars. Once you get everything right you'll be surprised how well it stops. If you feel the need, the Klotz brake upgrade is the best bang for the buck in my opinion. The only downside is that they don't fit inside stock 12" and 13" or most 13" aftermarket wheels. Rear discs look cool but aren't necessary at all.

 

Not to turn this into a sale ad, but you did ask: I have a set of "vintage correct" 13X6's with good tires and lugnuts. ZERO curb damage! $200 picked up west of PDX. Pm me if you're interested.

 

Be patent while removing the door panels. The door cards are basically cardboard and the clips will tear out of their holes if you get in a hurry. A trim removal tool or even a stiff putty knife is usually safer than a screwdriver.

 

Now, get us some more pics!

 

Would love to get these from you.

[ZLOG]

Hey folks, this weekend I had a chance to fully survey they project that is ahead of me. The weather has been garbage lately and I don't have a garage, so the work is going to be slow, but I am always up for a challenge. I snapped some photos, but overall it is pretty much in the same condition that Baggy Spandex left it in.

 

I am seeking out some new stuff so here is a list. PM me if you have anything pops up in the radar.

Cowl Tops- these seem to be pretty expensive and hard to find. I may try and fabricate my own.

13 or 14" wheels

a set of fender mirrors

New driver door (wishful thinking)

window latch (pictured) need drive side if that matters

Seats. Currently have seats that only fold back, would love some that fold forward.

 

[Morrisun]

I have sedan doors used, with/without glass & regulator and (1) NOS drivers door, rear quarter panel window latch-left or right? MAY have stock seats, I haven't look at them in years, you really don't want stock seats- unless you are planning on rebuilding them-they are 40 years old and are most unpleasant to sit upon!

[ZLOG]

PM SENT!

[king bee66]

that floor pan would drive me nuts looking like that, first thing i would do if it were my car would be to get the tar off and repaint it/ sound deaden, carpet, etc.

[graveltrapp]

PM sent

[ZLOG]

Not much has changed, but here is a drive side view.

 

[ggzilla]

ha, there's that hubcap Toyoda 12" i think

 

[ZLOG]

I scored a rear quarter panel window latch from Morrisun.

 

 

Just a little change, but I am still happy that I made some progress. I am still on the hunt for a lower door hinge for the left side. I gotta do something with the space behind the seats as the board is missing, but I will probably end up fabricating one out of wood.

 

does anyone know if 280zx wheels will fit on this? I am looking at some right now, but i don't want to pull the trigger unless I am positive they will fit.

[DRIVEN]

Rims will fit but tires might be too big for the wheel openings.

[ZLOG]

I am told that it is difficult to find tires for my current wheel size. If I did get the 280zx wheels would it be easier to find low profile tires if clearance is an issue?

[ggzilla]

280ZX rims fit in the wheel openings of course they are only 14x6. For photos see datsun1200.com

[DRIVEN]

I wasn't sure what size they were from the photo. They could be 15x7s. Can't read the tire size on my screen.

I think you should still be able to find 12" tires. Wide/lowpro 13s can be tough to find. 14s & 15s are plentiful.

[ggzilla]

12" tires no problem. There are high perf and normal available

 

17x6 rims fit the 1200 perfectly. Get +25 to +30 offset

[datsunfreak]

I wasn't sure what size they were from the photo. They could be 15x7s.

 

Wheels in pic are not actually 280ZX wheels. B)

[ZLOG]

well the seller said they are off of a 280zx so I had assumed they were, but I haven't got a clue. Still uncertain if i should pick them up or not.

[datsunfreak]

Unless they are dirt cheap, I wouldn't. I've scrapped a couple of sets like that. They are fairly heavy. Worth more as scrap aluminum than as wheels. :P

 

280ZX 6-spokes are cheap, light, and fit a 1200 fairly well (depending on tire size may stick out a tiny bit up front). :thumbup:

 

 

 

 

 

I don't doubt those came off a 280ZX, just saying they aren't OEM 280ZX wheels.