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My first 1971 Datsun 1200 Coupe! :)


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So I've always been a Datsun guy since getting my first 510 at age 15...since then I've owned at least 5 Dimes and a few other old school Toyotas/Fiats/etc but this has been my first foray into OTD (other than Dimes) for Datsuns.

 

I ran across this 1971 Datsun 1200 on my local CL about a month ago and after texting the owner and discussing price, he just said to come take a look at it and we could work something out...so I drove the 5 minutes from my work and after looking it over for 30 minutes, low and behold I got it for much less than his asking price and even less than what I went over there thinking I'd offer :)

 

It's not my ideal color nor is it perfect by far but it has potential as a good base/start and with a few minor tweaks, I think I can make it nicer. 

 

Ok enough typing, onto what I know you all like..PICTURES right!

 

 

Below is what it is in all it's glory!  Pretty plain Jane, down to the stock 12" wheels :)

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Below you can see it even has the original Palo Alto dealer plate frame!
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Below you can see that besides being a little dirty, it's not in too bad of condition!
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Look..no rust!!! :)
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BIG 12" tires! LOL
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Engine bay compartment where the monster A12 sits quietly :P
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Interior shots: Not really feeling the non stock seats but what can I do :P
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I liked yours since the first time I saw it at the SJ Swap Meet!  That gave me the extra nudge to go look at the one I ended up picking up! :)

 

 

So I wasn't please with the ashy looking grey grille...so I decided to give it a little life back. :P

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This is what it looks like now :)

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I even gave the center emblem some color :P

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What type of paint did you use on the emblem?  I used testors model paint and got close but no quite.  Good lookin' coupe.

Sadly I used cheap generic spray paint that I already had laying around.  It's not the exact colors but they were close enough and again free since I already had them.  I didn't spray it, rather I sprayed the paint into the can's cap itself then used a small paint brush.  After it was dry, I clear coated the whole thing.  Not ideal but hey, looks ok I think.

 

Looking real good!

Thanks GM!

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More wheel progress :P

 

White paint coming off!

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Damn...second layer of paint underneath in black!

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Ok got most of that paint off now:

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With some scotchpad pieces, got all the paint and paint stripper residue off!

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Great looking 1200 amigo & good work on the rim restoration !

Thanks amigo!

 

So I won't bore everyone with the polishing of the lips pics so here's all 4 lips polished :P

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So all the lips now masked :)

 

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And the final results:

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Even did the rears:

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And they're on the shelf all done:

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Not to shabby huh? :P

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Thanks! :)


Very well done, look great!

 

Here's the Before picture with the tiny 12" stock wheels/tires:

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Here's the AFTER pictures with the HUGE 13"s sitting on 175/60R13 tires to be certain it will cause no rubbing issues with the stock fenders. :)

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I have to ask, was it lowered? It looks a good bit lower than all the stockers I've seen...  :confused:

 

 

Oh, and you really need one of these. Yours looks almost as bad as mine did...   ^_^

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Datsun-1200-B110-A12-A14-A15-CA18-chassis-plate-ID-tag-blank-/281435719698?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4186e04812&_uhb=1

 

 

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I have to ask, was it lowered? It looks a good bit lower than all the stockers I've seen... :confused:

 

 

Oh, and you really need one of these. Yours looks almost as bad as mine did... ^_^

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Datsun-1200-B110-A12-A14-A15-CA18-chassis-plate-ID-tag-blank-/281435719698?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4186e04812&_uhb=1

 

 

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The prev owner did say it was lowered some but again not having another to compare it to in person, I don't think it's that low, not compared to what I see 510's being low at least.

 

Yeah my plate it haggard but it's original and shows the matching engine number on it, so I'll leave it beat up :P

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What he said about the lowering.  I had 5" between tire and wheel opening on the 1/4 with 12" tires.

Those wheels are awesome.

 

Edit: Just saw your post .....I put 2" lowering blocks on mine in the back and yours still looks lower...now 3" between tire and wheel opening.

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What he said about the lowering.  I had 5" between tire and wheel opening on the 1/4 with 12" tires.

Those wheels are awesome.

 

Edit: Just saw your post .....I put 2" lowering blocks on mine in the back and yours still looks lower...now 3" between tire and wheel opening.

 

And here I thought it wasn't low enough...lol...but to be honest I'm ok with where it's at right now.  I don't plan to make this more than what it already is, a nice ride to enjoy every now and then.  It's hard to drive 8 cars at once so it won't be doing daily duty anyhow.

 

Thanks for the compliment on the wheels :)

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I didn't like the sad state of my licenses plates and my license plate frame so...

Here it is before:

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Completely stripped:

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Primered:

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Rear Before/After:

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Front Before/After:

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Good view of the Before/After of the Front grille, emblem, and plate:

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