Hello guys!
My name is Rafael and I'm from the other end of the atlantic, from Portugal.
The old school Datsun's are very popular over here, specially the 1200's, because back in the day they were the small RWD fun cars and competitors with the Corolla KE20, every one had one of these two... And we had a race called Datsun Trophy, with almost 50 two door sedans racing thru tight courses! It was very fun to watch! :rofl:
Well, let's get to why I'm here! I own a red 73' Datsun 1200 project car, it's my baby :thumbup:
Everyone here seem to love fully original classic cars, maybe it's because car modifications are illegal in my country :crying: :sleep: :sneaky: If you have your car lowered or an engine swap or bigger wheels in your car, will immediately fail the annual inspection, but some get away with it. :devil:
But I... I love old school modified cars!
I have mine 1200 for a year now and I don't really wanna keep it stock, I want someting low with a old school JDM vibe!
I want it to look good standing in a meet and I wan't to be able to drift the sh*it out of it!
Let's get to the pictures!
When I bought it:
Now:
My inspiration for this project is japonese 1200: (the only things I wan't to do different is the color, keepin' the red of course, and I want the coupé grill)
I have HUGE list of future thing to do:
- new set of 13'' wheels (watanabe; work equip...),
- add a little bit of camber to the front wheels and strech the 4 tires (I just want it to look like the pictures above)
- lower it more with coilovers
- Nardi steering wheel
- maybe another front-lip
- coupé front grill
- some small details on the inside
- tune the original engine or swap to a tuned A14 or a tuned A15
- fully restore it (top to bottom)
And the list goes on and on........................
I hope you like my car and my future plans with it.
See you soon!