racer135 Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 ^^ Hey Jeff G, didn't know you were on here!Been a while since I last posted any of my work. Probably didn't have my ute the last time I posted. Latest thing I did was install H4 semi-sealed headlight shells with green LED's and plug'n'play upgrade harness and relays. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 I found a little "hole in the wall" driveline shop, and the fellow has been around for years. The 1200 does actually have replaceable u-joints. The C clips are on the inside, and the old joints can be pressed out and replaced. This fellow had used the Rockford ones, and found some from a different supplier that he said he had better luck with. The original ones in the junkyard driveshaft actually worked okay, but now I have new ones. The driveshaft is cleaned up, painted, balanced, and good to go for another 40 years :) It was a beautiful day here today, and I took the Sunny for a quick run (flying, actually) down Pac Coast Hwy. So much win :) For what it's worth, when building "from scratch", that's about the going rate. If you get lucky and find one that fits both ends and just needs to be retubed, it ought to be less than $200. Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 ^^ Hey Jeff G, didn't know you were on here! Been a while since I last posted any of my work. Probably didn't have my ute the last time I posted. Latest thing I did was install H4 semi-sealed headlight shells with green LED's and plug'n'play upgrade harness and relays. Yea now a fellow ratsun. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 Got my A15 stripped down most of the way... 2 Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 How did you score an A15 in the USA? Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Get them from the wreckers or buy an entire B310 or N10 ... not too rare here Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 How did you score an A15 in the USA? What GG said, Kind of easy to find here. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Oh, and today I made some motor mounts from scratch. :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Get them from the wreckers or buy an entire B310 or N10 ... not too rare here Crazy how some parts are rare here but not in other places and vice versa. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Crazy how some parts are rare here but not in other places and vice versa. I can only guess it's because you guys stopped having 210s appear in the JY a long time ago? ^_^ Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Datsuns rusted out in NJ a long time ago ... Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Still working on the Sedan wheels. 2 down, 2 to go. 2 Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Datsuns rusted out in NJ a long time ago ... And so too rusted out my dreams of becoming a Datsun picker in the USA. :crying: Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Because I AM such a giver... I put on my winter flip-flops, warm weather shorts, and my heavy duty short-sleeved TShirt and braved the 74 degree weather to take my Sunny down to Huntington Beach pier today! There were some brave girls walking around in bikinis, so I took one for the team and gave them a second look just for you guys.. Hope you all have a Kustom Kalifornia Kristmas! Happy Holidays to my fellow 1200 nutters! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Unfortunately, 200 miles still separate my home from my Coupe's storage shed. The shed doesn't have electricity so I am somewhat limited in what I can get accomplished. However, I got a battery powered Dremel tool for Christmas and have been wanting to see how much metal is left around the rusted out trunk weatherstrip channel. I had an hour or so to kill, so I ground off as much rust as possible hoping I had enough metal left to weld in the donor channel from the rear clip. Yea! Got rid of most of the nasty stuff and there is plenty of metal left to attach the new channel. Quote Link to comment
littlejason Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Rearranged some leafs. Only made it about .5" lower. 1 Quote Link to comment
powerbench Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 That's a good lookin car right there Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Got my engine (mostly) put together. :thumbup: 3 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 And today, got my engine in the car. B) 2 Quote Link to comment
exit64 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Took the 71 Coupe up to the painters shop today. A little work on the passenger rear quarter panel and then some fresh color. Sticking with the dark green, at least for today.... 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Removed half my engine bay wiring... :rofl: Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 mmmm spaghetti...................... Quote Link to comment
graveltrapp Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Was all that wireing replaced or leftover unused technology? Was that from the 210 or 1200? Why and what are your plans? Cleaner engine bay? Inquiring minds want to know. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Was all that wireing replaced or leftover unused technology? Removed because it went to things that will not be reinstalled. Most of that wiring is for the wiper motor, external voltage regulator, alternator, horn relay, horn, and factory gauge senders. Basically the only thing going back in from the stock harness are the lights and coil wiring. I'll be running a few new wires for the AutoMeter gauge senders, tach signal, horn and electric fan. Was that from the 210 or 1200? Read the thread title. ^_^ Why and what are your plans? Cleaner engine bay? Inquiring minds want to know. Wanted it to be cleaner, for sure. :thumbup: Once we realized over half of the stock engine bay harness would be going nowhere, we knew we had to strip it down. There are two separate branches in a 1200, one goes down the right frame rail (lights, horn, coil), the other goes across the firewall and down the left frame rail (voltage reg, wipers, etc). Everything on the left branch went in the bin. 1 Quote Link to comment
graveltrapp Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 Got it, butttt the photo does show a 210. Forgot which thread I was at for a moment. Quote Link to comment
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