cave Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Hello Im Cave , Im 25 and i currently live in Mexico , Im currently an English teacher for a private school here in my city . I have been on the search for a RWD Japanese classic that i could play with and maybe slide around on weekends. I purchased my first Datsun just today after searching for a while now and finally saving up enough money to buy something ( its very hard to get a car here) . They are virtually no RWD cars here and most of the interesting cars have been beat to shit , but finally i have what i have been searching for 77 160j 4 door with a J series engine . I hope to fix most of its rust issues and give it a nice rebuild and then slam it and add some nice SSR MK-2 with tasty offset and a huge bosozoku style RX-7 oil cooler and fender mirrors. I read books all day and i teach, most of my life is pretty boring but i have a huge passion for cars and im looking forward to my new project BTW this is my first Datsun i was a Toyota fan so i dont have alot of nissan knowledge so bare with me as i learn here it is 1 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Welcome to Ratsun :cool: looks like the start of a good project Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 NICE! Good Get, love the car, its a nice start! The possibilities are endless! Welcome to the fold! Quote Link to comment
littlejason Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Now that is EXACTLY what I mean when I think "Mexican Datsun." So those are hard to find nowadays? And oh yeah, welcome! Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 . Did you guys get those as station wagons??? ............ how rare are the original bumpers??? Quote Link to comment
cave Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 . Did you guys get those as station wagons??? ............ how rare are the original bumpers??? yup i sometimes see them driving around and well the bumpers arent rare but they are hard to find in good shape Quote Link to comment
cave Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Now that is EXACTLY what I mean when I think "Mexican Datsun." So those are hard to find nowadays? And oh yeah, welcome! haha yup they all pretty much look like that and yeah they are hard to find but you can still find them Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Nice dude. I dig. But what's up with all these Mexican cars and puny engines. Mexico is the land of ka's . Swap time I say. That's what they call a carcacha!. Oh Yeah bienvenido a ratsun. Somos un grupo De locos dedicados a nuestros datsuns. Mas Fotos porfavor. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Mas Fotos porfavor. ¡sí! ratsun ama muchas fotos :lol: Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 ¡sí! ratsun ama muchas fotos :lol: fotos o la muerte ;) Quote Link to comment
cave Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 no se para decir la verdad parece que todos los 710s tienen este motor y un ka seria bueno pero mejor un L series con sidedrafts Quote Link to comment
cave Posted November 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 i will see if i can get more pictures tomorrow when i pick up the second parts car i got with this one , Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 fotos o la muerte ;) Im pretty sure that sentence says nothing bout my awesome spanish :lol: but hey, I try right :P we like Ratsun to be a welcoming forum for new members :cool: weve grown to have alot of members from all over the world Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Nice dude. I dig. But what's up with all these Mexican cars and puny engines. Mexico is the land of ka's . Swap time I say. That's what they call a carcacha!. Oh Yeah bienvenido a ratsun. Somos un grupo De locos dedicados a nuestros datsuns. Mas Fotos porfavor. Wait are we looking at a J15 or a J18? (number should be cast into the block.) If it is a J18 I am muy jealous! That engine would drop right into my 1959 Datsun. Quote Link to comment
cave Posted November 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 what side of the block ? i will check for ya Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 . I'd love to see some pictures of what a rear bumper looks like for a station wagon ........ my USDM 710 bumper looks like a park bench: Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 what side of the block ? i will check for ya I am not sure where it is on the J18, but it should say 1600cc or 1800cc on the tag in the engine bay, take a picture of that! Here is a thread you may find interesting! J16 and J18 talk. Quote Link to comment
Abe Froman Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Wow, neat 160J . You are getting a parts car also ? I could sure use some spare parts out of Mexico for the 710 I am working on. Quote Link to comment
merlin Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 what is cool about mexico is the number of 710 pick up conversions... there are absolutely gobs of them down in Merida... Quote Link to comment
merlin Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Mexican datsuns for sale.. there's even a real Ratsun! http://autoclasico.com.mx/site/?p=14&px=1&Id_Num_Fabricante=46&idsocio=-1&o=R&q=&strBuscar= Quote Link to comment
Abe Froman Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 . I'd love to see some pictures of what a rear bumper looks like for a station wagon ........ my USDM 710 bumper looks like a park bench: Here is a picture of a wagon in Mexico. Quote Link to comment
cave Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 hey guys i need a bit of info on a swap , i want to go KA in my 160j but i have really found any worklog on one . does anyone know of anyone who has done the swap or a work log i can look at ? Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 . I think I might own the only 710 with a KA24DE ........ maybe in the world........ :D Only problem is...... I didn't do the swap ......... Justin did the swap (the guy who built the IRS bagged 610 wagon) Quote Link to comment
cave Posted January 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 . I think I might own the only 710 with a KA24DE ........ maybe in the world........ :D Only problem is...... I didn't do the swap ......... Justin did the swap (the guy who built the IRS bagged 610 wagon) well would you mind if i bother you from time to time about info / pics ? i promise not alot of noob questions Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 . Ask as many questions as you want........ I can take pics ......... but I'm not a genius........ :lol: Quote Link to comment
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