squatches Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 well id been looking at this thing on cl for a while and i finally decided to go get it, picked it up for $400 yesterday and drove it home. its a little rough but runs and drives good, all the lights, guages, and such work and it has new recovered seats in it. 1 Quote Link to comment
RedBanner Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Nice score bro, you could almost get that for the seats! Any history on it? Plans? Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 dont know much about it, but plans are to get all the bondo out of it and and paint for right now. but at the moment fixing to insure and tag it so i can drive it. Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Get yourself a new door and some fat tires and call it good ...frickin awesome. That is a good deal for running driving car Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted September 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Get yourself a new door and some fat tires and call it good ...frickin awesome. That is a good deal for running driving car its gonna be hard finding a door around here this the first 2dr ive seen around here, and i think two cars with fat tires is a little to much lol. i already get bashed enough for the ones on the goon ha. Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Yeah, i am on west coast so i forget..but it still would probably take a week or more to find a door here.. Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 yeah i frequently go to junkyards and scrap yards looking for cars and parts and ive never come across a 1200, but i have found a junkyard thats 5 min from the house with a few 510's, 620's, 520's and b210's. so atleast i cant get engines and trans when ever i need them. but im prob just gonna suck it up and drive as is Quote Link to comment
RATDAT3 Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Morrisun has several--hit him up. The sedan and coupe doors are the same except for the top window frame which is only a couple small welds. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Congrats. Seat recovering is $300 and up. That door can be fixed, just pound it straight. Maybe find an old guy who knows panel beating. Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Congrats. Seat recovering is $300 and up. That door can be fixed, just pound it straight. Maybe find an old guy who knows panel beating. thanks, yeah the seats were the first thing i noticed when i saw it lol, as for the door my girlfriend went to trade school for body and paint so im gonna let her fix it but i have to get the tools for her to so it will be awhile. for now i plan to do a tune up, fix the brakes, get a decent set of tires on it and drive it as is and enjoy it. oh and maybe try to track down some seals for the leaks Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 heres a few more pics of the car, its currently sitting in the shop at work until i get up enough money for brakes and a few other things for it. Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 its been awhile since i posted anything about this car alot has changed on it since i got it. ill just post the build thread here i see no reason to start a new one for it. just have finished swaping in a 1.4 into it and alot of other things. old engine old engine coming out old engine out new engine in plates to set engine back battery relocated to trunk replacing rotors,wheel bearings, break pads, and brake hoses. sorry dont have pics of new stuff on i got into putting all of it on lol. wired in an electric fan, and pulled the romex and speaker wire that someone had used to fix part of the radio and guage harness. added an extra fuse block to put other accesories on and rewired the radio, cig lighter, and guages. fan switch, havent mounted it yet radio and cig lighter in now i can watch movies in the 1200 lol Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 few more pics and my car has crabs.... Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Have any of the old pics? Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 yeah i went back and added them to their original post Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Ty looking good Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 no prob idk why photobucket moved them lol Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Planning on flares? Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 Planning on flares? yeah im going to attempt to make my own, the fenders were already rusted out real bad so i cut the rust out and it helped clear the tires Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted August 16, 2012 Report Share Posted August 16, 2012 sigh, i miss my 1200 cant wait till i get it in oct. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 yeah im going to attempt to make my own, the fenders were already rusted out real bad so i cut the rust out and it helped clear the tires FWIW, there's a couple of cheap options? A lot easier than making your own. But I understand the DIY lust too. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 FWIW, there's a couple of cheap options? A lot easier than making your own. But I understand the DIY lust too. :thumbup: yea ive been wanting to try to make as much stuff as i can for this car, its been a great experience rebuilding things, making things for it. ive learned a good bit about the car its self by doing so. :) and if my fender flair idea/design doesnt work out i can buy some or just rock it all cut up for awhile. :P Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 On my friend's 1200 Coupe, we took four fenders from an early 80s Dodge Omni. They have 3" wide steel flares in them. We just cut the flares out of the fenders and welded them into the 1200. Was dirt cheap ($20 each from Pick-N-Pull), and worked a treat. My fiberglass flares are the Japanese style bolt-ons. Looks like this: Got them from Classic Datsun for $215 plus shipping. Pretty easy to fit up so far, just started on the fronts recently... Quote Link to comment
squatches Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Looks sweet ill have to look into the dodge fenders Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Looks sweet ill have to look into the dodge fenders I'll try to post some pics of those flares this weekend. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
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