datsunfreak Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 In case you didn't know, I've owned a lot of Datsuns... :P In the 45+ list of Dattos, somewhere in there were 5 different 210s. A '79 2dr (my first car ever), an '80 4dr, an '81 wagon, an '82 wagon, and an '81 coupe. I liked the 2dr sedan a lot (first car and all), but the coupe was probably my favorite. Minimal mods, but it was a riot to drive. Since foolishly selling it 5 years ago, I've been thinking about building another. Finally I decided I would set out to find another one. But this time, I was not looking for a "nice" one, as what I wanted to do with it meant starting with a "rolling shell" was the smart thing to do. Never pay for nice things on the car that you're going to change anyway. ;) And thanks to a fellow member on the JNC forum, I found one. It's not much to look at, but here it is. Found inside a donkey pen, on a back road, in the middle of nowhere, 4 miles outside a town called Cross Plains, TX. Sitting on four flats, and almost consumed by the sandy soil it has sat on for almost 15 years, it desperately needed saving. As you'd expect, the interior is garbage. But it's a 5-speed, the floors are solid, there's shockingly little rust (thankfully the dealer undercoated the crap out of it), it's a great color (don't like doing color changes), and the body is in quite good shape. We drove out there (120 miles one way) last weekend to find it, then after a good look around, a deal was struck to come back again buy the car today. This time we drove out there with a trailer, 4 good wheels/tires, a jack, and a long steel cable to drag it out of the donkey pasture. :P It is NOT easy to jack up a car on sand. :blink: Wheels on and dragging... Got it up to the front of his property (about 200 yards), and loaded onto the trailer with minimal fuss... And after what seemed like a very long drive, here it is safe back at home... What's the plan? Start stripping it down to a bare shell, and building it into this... 8) Time to start sourcing some parts... :cool: Link to comment
fisch Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I better subscribe here cause I'll see it more that on JNC! Again congrats on hunting one down. Buff it out already! Keeping the louvers? Link to comment
Ira210 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 The louvers are sweet!! Nice score!!! Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Sorry, louvers come off ASAP. :cool: Free to anyone who wants them. Link to comment
Alex Datsun Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Mmmm i like this alot...i wanna see progress and awesomeness. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 i wanna see progress and awesomeness. The first will be slow, still got a 1200 to finish. :P The second will be guaranteed. :cool: After I finish up the IRS swap on the 1200, it may get a break for a few months to get some work done on this, we'll see. ;) Link to comment
Z chopper Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 irs swap on a 1200??? I tried to find your thread on that but couldn't find it.... Link to comment
king bee66 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 ...and it's a '79 no less Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 irs swap on a 1200??? I tried to find your thread on that but couldn't find it.... First page is here, most of the IRS stuff is on the last 3 pages. Just have a tiny bit more welding to do on the shock mounts and spring mounts right now. Should be back on the ground in a couple of weeks. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 ...and it's a '79 no less Is that your favorite? Interestingly enough, according to the production date and VIN, it's possible this is one of the first 1000 or so North American B310s to ever roll off the assembly line. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 I better subscribe here cause I'll see it more that on JNC! FWIW, I'll probably update this thread more often anyway. Lots more 210 love here, than on JNC. :P Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wonder if this is my color or if there were two different medium blues? Also find it funny that this is the second promo pic I've seen for the B310 hatch that shows a rear wiper, but I don't think US cars ever got rear wipers?? :lol: Link to comment
CWhip Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Subscribed. What motor are you thinking about dropping in there? Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 What motor are you thinking about dropping in there? Leaning towards a carb'd KA? But I'm keeping an open mind. I really don't think the A-series is what I want. Even though the car will be fairly light, I really think I want something with some grunt (L20b, Z22E, KA24E, etc.)? We shall see... :cool: Link to comment
Z chopper Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 maybe those promo pics show all options. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 maybe those promo pics show all options. Oh, I'm sure they do. Every promo pic seems to show a fully loaded car, I just for some reason doubt the rear wiper was a USDM option. Anybody ever seen one? I just went through about 600 pics of USDM hatchbacks. Only two that had rear wipers were promo pics. :P Geez, you want to see "fully loaded"? This car had EVERYTHING on it... Link to comment
king bee66 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Is that your favorite? Interestingly enough, according to the production date and VIN, it's possible this is one of the first 1000 or so North American B310s to ever roll off the assembly line. isnt it everyones? round headlights, cooler grille, unique dash,,, Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 All SL 210s had the rear wipers. But not too many SLs were sold as the 210 was considered an economy car and why would anyone pay for the xtras when you could get a Citation for the same price? Can you read the color number by the radiator? I'm pretty sure your car is a different color than the advertisement photo. I've seen that color in real life and it is significantly different than what your coupe has. As for engines with grunt, how about 120 rwhp with a stock-block A12? Just add turbo and A14 cylinder head. Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 All SL 210s had the rear wipers. for what it's worth, the tan SL at the top of this thread didn't, but my SL wagon did. As for engines with grunt, how about 120 rwhp with a stock-block A12? Just add turbo and A14 cylinder head. Grunt = torque. Not horsepower. ;) And "just add turbo" is nowhere near as simple as you make it sound. :cool: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 isnt it everyones? round headlights, cooler grille, unique dash,,, Actually, I like the later front end... :lol: but this one is growing on me. If I can find this grill, I'll keep the round eye front. If I can't, a square eye front may find it's way onto the car. Link to comment
Laecaon Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 isnt it everyones? round headlights, cooler grille, unique dash,,, I like the square front on a 2dr sedan more... Link to comment
king bee66 Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 i guess that clears that up Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yes, grunt = torque. And a turbo can give you a lot of it. Obviously a larger engine will give you even more, but the A12 can double it's torque from stock. And the simplest A12 turbo setup is the one making the most power. He's not even using an intercooler. Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Can't wait to see what you do with this one :cool: Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Yes, grunt = torque. And a turbo can give you a lot of it. Obviously a larger engine will give you even more, but the A12 can double it's torque from stock. Then you should have told me how much torque it makes. Not how much horsepower. ;) And the simplest A12 turbo setup is the one making the most power. He's not even using an intercooler. That's cool. But not for me. I've built a ton of A-series engines, full race, hot rod, turbo, and run-of-the-mill. I'm kind of over it. :P A KA24E/KA24DE or SR20DE is going to give me what I'm after, with minimal fuss. 1 Link to comment
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