sen2two Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I have always been a fan of these cars but I do not know enough about them to know the value.I have done a lot of googling over the last week or so and there really isn't much information out there on these cars. what would you be willing to pay for this car, from what you see in the ad? http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4108843440.html Quote Link to comment
sen2two Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 my plan for the car is to just clean it up and make it my everyday driver. I don't like driving new cars too much. I feel much more comfortable in a classic for my day today commute. Quote Link to comment
dr.feltersnatch Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 welcome to ratsun! looks like a nice car. my dad had a 66 so it had a shorter windshield. me being 6 foot I felt a little cramped. it was a blast to drive with the top down though! It should have the r16 which is an overhead valve engine. these are not as plentiful as the overhead cam l series but there are a lot of parts out there if you look for them. here is some reading for you http://www.311s.org/ http://www.datsun.org/roadster/news/default.php http://www.datsunsports.com/ Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I can tell the clock in this thing stopped working long ago. Kinda too pretty to be a daily driver in my paranoid opinion. But cars are meant to drive. With this car comes responsibility. Don't let her get away from ya. Rust in Florida can be a real bitch. Quote Link to comment
sen2two Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Thanks. I am excited to get the car, & I don't like when I see awesome driving cars parked to collect dust. I believe driver cars should be driven. anyways, he told me it has the 2000cc engine. After some research I found where the block code should say u20. I will be checking for that tomorrow. The vin matches the correct year and body to be a 69 1600. It's possible the motor has been swamped for the u20. But it still has a 4 speed. what would be a fair value for this car? Are the values holding steady or rising? Quote Link to comment
exit64 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Nice looking car. 69 is the most desired of the high windshield cars. Cool front tear drop side markers and the same round rears as the 510's. They also have the better steering box than the early cars. The price might seem a bit high to the west coast guys but I am guessing that is what the market can get in the east. The R series motor is bombproof. Also way less expensive to rebuild should the need arise. Get it if you like it, in a few more years these cars are most likely going to be unobtainuim in this condition. Quote Link to comment
exit64 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 That is a 1600. The 2000 has a different valve cover. www.311s.org will answer all your questions. Quote Link to comment
slemers Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 exit64 beat me to it! That is a 1600 motor. Check out datsun.org for roadster info too. slemers Quote Link to comment
sen2two Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I tried to get on that site. Buti couldn't get the anti-bot question. lol. I believe the question was: what's this site all about? I guessed 311,311s, datsun, datsun roadster, cats, ect. Any help here? Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I tried to get on that site. Buti couldn't get the anti-bot question. lol. I believe the question was: what's this site all about? I guessed 311,311s, datsun, datsun roadster, cats, ect. Any help here? Try fanboy. Nah. No idea, but dumb to have this question. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Thanks. I am excited to get the car, & I don't like when I see awesome driving cars parked to collect dust. I believe driver cars should be driven. anyways, he told me it has the 2000cc engine. After some research I found where the block code should say u20. I will be checking for that tomorrow. The vin matches the correct year and body to be a 69 1600. It's possible the motor has been swamped for the u20. But it still has a 4 speed. what would be a fair value for this car? Are the values holding steady or rising? You could still have a 1600cc engine that has been modified [stroker] to the 2000 cc displacement. A fairly common upgrade, retains the visuals of the original 1600 type R engine but with increased displacement to 2 liters. The block would still have the "R" stamp so the only verification of stroking would be the work orders of the shop that did the modification. Quote Link to comment
exit64 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 The anti spam-bot answer is Datsun Sports. It is right on the front page. Quote Link to comment
sen2two Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Thank you. I will finally check out the car today. Our schedules just never seem to line up... Quote Link to comment
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