hi guys & girls
I bought a metallic blue 69 1600 stocker sedan for a daily driver the other day,minor rust,L18/1600 head(10,000kay old),big valves and a 4spd box behind it.
the car was needing a couple small repairs,but by the time i do this and try to match the paint,ive decided to give the thing a quik full respray
Other plans ,
body: take engine bay back to bare metal and rubb back out side and respray in a dark met green(i think) .replace any dinted/bent chrome and a quik tidy of the interrior

engine/box: I have pulled this out last night,going to degrease,repaint,fit a 32/36 dgav webber and extractors wrapped in some thermal wrapping,the gearbox is getting ditched for a skyline 5spd.

suspension: at the moment im keeping standard struts/brakes,but going to fit king springs all round aswell as a 22mm front swaybar and the fitment of a rear sway bar.

I am going to try and have this finnished by christmas and on the road, ,
I dont think ive got any pics of it yet,an have already stripped the front end of everything,i will take some soon and more updates to come

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

thats my plan with my 180b sss too!!

good luck with it.

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Currently whizzing around the streets of hobart in the imported orange '72 180b sss named Phillip

sadly, the 120y blew up and the old sss was sold to a better home.

cheers good luck too

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

sounds sweet dude cant wait to see some pics good luck with it all

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200b sx-sss

Should make a fun daily. I rspect anyone who uses their Datsun as a daily driver (and not a car that only comes out when the weather is perfect) so good job with that I look forward to seeing the progess on this.

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

update

weather has been terrible so progess has been slow.
so far i have stripped out the motor,master cylinders,brake lines,electricals+ everything else in the engine bay,the bonnet,gauards,stonetray,bumper,complete dash,heater box,drivers seat,and a few other little bits out of the interrior.

I have stripped the front radiator support and half of the engine bay back to bare metal,gave a quik clean and paint to a shorten tailshaft i had sitting around(ready for the 5spd box).
found some really minor rust,mainly just a few screw holes to weld up

I've also decided to paint it in light metalic green colour 2 pack paint,if this rain stops i will strip the windscreens out,the rest of the interrior out and doors off
then its up to the welding and primerering stage.If i rember, i will try to get some pics

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

pics pics pics

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My Cars/money tins
1 1600 rally car
1 1600 Road Car
1 B310 Sunny L18 Race Car
1 Stanza

got some pics yesturday,I've taken the 4spd out,i didnt take any pics when the thing was complete so i sat the bonnet etc on for the first pics.done some more paint removal in the engine bay last night,hopefully do some welding in there and get the engine bay in primer today

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

Nice one dude. Yr pretty doing what im doing to mine atm. But ive got a bit more bits to weld in. What colour you gonna paint the motor?

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dont know? probaly factory blue or black to disperse heat quiker,and give the alloy a quik clean/polish.and goin to throw a lighten flywheel on too.
this car is probaly my less rustiest one ive done :)also the most ive ever paid for a car the guy who owned it before me was a pannel beater,so all the sills,lower rears,gaurd bottoms etc have all been replaced .
the only thing he has done that i want to change is the spare tyre well,he welded a magna tyre well in to fit in 14" spares and it looks funny from behind

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

I am still doin the engine bay about a quarter left to sand back.started welding useless holes in the engine bay(almost finnished just not sure on a couple)
I have removed the seats,seat belts,carpet,steering box yesturday and only have the roof linning left to take out,but i want to remove the windscreens first then the doors are next.

good thing i decided to strip the car back further then originally intended,found a little rust in floor pan under back seat and some on the rear floor

the weather has cleared up clouds are still around though

I am goin to pick up some 2k paint up on friday.
been thinking a light metallic green but not to positive if i want to go that colour, ive always painted my own datto's in solid colours and mates in metallics and solid
and now i am wanting something metallic.
what ever colour i choose has to blend in with the sss coupe tailights i have (cause i am seriously thinking of putting em in this one)

anyway i better get off my arse and do it
ps you thoughts on colours would help

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68 510 - soon to be restored into a replica 68sss
69 510 - current build - L20b turbo
91 GT turbo legacy
GET THAT DATSUN DIFFERENCE!

Dont go green, especially candy/metallic, go something period i think. Candy type colours ruin an old school car. That said, i really like this colour but no idea what its called:



Or a british racing green? Thats always a winner...

Cars looking good man, deffinately put the coupe taillights on it

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ps i think the above car is "kermit" or something on the510realm if you wanna go have a sus

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Whatever colour it may be, those whitewalls look sick

I've seen some nice-looking 1600s in white, red, blue, purple, black and several other colours. Whatever colour you paint in, I'm sure it will look great. Maybe a nice yellow?

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

i say go a pale colour but make it flat or satin finish

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