1989 Nissan Vanette z20 stock as a rock. Over the next couple months I’ll be getting it ready for RWC e.g. freshening up brakes, engine, fuel system, exhaust and removing rust for a good bloke Steve Diamond. Don’t usually put other people’s projects up but thought isn’t something you see every day on here.

Start

Rust









Old Mate came with the car

Interior

Cooked Engine



Remove Box



Remove Engine

Ant nest



Late Night Arrival







Had to remove rocker cover and intake manifold off





Cut to fit motor




Fit everything back on to check for clearances





Ordered all the wiring, fuses and relays to power the ecu/engine and beefing up starter and alternator wiring.

Subscribed!!! Looks great and good to see something different!

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1972 Datsun 1600, S14 SR20DET Engineered (204rwkW @ 17psi.)
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Haha, nice. Subscribed also. Looking forward to seeing this progress!

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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

Is a vanette similar to a nomad?

I think in the 1980s they were essentially the same thing, except the Vanette was the commercial version, and the Nomad was fitted out with rear seats, carpets and panel trim for the passenger vehicle market.

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My dad had a Vanette, it was either a 1981 or 1982 model. That was a factory six-seater. I think the Nomad is a different vehicle, my dad's had an A12 and this Nomad has a Z-motor apparently.

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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

This is also a 6 seater factory z20 1989. Not sure what they they have in common with a nomad, didn't know vanette existed till couple weeks ago. They also came out with a15 a12 ca20 and a diesel.

The nomad I remember was decked out with seats and had a z18 non turbo in it

Wow!

My dad had one of these, great van we went everywhere with it. It was the SGL model with steel rims that looked like mag wheels.

We used to call it half an Urvan!

Could only fine a black and white one of it online but this was the model

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Current Garage:

1971 Datsun 1600
2019 Mazda 6 Touring Wagon
2009 Holden SV6 Sedan

Well in that case I have no idea. They look like exactly the same chassis, but the nomad seems a bit more up-market. There is a 1991 Nomad for sale on gumtree and a 1990 Vanette, and they look identical, except the vanette looks a bit more commercial and the nomad more urban.

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Fuel Tank Update








First step aqua clean



Second Step acid



Dont tell the misses





Hard as a rock



New lift pump



Clean and trial fit





Mint