From what i understand early 200b's had IRS until Australian law made it mandatory to have more Australian parts or manfacturing on the car. If this is correct does that mean early 200B's had IRS and if that is true when did they stop putting it in them and how would i tell if my car had it.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Look under the back of the car.

If there's one straight pole going from one wheel to the other with a big circle in the middle, its not IRS.

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It would appear like most things my car has the version i didnt want.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

These things happen.

I know where there is an IRS 200B at a wrecker's though

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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

to be honest i cannot be bothered with it right now i was just hoping. i really just want some wheels and an alterntor that doesnt look like falling of

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

My old man bought a 200B from the first batch sold in Australia (which had IRS).

The story he was told at the time was that there were problems getting the australian prouction line up and running, so Nissan brought in a batch of imported ones from Japan to meet initial demand. That was what he remembered the salesman telling him, so I'm not sure of the accuracy of the tale. There aren't that many IRS sedans around, only very early ones.

All the SSS coupes were IRS, as I believe these were all fully imported.

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1970 ex Group A Rally P510
1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

i think i read it on wiki or maybe another site which when you type into google datsun 200B comes up. but either way i dont have it.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Most of the 1977 200B's are IRS, and maybe even a few 1978 models as well.

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mine is a 78 not sure how early though.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Yeah I'd say they were brought into oz as knockdown kits or similar.
They still run Australian electrics (Bosch) and have Australian build plates from memory.
Not like my S12s which were all fully imported and had Japanese electrics (JECS) and Japanese build plates.
I'll have to have a closer look at my IRS 810 laters .

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