im only new to the forum and i thought while im browsing around i would post up my 120y

here is my datsun 120y, full street rego

its powered by a holden v8 and uses the holden v8 trimatic gearbox

still uses the orginal shifter in car

its pretty much stock inside the car and the exterior looks fairly stock as well

im chasing some replacement doors, if anyone has some low rust doors

i just realised i dont have any pics on the pc that im on so i will post up a you tube link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMFIQdeA5s

Freakin Sweet!

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120Y Coupe- longest build ever!

253 isnt a real v8

That is pretty cool, nice ride.

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$2000 challenge bluebird - no more.
RPS12 - 80s-o-rama. Currently dropping 200cc, gaining a cam and gaining a turbo.

Dude that's nuts! Nice work! Find some pics and tell us about the conversion!

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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

nice car, seen it a few times. There are (were) nos door skins on ebay last time I looked, might be worth checking out.

You gotta get some piks up...

The air filter popping through the bonnet sort of spoils the sleeper look, lol...

Some would say that no matter what you do to an L series it is still only fit for a starter motor on a 253!

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Some people play hard to get... I play hard to want!

Why use the crappy trimatic auto?

Autos suck, and three speed autos suck even more. You'll get much more life outta your engine with a 5 speed manual.

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Traumatic.

Seriously though, look at most Holdens with V8s in them. They all have slush boxes! This is because the sort of people who like V8 Holdens are too intelectually incapable to manually change gears. Also, autos make standstill burnouts easier.

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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

even when the L series out powers the the 253.....but when a 308 is the same size as a 253 and has more power stock and has better build quality

would go a v6 over a 253 personally

Wow - really surprised that this guy hasn't come back for a chat. Why would he just disappear with the really positive reception he got?

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$2000 challenge bluebird - no more.
RPS12 - 80s-o-rama. Currently dropping 200cc, gaining a cam and gaining a turbo.

Umm, because it has a high stall? Manuals suck because it places so much strain on the driveline when you drop the clutch to keep up with an auto who is stalling it up.
I reckon you'd get more life out of the engine with an auto. A lot less harsh on the drivetrain etc.
V8 with an auto makes good use of the torque available.

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1972 Datsun 1600, S14 SR20DET Engineered (204rwkW @ 17psi.)
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Good on you for putting the V8 in the Datto.

I bet the thing really goes.

Champion effort. I'd love to see it get up and boogie!

Nice warm reception some of you. No really, well done.

oh sorry hope i didnt scare him off....oh wait isnt there a little laughing smilie face after what i said, that means its a joke right

good on him for getting the V8 in there, now hes got a good base to throw a 308 straight in when he stumbles across one