New Zealand Datsun Club

hey guys new to this forum i have just brought a s12 and im just wondering if you guys have/or know of a front lip/side skirts/ factory hood let me know cheers xD

S12's never had factory side skirts except for the Grand Prix model (think that is what it was called). I believe this was only made for the Euro market...
From new there were two different hoods (bonnets) -flat and one with a bulge.
There was a rubbery front lip on some models. Easily damaged and often removed, mine's missing:-(
There are some ghastly aftermarket kits available - one fitted to a white coupe that was in Chch a while back but haven't seen it for ages.

No factory skirts AFAIK. Aero front lip was an option but not believed to be common.

In all honesty, if you're hunting for Aero parts, Australia or American S12 forums are the place to go. But freight would be a killer!

usdm SE models did come with factory 3 piece plastic side skirts an a rubbery sort of front lip.
very very few jdm ones had the lip or side skirts, and the skirts were made of that rust inducing spongey crap.
my rs-x has got the hard plastic type front lip, but i havent seen another in NZ yet.

i found a set of foam sideskirts once, but they turned to dust trying to get them off

i may have some pics somewhere, will try to dig them out sometime...

hey thanks any way guys. yeah im after the se kit vegie they are amazing, bad news about the side skirts bet you were kicking your self looks like ill have to hunt over seas ill start with aus first (cheaper shipping hehe)

aussie didnt get the se kit, but i have heard 1 or 2 gazelles over there did come out with the se type hatch spoiler.
im trying to source one of these hatch spoilers myself.

it seems the oz spec cars are even more poverty pack than ours, as most of nz's ones are imports from japan...

shame about those skirts i found, but the se one look heaps better in my opinion too.

well if i find or hear of any thing ill let you know maybe we could do a group shiping thing if we find something we both want ove sea? idk depends how desperate we get i guess ahah i think i can hold out for now i still have a lot of work ahead of me xD by chance have you heard of putting a r200 lsd into a long nose heard its been done but needs some form of 3mm spacers correct ?

there was a r200 lsd write somewhere, i'll see if i can find/link to it.

mines a factory r200 lsd, so didnt need to bother.

i think the problem is the bolt size is smaller where the crown wheel bolts to the centre.

oh that would be great thanks for your help im so happy i got a irs model alot easier to work on

yeah the irs ones are easier for options to mod bits/find parts.

is your an r200 already? or an r180.

the chassis tag will have something like:

transaxle RB39 which means r180 3.9:1 ratio or
transaxle RC39 whish is an r200 3.9:1.

if its a ca18et manual model its probably a RB37 or RB39 im guessing.