New Zealand Datsun Club

Ive recently brought a 1972 datsun 1600 a few weeks ago.
Thought id make a thread to keep whoevers interested up to date with my build.

Any ideas or opinions are welcome .

Welcome aboard Brody, I look forward to following your thread, what is the plan, Std, Turbo, V6???
I have a Std one, about the same age, hope to get started tidying it soon.

Some people might hate me haha.

but im putting in a 13b rotary from a series4 rx7. converting it to single turbo
Looking at around 400hp at the wheels.
but thats a long way away.

gotta get the body finished first and get the R31 Skyline rearend in with vicious lsd diff.

Whats the advantage of all that work fitting a R31 rear? its still a trailing arm setup.
Why not go something like a s13 setup

Brody72datsun wrote:Some people might hate me haha.

but im putting in a 13b rotary from a series4 rx7. converting it to single turbo
Looking at around 400hp at the wheels.
but thats a long way away.

gotta get the body finished first and get the R31 Skyline rearend in with vicious lsd diff.

no no thats awesome! I want to eventually 13bt my 510

Ive been told to put an r31 rear end in? Il look into it. S13 you reacon? Thanks for that!

This is how it looked when i brought it

Started stripping...

sanding interior1

Got rid of as much surface rust as possible.