New World Datsuns...

1961 Datsun 1200 Station Wagon, 2 Door - $7500

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/c ... 53569.html

It's looking good - keep rubbing it ! If nothing else, this will be a good thread for others trying to start a L motor they don't know the history of. One that got me one was the crank balancer difference, the L20b is different than the older L16/L18. I had a L16 that the PO put a L20b balancer on ...

I like it, nice score!

Indy510 wrote:I want the backseat to still fit, so I made a bent 1x2 piece to reinforce the hacked out area:

That's the difference between a well executed mod and a hack job, planning the finish up front.

Lov'n it

wayno wrote:That looks good, so does the gauge holder.

+1

Eagle_Adam wrote:And once again I'm moving......

But to a bad ass house with a whole 2 car garage to myself!!

Congrats!

...start putting it back together and look at that, this piece doesn't fit. I'm sure you'll get it, with a little patience. On my carb rebuild I used emery paper on a piece of glass to get the gasket surfaces flat, things got wonky over time. I also had to helicoil a few holes that were stripped. I ...

That's a serious upgrade, right there.

I don't know about the "looks", but I would like to know what's the "performance" upgrade like? Current drawn and light projected, compared to stock - or old school halogen upgrades?

draker wrote:Looks like a good start man!

+1

Jamee wrote:I suppose it's good I only post pics of my B and none of me.

I know it's good that I only post pics of my Datsuns and none of me!

Jamee wrote:It's official, the Hitachi is being rebuilt.

Nothing wrong with that approach.
I rebuilt the stock carb on my 510 and it has been running so much better ever since.

Someone went HOG WILD on that puppy ... when I saw that picture, I had to start this thread.

Skeletonbonez wrote:Did a cruise down to Sonora,Ca for Mother's day.

Nice weather, and a good reason for a cruise. Doing in a Datsun, even better!

Eagle_Adam wrote:Drool...

+1

Look to upside down land ebay to grab a right mirror, they have repros there. That's a great idea. Downunder, South Africa, the UK and of course Japan would be good places to look, but cars don't last as long on an island as they do on a continent. If you have a nice looking car then re-pops would ...

DRIVEN wrote:In this particular case it's geared more toward a factory correct restoration so I got to geek out on making sure all the hardware is correct and all the fasteners were in the correct locations.

I really like where you're going with this one!

I cracked up when I saw them, becaue I had the same mismatched screws holding the old mirror on. The ones you sent were not rusty like mine, so I went with them. Maybe I'll see if I can get a matching set, but function over form ... right?

This is what the PO did to repair the busted mirror ... http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh246/jjstorm62/IMG_12131_zpseqmg9op3.jpg http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh246/jjstorm62/IMG_12141_zpsa3rwzprr.jpg DRIVEN sent me old the mirror off his goon, BIG THANKS , it arrived today and got ...

This is the common tank to swap into the C10's, it is nothing more than a stock tank from a 69-72 Blazer. Read multiple times how good these tank work and how well they fit under the truck. WTF ... when I came here to check your latest posting, I wasn't expecting this. :x https ...

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