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Ddgonzal's 1200 Sedan

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-[[Category:User Community]] 
ddgonzal's Datsun 1200 two-door sedan ddgonzal's Datsun 1200 two-door sedan
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=6553 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/6553.jpg]+<br>{{Album|6553}}
 + 
 += Overview =
 +In 2004 I flew from Seattle down to Oakland, California and drove this little car home.
= Features = = Features =
-* 1972 [[History of Datsun 1200|Datsun 1200 LB110]] (LHD)+ * 1972 [[History of Datsun 1200|Datsun 1200 LB110]] (LHD)
-* [[Colors|Sunshine White]]+ * [[Colors|Sunshine White]]
-* 99% factory stock, even has [[Tire Sizes|12" wheels and tires]]+ * 99% factory stock, even has [[Tire Sizes|12" wheels and tires]]
-* [[B310 Electronic Distributor Swap|Electronic distributor upgrade]] for better reliablity+ * [[B310 Electronic Distributor Swap|Electronic distributor upgrade]] for better reliablity
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2126 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2126.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13300 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13300.jpg] +Stock [[radio]] & speaker
 +<br>{{Album|13444}} {{Album|2126}}
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13439 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13439.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13440 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13440.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13445 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13445.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13444 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13444.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13879 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13879.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13880 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13880.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13885 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13885.jpg] +Genuine Nissan defrost vent finishers
 +<br>{{Album|13445}}
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2121 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/2121.jpg] +Good dash pad
 +<br>{{Album|13439}} {{Album|13440}}
 + 
 +{{Album|13879}} {{Album|13880}} {{Album|13885}}
= Wheel and Tire = = Wheel and Tire =
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13448 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13448.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=15097 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/15097.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=15098 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/15098.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13446 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13446.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=16638 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/16638.jpg] +It came with stock type radials. I soon changed those out.
 +<br>{{Album|16638}} {{Album|13446}}
 + 
 +165/55R12 Yokohama A048R on 5x12" slotted mags
 +<br>{{Album|13448}} {{AlbumH|15098|jpg|262}}
 + 
 +Trunk contents
 +<br>{{Album|15097}}
= Upgrades = = Upgrades =
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1/4 mile nero 1/4 mile nero
-Ddgonzal in the right lane+Drag Racing at {{wiki|Portland International Raceway}}
-<br>Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3THUk5_jEw+<br>{{ExtPhoto|http://lh6.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI0mGvGjI/AAAAAAAAIwE/mLyhBDgRfH4|IMG_2200.JPG}} {{ExtPhoto|http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI42GvGpI/AAAAAAAAIw0/k7Z0HmY-7q4|IMG_2206.JPG}} {{ExtPhoto|http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCKX2GvIQI/AAAAAAAAI9s/PqpkR4rzmF0|IMG_2312.JPG}} {{ExtPhoto|http://lh4.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI4GGvGoI/AAAAAAAAIws/dqnTyuOr-zw|IMG_2205.JPG}}
-1972 Datsun 1200, USA specification (emission controls intact)+Following [[White Zombie]]
-Engine: 1171 cc+<br>{{Album|13602}}
-Gearbox: standard 4-speed+
-Diff: standard 3.90 ratio+
-Power: 68 SAE, 48 rwhp+
-Racing at Portland International Raceway+With [[datsa73]] at {{wiki|Evergreen Speedway}}
 +<br>{{Album|16226}}
-[http://lh6.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI0mGvGjI/AAAAAAAAIwE/mLyhBDgRfH4/IMG_2200.JPG http://lh6.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI0mGvGjI/AAAAAAAAIwE/mLyhBDgRfH4/s144/IMG_2200.JPG] [http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI42GvGpI/AAAAAAAAIw0/k7Z0HmY-7q4/IMG_2206.JPG http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI42GvGpI/AAAAAAAAIw0/k7Z0HmY-7q4/s144/IMG_2206.JPG] [http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCKX2GvIQI/AAAAAAAAI9s/PqpkR4rzmF0/IMG_2312.JPG http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCKX2GvIQI/AAAAAAAAI9s/PqpkR4rzmF0/s144/IMG_2312.JPG] [http://lh4.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI4GGvGoI/AAAAAAAAIws/dqnTyuOr-zw/IMG_2205.JPG http://lh4.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI4GGvGoI/AAAAAAAAIws/dqnTyuOr-zw/s144/IMG_2205.JPG]+ 1972 Datsun 1200, USA specification (emission controls intact)
 + Engine: 1171 cc
 + Gearbox: standard 4-speed
 + Diff: standard 3.90 ratio
 + Power: 68 SAE, 48 rwhp
 + 
 +{{YouTube|Y3THUk5_jEw|ddgonzal's EVil Twin VS [[White Zombie]]}}
all stock except for: all stock except for:
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* about 80 pounds extra weight (toolbox, two spare tires, etc) * about 80 pounds extra weight (toolbox, two spare tires, etc)
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13599 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13599.jpg]+19.887 seconds @ 65.17 mph
 +<br>{{Thumb|13599}}
= Version 1.0 = = Version 1.0 =
-My first car was a Datsun 1200 2-door Sedan, obtained November 1981. +My first car was a Datsun 1200 [[B110R|2-door Sedan]], obtained November 1981. It was 10 years old and only had 49,000 miles. I put an additional 200,000 miles on that 1200.
-[[wikipedia:Columbia River|Columbia River]], 1984+`1984: {{wiki|Columbia River}} | Home
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=5909 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/5909.jpg] +<br>{{Album|5909}} {{Album|24143}}
-Ice machine, during a rare ocean-side freeze+ 1972 Datsun 1200
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=124 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/124.jpg]+ * A14 engine
 + * 5-speed 60A
 + * 13" wheels
 + * power windows
 + * blackout bumpers
 + 
 +Ice machine, during a rare ocean-side freeze. I lived on the Pacific ocean
 +<br>{{Album|21766}} {{AlbumH|24144|jpg|320}} {{Album|20933}} {{Album|24145}} {{Album|124}}
Pacific Ocean salt air takes it's toll (1990s) Pacific Ocean salt air takes it's toll (1990s)
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1879 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1879.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1880 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1880.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1881 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1881.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1904 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1904.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1882 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1882.jpg] +<br>{{Album|1879}} {{Album|1880}} {{Album|1881}} {{Album|1904}}&#12288;{{Album|1882}}
-Searching for a new 1200+{{Album|8317}} {{Album|9056}} {{Album|12228}} {{Album|7795}}
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2026 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2026.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=766 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/766.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1479 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1479.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1989 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1989.jpg] +
-3-years of searching, found one in California+I salvaged the [[Power Windows]]
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2124 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2124.jpg] +<br>{{Album|1915}}
-Driving it North+= Version 2.0 =
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2119 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2119.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2120 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2120.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2125 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2125.jpg] +2002-2005 ... searching for a new 1200. I looked the Alderwood 1200 but thought it too rusty
-<br>[[wikipedia:Mount Shasta|Mount Shasta]]+<br>{{Album|2026}}
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2121 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2121.jpg] +
-Finally at home in Washington State+I saw this local 1200 once but not again ...
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=2870 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/2870.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=6553 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/6553.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9587 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9587.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9847 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9847.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9989 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9989.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13030 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13030.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13257 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13257.jpg] +<br>{{Album|766}}
-Datsun Car Shows+I looked at Icehouse's 1200 but passed on it (Gary_P bought it and fixed it)
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=3993 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/3993.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=4001 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/4001.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=6789 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/6789.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=6790 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/6790.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9119 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9119.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9120 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9120.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9140 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9140.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9824 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9824.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9853 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9853.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9857 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9857.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13159 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13159.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13879 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13879.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=16486 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/16486.jpg] +<br>{{Album|1479}}
-Drag Racing+I wanted one nicer than this Olympia mobile
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13602 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13602.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=16226 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/16226.jpg] +<br>{{Album|1989}}
-<br>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3THUk5_jEw video]: ddgonzal vs [[White Zombie]]+ 
-<br>http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI42GvGpI/AAAAAAAAIw0/k7Z0HmY-7q4/s144/IMG_2206.JPG http://lh3.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCKX2GvIQI/AAAAAAAAI9s/PqpkR4rzmF0/s144/IMG_2312.JPG http://lh4.google.com/PIRPhotogal/RqCI4GGvGoI/AAAAAAAAIws/dqnTyuOr-zw/s144/IMG_2205.JPG+3-years of searching, found one in California, 800 miles away
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13599 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13599.jpg]+<br>{{Album|2124}}
 + 
 +Driving it North
 +<br>{{Album|2119}} {{Album|2120}} {{Album|2125}}
 + 
 +at {{wiki|Mount Shasta}}
 +<br>{{Album|2121}}
 + 
 +Finally at home in Washington State
 +<br>{{Album|2870}} {{Album|9587}} {{Album|9847}} {{Album|9989}} {{Album|13030}}
 +{{Album|13257}}
Columbia River, 2007 Columbia River, 2007
-<br>[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13885 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13885.jpg]+<br>{{Album|13885}}
 + 
 += Car Shows =
 +[[Blue Lake]] 2004
 +<br>{{Album|3993}} {{Album|4001}}
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=5909 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/5909.jpg]+Canby 2005
-[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=24143 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/24143.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=124 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/124.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=24144 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/24144.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=20933 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/20933.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=24145 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/24145.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=21766 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/21766.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=8317 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/8317.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9056 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9056.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=12228 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/12228.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=7795 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/7795.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1879 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1879.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1880 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1880.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1881 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1881.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1882 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1882.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1904 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1904.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1915 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/1915.jpg]+<br>{{Album|6789}} {{Album|6790}}
-[[Category:Featured Cars]]+[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9119 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9119.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9120 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9120.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9140 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9140.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9824 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9824.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9853 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9853.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=9857 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/9857.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13159 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13159.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=13879 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/13879.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=16486 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/16486.jpg]
= Photos = = Photos =
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[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=20933 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/20933.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=20933 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/20933.jpg]
[http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=21715 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/21715.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=21766 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/21766.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22341 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22341.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22910 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22910.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22911 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22911.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22914 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22914.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=23549 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/23549.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=23567 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/23567.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=21715 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/21715.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=21766 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/21766.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22341 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22341.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22910 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22910.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22911 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22911.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=22914 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/22914.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=23549 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/23549.jpg] [http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=23567 http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photos/thumbs/23567.jpg]
 +
 +[[Category:User Community]][[Category:Featured Cars]]

Revision as of 08:36, 28 September 2018

ddgonzal's Datsun 1200 two-door sedan
6553.jpgAlbum 6553

Contents

Overview

In 2004 I flew from Seattle down to Oakland, California and drove this little car home.

Features

* 1972 Datsun 1200 LB110 (LHD)
* Sunshine White
* 99% factory stock, even has 12" wheels and tires
* Electronic distributor upgrade for better reliablity

Stock radio & speaker
13444.jpgAlbum 13444 2126.jpgAlbum 2126

Genuine Nissan defrost vent finishers
13445.jpgAlbum 13445

Good dash pad
13439.jpgAlbum 13439 13440.jpgAlbum 13440

13879.jpgAlbum 13879 13880.jpgAlbum 13880 13885.jpgAlbum 13885

Wheel and Tire

It came with stock type radials. I soon changed those out.
16638.jpgAlbum 16638 13446.jpgAlbum 13446

165/55R12 Yokohama A048R on 5x12" slotted mags
13448.jpgAlbum 13448 15098.jpgAlbum 15098

Trunk contents
15097.jpgAlbum 15097

Upgrades

* GX wiper blades
* Wheel & Tires
* B310 center caps
* B210 rear seat
* Coupe front seats
* AM radio -> B11 AM/FM radio
* Electronic ignition B310 -> EDIS -> Sunny Truck

Racing

1/4 mile nero

Drag Racing at Portland International Raceway
IMG_2200.JPG IMG_2206.JPG IMG_2312.JPG IMG_2205.JPG

Following White Zombie
13602.jpgAlbum 13602

With datsa73 at Evergreen Speedway
16226.jpgAlbum 16226

1972 Datsun 1200, USA specification (emission controls intact)
Engine: 1171 cc
Gearbox: standard 4-speed
Diff: standard 3.90 ratio
Power: 68 SAE, 48 rwhp
 V I D E O  ddgonzal's EVil Twin VS White Zombie (click to view)
hqdefault.jpg
all stock except for:
* electronic ignition
* Shorter, wider tires (165/55-R12)
* about 80 pounds extra weight (toolbox, two spare tires, etc)

19.887 seconds @ 65.17 mph
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Version 1.0

My first car was a Datsun 1200 2-door Sedan, obtained November 1981. It was 10 years old and only had 49,000 miles. I put an additional 200,000 miles on that 1200.

`1984: Columbia River | Home
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1972 Datsun 1200
* A14 engine
* 5-speed 60A
* 13" wheels
* power windows
* blackout bumpers

Ice machine, during a rare ocean-side freeze. I lived on the Pacific ocean
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Pacific Ocean salt air takes it's toll (1990s)
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I salvaged the Power Windows
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Version 2.0

2002-2005 ... searching for a new 1200. I looked the Alderwood 1200 but thought it too rusty
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I saw this local 1200 once but not again ...
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I looked at Icehouse's 1200 but passed on it (Gary_P bought it and fixed it)
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I wanted one nicer than this Olympia mobile
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3-years of searching, found one in California, 800 miles away
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Driving it North
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at Mount Shasta
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Finally at home in Washington State
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Columbia River, 2007
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Car Shows

Blue Lake 2004
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Canby 2005
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Photos

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