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Fairlady is Nissan's sports car family, sold as Datsuns in the Japan market until the 1980s. Note: A sports car in this sense is technically a 2-seater. For more information, see wikipedia:Nissan Z-car and wikipedia:Datsun Sports
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Roadsters
The Roadster competed with the 1960s british sports cars and featured 4-cylinder engines and full ladder-frame chassis. Roadster parts have rarely been used on 1200s, as they are older technology.
1959 S211 Datsun Sports 1000 with C1 engine 1960-1963 SP212/SP213 Datsun 1200 Fairlady 1963-1965 SP310 Datsun Fairlady 1500, SPL310 1965-1970 SP311 Datsun Fairlady 1600, SPL311 Sports 1600 1967-1970 SR311 Datsun Fairlady 2000, SRL311 Sports 2000
1600 R16 pushrod engine 2000 U20 OHC engine
Coupes
Fairlady Coupes (Z-cars) replaced the Roadsters and featured advanced technology including unibody chassis and Independent Rear Suspsension. For 1970 they were sold side-by-side with the Roadsters, but after that no convertibles were made for many many years.
Datsun model series #S30 * 1969-1972 Datsun Fairlady Z/Datsun 240Z * 1971 Fairlady ZG (HS30-H, Japan only) * 1971 Fairlady Z432 (Japan only limited production) with S20 DOHC engine * 1974-1978 Datsun 260Z (USA: 1974 model year only) * 1974-1978 Datsun 280Z and 280Z 2+2
Datsun model series #S130 1978-1982 Datsun Fairlady 280Z, Datsun 280ZX
Nissan Z-cars 1982-1989 #Z31 Nissan 300ZX with VG30E 1989-1996 #Z32 Nissan 300ZX with VG30 and VG30TT engines 2002-2008 #Z33 Nissan Fairlady Z/350Z with VQ35DE engine 2008- Z35 Fairlady Z/370Z with VQ37VHR engine
S30
1969-1979 Datsun S30. The long six was rarely swapped into 1200s but made a splash when it was done. In early 1200 racing, Datsun Competition recommended fitting the S30 brakes. In the 1980s Z-car seats were occasionally swapped into 1200s, but good seats are much too rare these days.
S30 2.0 liter L20A six HS30 2.4 liter L24 six PS30 2.0 liter twin-cam 4-valve S20 six
S30 Fairlady 2000
S30 240Z with retro-fitted RB20
Fairlady 432 engine (type S20 twin-cam, 4-valve)
240Z (S30 with L24 engine)
260Z (S30 with L26 engine)
280Z (S30 with L28E fuel-injected engine)
Custom racing nose
S130
The Japan-market S130 was badged 280Z -- confusingly, as it was badged 280ZX in other countries. Suspension and brakes were commonly swapped into 1200s.
See Main Article: 280ZX See: 280ZX Strut Swap See: 280ZX Brake Upgrade
280ZX (S130)
Z31
1983-1989 Z31 300ZX changed from the straight-six to the V6. This single overhead-cam V6 has been swapped into 1200s. Only the special JDM 200ZR used a straight six (the superb RB20DET twin cam).
See: VG_Engine_Swap
Z32
1989-2000 Z32 300ZX (1990-1996 in USA)
Z33
2002-2009 Z33 Nissan 350Z used the VQ V6 twin-cam engine which has been swapped into 1200s a few times. The six-speed gearbox is also useful for mating to the 1200 engine.
See VQ Engine Swap See 6-speed
