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Ice Mobile -- It's History
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SubmitterddgonzalMore Photos from ddgonzal   Last Update2003/7/26 5:12    Tell a friendTell a friend
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Could this car be restored?

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dattodude
Posted: 2003/7/27 11:09  Updated: 2003/7/27 11:09
No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)
Joined: 1998/12/6
From: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 5806
 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
The cracks on the inside of the doors, and the existance of that rust so far up onto the roof panel...I don't think it's good for anything except for spares. I'd like to see the lower guards, boot floor and the car floor. I expect all of these are completely rusted out. I also bet that the chassis rails are also completely rusted out..Oh man this is a toasted 1200..

Chris

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datsun120ycoupe
Posted: 2003/7/26 8:20  Updated: 2003/7/26 8:20
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Joined: 2003/2/11
From: Christchurch, New Zealand
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
anything can be restored i guess but it depends if you have the pacience to do so. pretty bad place to have rust....

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matbighat
Posted: 2003/7/26 16:06  Updated: 2003/7/26 16:06
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
Quote:
anything can be restored i guess but it depends if you have the pacience to do so. pretty bad place to have rust....


Patience, and a history of flagellation!

Plus I don't know of anybody who has restored a clean 1200, let alone a monument to oxidation.

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Lobster
Posted: 2003/7/27 9:46  Updated: 2003/7/27 9:46
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From: Canberra, Australia
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
One word:

"convertable"

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converted
Posted: 2003/7/27 9:48  Updated: 2003/7/27 9:48
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From: Newscastle, Australia
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
Another word...Converted

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Quinn
Posted: 2003/7/27 11:11  Updated: 2003/7/27 11:11
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
Whats the rest of the car like? unless the cars got sentamentle value scrap it or youll have to fork out a lot of pingas.

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Quinn
Posted: 2003/7/27 11:33  Updated: 2003/7/27 11:33
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
after seeing the other pic ive changed my mind. it was cool back in the day when you had it and i would love to see it restored. ive always wondered how far a car can go and still be restored. i guess its all up to $$ and seeing as this time its not my money i say go for it!!

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2003/7/28 4:56  Updated: 2003/7/28 4:56
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From: 48 North
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
Oh no, now you've got me thinking of restoring it, and I really dislike bodywork. Windshield is cracked too.

Chris, you have eagle eyes to spot the door cracks through the glass. I guess this means you've seen this type of cracking before?

Here are some other pictures of the car:


lower front


front


side


ID plaque rusted too

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Quinn
Posted: 2003/7/28 13:40  Updated: 2003/7/28 13:40
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From: Auckland N.Z
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
Hey what would be realy cool is if we could make it a '1200 club' project. we could all send you our spear parts and leftovers and you could report weekly on the progress. Maby even fund-rase. Ive got rear springs (up rated) and shocks, frount seats, windscreen. id give them all to see you restore it. as long as the chassis rails arent to rusty its do-able. i want to see how far is to far when restoring!

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2332owner
Posted: 2003/7/28 13:45  Updated: 2003/7/28 13:45
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From: Okinawa, Japan
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
And I could send you whatever could be reasonable sourced from Japan!

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B120dat
Posted: 2003/7/28 13:48  Updated: 2003/7/28 13:48
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From: Brisbane
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
i have a 20/26 hitachi for ya a steering wheel 12inch rims

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dattodude
Posted: 2003/7/28 14:19  Updated: 2003/7/28 14:19
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From: Sydney, Australia
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 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
My drivers door had a small amount of cracking. It's from "overuse" of the flipper window. The pulling open and closing of the window pulls on what is a single thickness panel with a sharp corner, it cracks along there. quite common. You see it more rarely on the passenger side. Oh yes I could write a book on all of the faults you might find when buying a 2nd hand datto.

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no
Posted: 2003/7/28 17:20  Updated: 2003/7/28 17:20
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Joined: 2002/11/10
From: NorCalifornia, up by Sac
Posts: 332
 Re: Ice Mobile -- It
Maybe you should turn it into a racer. Some acid dip their bodies for less weight. Your extensive rust looks to have accomplished the same effect!!! It can't be a pleasant feeling to see your former ride in such a condition. Just believe that a new one is headed your way soon.