maybe some "Sunny" badges would be just right

damn this car is porn,
did u rechrome the bumpers?

a nice set round deluxe bagdes on the pillar would set it off....

bumpers are original, however saying that, the sedan was rear ended the other day [be it only slightly] so the bumper will have to be straightened and re-chromed. The C pillar badges are in the shed and just have to be put on.

Does anyone know the exact position for mounting the factory "GX" C pillar badges.

have a look on the wiki...

1200 wiki, badges

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The C pillar badges seem to have been put in two different places:
* early 1200s - down low
* later 1200s - a bit higher up
Take a look at the photos and try to figure out where you want to place them, there is no exact measurements.

Somebody could pop their badges off and tape a ruler to the pillar and snap a piccy, that might help ... I would guess the mounting holes for DX, GL and GX pillar badge are all the same.

mines a 71, so down low they will go

If you want, I can take a picture or two of the location of my GX badge on the pilar and mail them to you.Drop me a PM of your email address.

Some MORE photos will be appreciated of this car.More angles, more views, more EVERYTHING

Here you go. Found a picture I took a couple of months ago of this part of my car.

Location of GX badge on my sedan

Thanks for that, Any chance you could take some measurments in "mm" and refernence points.

If Ddgonzal is right, & he usually is, then we have a couple of points to note with Hendrik's car
A. It's a 1975 model
B. It's a ZADM [South African Domestic Model]

It would appear that the GX emblem placement was not changed, presumably in line with the JDM facelift in '72, so this would serve as an excellent example of the earlier, lower emblem placement.

P.S. I just LOVE the round decal on the window. It's just so, ... so, ... so right.

dont do it. i love debadged cars.


smooth is just so super sexy

And yet, there is something that says 'complete' with a properly trimmed car. Something that says, ' this how a real car should be, fresh from the factory.
Performance & appearance, ... all in one smart looking package. Well, that's my leanings anyway.

I will take soe measurements tonight of the GX badge's location and post on this thread for all to know.

Thanks for the comment Dodgeman.I just HAD to put this sticker on somewhere.Is located on both sides in this space. This is the only sticker on the outside of the car.
In the engine bay I will be sticking a "Datsun genuine parts" sticker on the firewall.(Is still lying in my shed).
I also don't like overdoing things with stickers.Just enough.

Here is the link to the photo with the measurements I took:

Link to photo

I smallerised it by croping, but left the important part at full size.
Oops, looks like more posts while I was editing the image.

Dodgeman to the rescue.
Still want to figure out how to do that.

Nice one, many thanks.

I thought I would post up a quick pic from the cruise today with the Sydney Datsun club "SDC"

Fantastic. Very Tidy!

Nice one mate, personally I think the fender mirrors look out of place, but thats just me.

Need a bigger one of this for wallpaper

Good lord, why those mirrors look like genuine GX ones, & brand new too boot.
You know, .... I had a set of these, but can't remember where I put them. LOL.

OK people, yes, these are the ones that Matt Big Hat helped me to buy out of Japan sometime last year, or was it the year before.
They belong on a GX & this is as good an example as I could find, so I provided them in a trade deal.

I suspect that these are the first genuine 1200 GX mirrors to bee seen on the streets here in Aus.
Anybody know of someone using them before today?

Lookin good Ben.

fender mirrors are much sexy, thats awesome

Is that the Wollongong coastline in the background?

I have been trying to talk myself out of buying a sedan for ages, I came up with these excuses...
- The ute is almost perfect, I can make myself be happy with one'
- I'm stretching the love with the girlfriend enough as it is,
- I've got other things that I want to spend the money on,
- I havent got the spare time,
- I havent got the space,
- Too hard to find parts for,
- and a ####load of others that I cant think of now,
- Mainly I want to keep the girlfriend.. lol

BUT THAT CAR MAKES ME CHECK MY BANK BALANCE... I LOVE IT ITS EVEN SEXY BLUE...

Would LOVE some really high quality pics of it... I will even take them if you want!!!....

dodgeman, sedans arent meant to have exterior mirrors
not once the car has some body work done anyway

15 X 6 superlites with 120mm backspace.
rubber is 195 /50 /15 Pirellis

maybe..

I don't remember that chrome trim around the back window before & that tail light rim looks bright & shiney. What else is new? LOL.

Damn nice.
What has been done to this car.
Just a stocker with looks?

whats the color called.very nice

The colour is off the Ford XR6 falcons...

looking good benny .... how bout a full shot to show all its glory

For Boofhead

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Blueprint?

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Not sure, I will see if i can get the paint code from my painter?

very very nice
any more new bits been added since the nats ??

Plenty.... Always changing stuff

looks like lots of new stuff for benny .
carbonfibre would look nice against that color ........
the car looks very nice indeed .

Looks to me like it could use a couple of outside mirrors.

Hmmm! Good taste Benny. that's nice mate

Benny.......Datto Porn right there mate!.... Its a hard level to get too but your there! Great sedan

niiiiice. that is one clean stylish example! how's your race car going?

verry nice benny, looks great. does that mean you finally washed it since datnats?

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how do you get a ute to that level? lol

keep it simple and dont go overboard.. Go for a colour that wont look out of place in a decades time IMO

Im chasing the factory look [apart from the wheels]. "Factory Options" parts is where its at for me. The recent paintjob is by no means perfect, but im satisfied with finish so far. Not bad for a 12 week turnaround [strip and rebuild and quite alot cold nights in the shed]

I leave the speed stuff for the racecar on the track.

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That is the same story with my GX.Also chasing factory look and just small improvements like:
Electronic dizzy.
Electric fan instead of mechanical fan.
Aluminium tappet cover.
13" wheels.
2005 model "bakkie" complete front strut suspention.
The rest stock standard.
My paint job is however VERY close to perfect.

this is the best sedan i have seen so far i beleive. bloody beautifl! great work benny!

WOW thats hot az

VERY,VERY nice