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My 1200GX's engine bay after a sprayjob
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I took my airbox and tappet cover to be match sprayed to the body's color.
Tell me what you guys think.

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Dodgeman
Posted: 2004/10/15 14:52  Updated: 2004/10/15 14:52
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 Re: My 1200GX
I'm trying to figure if these are the original carbs for this car. My GX carbs are round tops & i had assumed, rightly or wrongly, that all 1200GX's had round top carbs from new.
What was the original colour of the air filter? Mine is red, but i have seen a 120Y GX with a blue one & it had the square top carbs.
There was also an orange[ish] colour used on some L series twin carb air filters.

Does anyone know the correct names for the two diferent blues used on the engine block, & the rocker cover, as well as the correct name of the red used on the air filter?
Colour codes would be even better.

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sidedraught
Posted: 2004/10/15 23:10  Updated: 2004/10/15 23:10
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 Re: My 1200GX
My old GX set up which I had assumed was a factory set up had square top Hitachis and a red air filter.

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2004/10/16 2:37  Updated: 2004/10/16 2:37
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 Re: My 1200GX
The flat-top Hitachis started in 1974, didn't they? Remember, the 1200 cars were made in South Africa until 1975.

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D
Posted: 2004/10/16 3:56  Updated: 2004/10/16 3:56
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 Re: My 1200GX
The cream of the crop... sorry couldnt help meself its delishious.

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Dodgeman
Posted: 2004/10/16 4:12  Updated: 2004/10/16 4:12
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 Re: My 1200GX
L18_B110 kindly sent me some pictures from Nostalgic Hero magazine showing what appears to be a couple of original, unrestored GX cars. The first was a blue 1200 coupe with square top carbs & red air cleaner assembly. The other was a 120Y GX four door with square tops & a powder blue air cleaner assembly.

The 120Y would be absolutely 100% correct, & the red air cleaner in the 1200 is likely the real deal, but for the moment, i have accepted that late, or very late 1973 Datsun 1200 GX's may have had square tops.

1200GXman's car may well be a '74 or '75 model, so,... since his family has had it from new, [i believe] perhaps he could let us know of its year of manufacture & the original air cleaner colour.

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1200GXman
Posted: 2004/11/26 9:24  Updated: 2004/11/26 9:24
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 Re: My 1200GX


This is the original color before the color coding.(Please excuse the dust and dirt) Blue tappet cover and dark orange airbox. Some other GX models I saw here in South Africa had different colors.
I do not know if they maybe changed it yearly to different colors.

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1200rallycar
Posted: 2004/1/8 10:39  Updated: 2004/1/8 10:39
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 Re: My 1200GX
color codded, very nice, can i have your airbox?

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Dodgeman
Posted: 2004/1/8 10:48  Updated: 2004/1/8 10:48
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 Re: My 1200GX
Are they the later type square top carbs?

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1200rallycar
Posted: 2004/1/8 10:51  Updated: 2004/1/8 10:51
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 Re: My 1200GX
yes, ist that a bit obvious

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Lobster
Posted: 2004/1/8 13:18  Updated: 2004/1/8 13:18
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 Re: My 1200GX
Very tidy looking.
I like it alot.
Looks veru organised and well set up...

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1200rallycar
Posted: 2004/1/8 13:31  Updated: 2004/1/8 13:31
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 Re: My 1200GX
sorry dodgeman someone told me that was a little harsh, i was only joking around as per usual

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1200GXman
Posted: 2004/1/8 13:51  Updated: 2004/1/8 13:51
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 Re: My 1200GX
I saw Dodgeman asking a bit about the car.
Yes. It is the Flattop Hitachi SU's.
Stock standard complete GX engine.
This is the car I was posting the Forum about running hot on the highway.
I luckily got some good replies.
Thanks for you all.
Basically I do not want to do anymore to the engine bay.
Maybe very later take the engine out and do a balance on all internals.
But that will be much later.
At the moment it has 25 000km on the engine.Me and my dad reconditioned it a while back.

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2004/1/8 18:33  Updated: 2004/1/8 18:33
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 Re: My 1200GX
The rocker cover and airbox painted to match body color looks VERY good.

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DatA15
Posted: 2004/1/9 0:37  Updated: 2004/1/9 0:37
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 Re: My 1200GX
that look heaps good. i like the beigey colours. nice job