I switched to bp ultimate pretty much as soon as i got my 1200 ('73 A12) and it ran better straight away. I was thinking about red line lead substitute, but i don't know if its needed... but hey, i'm having problems with my balast resistor or something atm, and its running like ####, so who knows...


he he he, it automatically blurs profanity.. he he he

A friend of mine has aircraft landing lights for his hi beams on his 1600. They actually say "do not use for automotive purposes" on the baqck of them:) They're pretty f***ing bright apparently!

Hi there, just wondering if anyone knows what the biggest width tyres are to fit under 1200. I've got these 13x6 sorta deep dish rims and wanna go like 205 or something but maybe thats too wide? or is it a case of visting a specialist and getting them to sort it? oh yeah its not lowered yet but I'm looking at a two or three inches soon. thanks!

yeah thats the one... ha ha, thats what you get for messing with datsun greatness!

I started to think that datto were crap cause i've had so many little problem withit, like every two days something happened, then i realised that half of it was my fault, and the other half was fixed in five minutes. i love my datsun

Nah, it was in Street Machine magazine, september 2003 issue. just reading it again, it has a 351 windsor with Holset truck turbo, sorry, ladder bar rear, c4 auto and ford nine inch. it apparently ran 8.1 sec before the turbo was added!

he changed the rear end to four link and the whole front of the car is one massive intercooler... he he he, madness.


could be seen as a waste of datto though...

Man, i reckon those vintage style cobra seats are the go, they may not be so comfy though, but they look so rad - stylish and period perfect

dammit, will you guys stop being so damn inspiring!

I'm just afraid that having my car off the road for too long will be too much of a hassle...

cool thanks everyone, I'm definately going to do the stipping etc. myself, and the roof gutter etc. has to be done cause there's surface rust there, but I'l get it prof. painted. The problem with it being off the road for so long is that it's my only car, so I might have to borrow a car for a while but thats ok.
One more question, some cars' windscreens break when you take them out (like fords..) do 1200s have this problem? is there any other stuff i should be wary of when removing for difficulties reinstalling? Chrome strip are sometimes annoying... Ford ones are made to go on once and you have to break the mounts to get them off... stupid really...

Hey everyone, just wondering if i can get some advice on what is the best way to go about preparing my 1200 for repainting...

It has minimal rust and bodywork to take care of and only the doors need painting in the interior. Also, does anyone know around about how much time I can expect the car to be off the road?... Maybe its more economical for me to pay a shop to do it all for me? Thanks!