Sounds like a stock A series motor to be honest. But I haven't even had it anywhere near full throttle - just been cruising around slowly with a silly grin on my face lol So honestly, it doesn't really need to be anything fast. I've got the Soarer for when I want to go fast - like last Sunday...

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yeah, it's always good to carry a spare spark plug! lol

I'm feeling less bad about the idea of modifying it. The paint has already been changed from the original blue/green colour to a more solid blue, so it's not like it's a true 100% original survivor or anything. Wheels, brakes and front springs will probably go on this weekend and I'll start gathering other parts as they come up cheap.

got a quote on a set of these in 13x7 and 8" too. 3 piece wheels made in the UK. Might have to wait a while before I can justify the expense, but they are all sorts of awesome!

I'll say it again - This one definitely won't be raced. Just a nice mildly modified cruiser.

Here's the engine bay currently. A14, extractors, and 32/36 Weber on big Roland manifold. I've got a few bits of wiring and plumbing to tidy up in the short term before worrying about whether to drop a mild L series in there :P

Plan is to keep this one long term, so there's no rush. It makes me smile driving it just the way it is to be honest. Thinking about taking it to the nostalgia cars drive in night this weekend hehe

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Love it. Great car control, and great memory! I used to always forget where to go when I did motorkhanas lol my two least favourite letters - WD
Cool car too :)

It actually drives really nice, and handles surprisingly well. I didn't exactly push it, but it turned in so sharp in the twisty mountain roads where he lived when left his place. And that was on the 155s! hehe Not much body roll either surprisingly. Definitely feel lighter and more nimble with the A series. But you can't beat the extra grunt and effortless power of the L series, combined with cheap readily available 5spds for much better highway cruising, it really is the way to go I reckon.

Definitely get some current photos up soon. Apart from the engine, it's just as immaculate as it was before, only the rust in front edge of bonnet lets it down. I'll have to fix that soon.

It is a convoluted thread:
Look for 210 or 310 coupe for a track car project
Buy blue 120Y coupe - clean it up and find it's too good to race
Buy yellow 120Y 2dr sedan with A14, weber and 5spd, which gets turned into the L20B track car.
Sell blue 120Y coupe to a mate to fund 2dr sedan project :(
Sell 2dr sedan engine to fund project - ends up in the blue 120Y coupe
Build and race 2dr sedan :)
Sell 2dr sedan to another mate :(
Regret it. Look for another Datsun.
Buy 720 ute. :/
Swap 720 for original blue 120Y coupe with the old engine out of the yellow 2dr sedan :D
Other mate gives me the S13 brake upgrade back off the 2dr sedan after he upgraded his brakes, as well as the 175lb 260Z King Springs, and the spare Stanza 5spd I gave him when he bought the car.

still my old ugly manifold. He's working on the nice one in his spare time. Will probably be a while before that gets finished. Suggested to him that a cam upgrade might be the best next step - quick easy and cheap. L series respond really well to cams in NA form, so a mild grind, if he can't find a turbo specific grind, should wake it up a bit.

Clutch is just starting to slip a bit on hard shifts to 3rd gear now apparently. It's still a stock Bluebird clutch so it's done OK I reckon. Clued him in on the Sports 2000 upgrade for more clamping force while still being gentle on the driveline and factory street-ability.

lol yeah I probably will too... they're just so much better with L series and 5spd in my opinion.

I still have my 13x7 hotwires and some lowering springs. Brendan who bought the 2dr sedan racer off me gave me the S13 front brake conversion back now that he's upgraded to Wilwoods - Datsun guys really do look after each other.
This one definitely won't be raced. Just a nice mildly modified cruiser. I'll fix the rust in the front edge of the bonnet and might get a cam grind to give it some attitude.
I'm tempted to do my usual L series and 5spd conversion with twin Hitachi SUs, but I just don't feel quite right about doing an engine conversion in this one - it's too good. Then again, the Excellents were released with L series so maybe I can talk myself into it lol But that will be down the track a bit anyway.
I've still got to go back to Pete's and pick up the original A12 for it to tuck away in the shed in case I ever want to go back to 100% stock. A ute would be handy for that! lol

Long story short, I contacted my mate I sold this coupe to, and as luck would have it he was as keen on my 720 as I was one my old coupe. So the deal was done on Saturday, and I now have this little gem back home. Pete had only put about 700km on it in the couple of years he owned, and kept it absolutely pristine! :)
It's got the A14 and 32/36 Weber from the 120Y 2dr sedan I bought in it now, and Pete added a Rowland manifold and electronic ignition. He had some little 13" hotwires on it as well, but I wanted it with the stock 12s and hub caps, so he kept the mags for his other Dattos.





I drove the 720 down there and the 120Y back home, adding about 120km to it's total in one go. And it drives as tight as a drum. I had the stupidest big grin on my face the whole way home lol