Send me an e-mail with an address and I'll send you the parts. Glad to see another 1200 saved from the crusher.
maberna@sandia.gov

I'll bid $300 cash US and I'll come pick it up.

Mike

I have at this time a complete '72 Coupe that is all stock except for a 5 speed transmission and Eclipse seats, a '71 2dr Sedan that is becoming my road racing school car, a '7x semi-tube frame ex-race car that may or may not be completed someday, and a '73 Coupe body shell in storage. Out of four bodies one runs.... at least I have quite a stash of spare parts. Oh yeah.. a '72 Sedan that went to recycle heaven as it was beyond repair. I know of three others in the Albuquerque, NM USA area that still run including a pristine '71 Sedan that has 250k + miles on the original A12.

Mike

GT5 is the smallest bore class of the SCCA GT cars. Generally you can change almost everything on the car (including building a complete tube chassis) except for engine type/size (1300cc max) and wheel/tire size. GT5 cars are restricted to 13x 6 wheels and an 8x20 inch tire (slicks are of course permitted). The skys the limit on engine modification (some restrictions are spelled on on the GCR spec line for each car model) with individual port fuel injection and one carb throat per cylinder permitted. Bodies can be mostly fiberglass and sometines can be upgraded to newer models (a datsun 1200 can be upgraded to a Datsun 350Z body) but the mechanicals stay the same. This is driven mostly by manufacturer contingency support for the marque. This call appeals to me as I like to build and try out home brew solutions to expensive race only parts. These cars are very fast and handle very well when properly set up. Rear wheel drive Minis are the current cars to beat in National class racing. Thanks for the input on what cars used the aluminun housing. Jeff I will contact you promptly about the diffs.

Mike

I posted this to the News section (sorry) I think this is a better place for it.
I am desparately seeking parts to complete the setup of two H190 differentials for my 1200 GT5 race project. I need new pinion pre-load spacers (either the crushable ones or the solid spacers with shims) and pinion oil seals to fit the aluminum housing (slightly smaller that the seal for the steel housing). Does anyone know of a source in the US to purchase these from or does someone here happen to have a few new sets gathering dust they might be willing to sell? My local Nissan dealer parts guy just gives me a blank stare when I ask for them I'm also looking for spare 4.8:1 ring and pinion sets or complete rearends (pumpkin) for the H190. Classicdatsun.com is willing to take my diffs and have them setup for me for a price but all I really need are the parts to do it myself. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.....Mike

'72 Datsun 1200 Coupe street car
'71 Datsun 1200 2 door sedan (autocross car?)
'70ish semi tube chassis datsun 1200 GT5

Hello Everyone,
I've been lurking around the 1200 club since it was on Yahoo and have just today joined so that I could share my good fortune (I think) with other Datsun fanatics. I have been working since last Novemebr on a '72 coupe that was neglected for many years and even though it spent its whole life in an arid climate (New Mexico, USA) it turned out to be quite the rust bucket. It's now ready for paint and all the cancer is gone. I'd been searching far and wide for a parts car with no luck until I found the guy on Ebay that was parting out a '72 sedan not far from where I live. I won an auction for a spare fender and ended up buying the rest of the car, mostly for the 4 speed as mine is an auto. On the way over to pick up the sedan I discovered a '71 sedan rotting away in someones front yard. Well $30 US later I had the title in hand and was on my way to rent a car dolly. So now I have three (only the coupe has an engine, the '72 sedan is going to be picked over and the '71 is gonna be a race car), what luck. Anyway to make a long post a little shorter I will have the '72 sedans shell available to anyone who wants it very cheaply. No fenders, doors, drive train, suspension or hood and the left front inner panels needs some welding done but the rest is pretty straight and might make a good basis for a race car. If anyone in the SW US is interested drop me a line at maberna@sandia.gov. If anyone else is in the Albuquerque area drop me a line also. Thanks and keep all the great info coming it has really helped a lot. I'll try making these posts a little shorter in the future.

Mike