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Sunroof In datsun 1000
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Should I put a sunroof in my wagon or would that be a crime like tubbing a 1000!!!

Posted on: 2003/10/27 5:14
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Re: Sunroof In datsun 1000
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go for it i think it will look cool!

but go for one of those old skool ones that pop up but nothing too big

Posted on: 2003/10/27 5:43
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Just a little one like in new cars!!!!!!!
Glass or plastic maybe electric opening!!!!

Posted on: 2003/10/27 6:16
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right in the middle closer to the front not plastic cos it might fade over time, get glass and dark tint otherwise it gets hot!!!

don't get electric just get a pop up one so it's old skool

Posted on: 2003/10/27 6:29
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I think it's a bit of a crime. It's a mod that can't be undone. It depends on whether the car is a weekend showcar or a daily driver. For a daily driver, comforts like a sunroof are justified. Depends what your goal for the car is.
I wouldn't do it. I like a good smooth roof line. The flipper windows direct enough air flow for summer, especially when the rear windows are wound down a bit. Besides, it's a good excuse to stop for a rest and something to eat/drink if your car is not too luxurious, especially on long trips.

My 2 cents.
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Its a daily driver but maybe the 1/4 windows are enough.......if I do it will be dark tint glass with the hinge at the front...
Dont want to do it if I dont like it after a while.......ruin a perfectly fine 1000 wagon

Posted on: 2003/10/27 6:34
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It wouldnt suit the car unless your trying to make it retro. An old car with all new stuff in it like central locking and power windows i would tubb my 1000 before i put a sun roof in it.

But it is your car and not mine so do as you please.


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Well I have had a sunroof in my old Fairmont for 20 years and I reckon outside of the first 6 months we would have been lucky to use it a dozen times.
It is either too cold, too windy, too hot or too noisy.
It is not that I don't like it , it is just no where near as good and practical as you think it will be.
So there, that's my rant.

Posted on: 2003/10/27 9:45
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As i have writen before, i have never personally seen one that didn't eventually leak, & once you are sick of it, it's a mod that you are stuck with unless you dump a big spend on it just to get back what you have now.
Believe it or not, there was an airconditioning option for the Datsun 1000

["Kit, Cooler, Room, Dash- opt all, except coupe Part No. 27600-10025, supercedes to 27600-27702 to Sep '68 & finally,27600-H0100 from oct '68, Exc Coupe] & even 20 years ago, it was NOT available in Australia. Bummer.
I have not found a part number for coupes, so perhaps they were never made available.

If anyone has even so much as a compressor mounting bracket for the A10 or early A12 engine, i would dearly love to hear from them. Those who use the late model A12, or the A14 & A15 can simply use the sunny setup. To provide room for the compressor seems to be the reason why the altenator was moved to the wrong side, & that necessitated moving the distributor, the fuel pump & the engine mount. What a waste, it was perfect the first time round.
I will aircon my coupe if i can get the right bits to do it without cutting anything.
Chris

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Re: Sunroof In datsun 1000
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Maybe not a sunroof...airconditioning to me is oping a window dodgeman!!!!!!!!!!

Posted on: 2003/10/28 6:03
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