Fellas,

i'm having a big dilema... should i -

a) Keep my 1200 wagon and fix the body and put a heater and stereo in and make it a bit more girlfriend friendly

or

b) Buy a totally stock original auto white datsun 1600 sedan off a mate for $1000 and put the motor from the wagon in it. dumped on stockies and hubcaps and cleaned up with an unmarked ruby red original interior?

either one would be my daily driver. either one would be damn fast and both require similar amounts of effort to fix from where i stand now.

the problem: the 1600 will be no way near as cool as the 1200 wagon. money is not the issue (not that i have heaps but i have a lot of bits and the no how to do either one).

should i give up the LAGWAGON?
would anyone buy a CA18det converted 1200 wagon with big brakes, cooler, wiring, radiator, LSD, big trans tunnel etc. minus the motor. would need just the CA18det motor and then the "project of body and aesthetics" to be a wicked ride. i could show you how it goes before i pulled my motor out.

thoughts?

Keep the wags. So much more style. Personal preference is that 1200s look better than 1600s(bias there) + the wagon adds to the style + it will be quicker as its almost 200kgs lighter + dod i mention its a 1200.

Cheers

dude, your not going to let a girl get in between you and your wagon are you?????
come on... keep the wagon. you'll regret selling it i think. or do you seriously want to start from scratch again???

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fare dilemma you got there

the wags is pretty shabby on the outside ..... and in ..... and if the 16's half as good as it sounds ..... all original you say ??? ..... i'd be going the 16 and part out the wags
as much as that hurt typing, you'll still have the 1000 racecar ..... i've got to find a tissue to wipe my eyes ........


seriously i'd go the 1600

funny thing is, the girl loves the wagon. its not her doing the convincing! the 1600 is totall unmolested. a spray job and an easy conversion is all i'd do. i am regaining the 1200 love tho. its just that after all that i've done to it it still needs new paint, a door, prep work, door rubbers, little rattles sorted.

i bet the 1600 won't run an easy 11 second pass tho...

haha, Boofhead is on the other side! i guess you have to experience it to believe it. its quite shabby.... but zero rust and so freikin fast! and it has an LSD. but it is loud and cold inside at the moment. and i do still have the 1000 that is under a series efi turbo changes....

aaaaaaargh!

you cant scrape together $2000 ???

$1000 for each car

with the wags how far do you think $1000 would go ?? i can get you parts from a couple 1200 sedans .... doors gaurds and bits and pieces ???? some inside bits ... bit of body work .... sort out the pos camber ....

how cleans this 1600 ??? might have a little room in my garage

buy the 1600,stick an l18 in it,leave it alone otherwise.should be a nice daily driver.a daily driver doesn't need to cut 11 second quarters,it needs to drive nicely,have a little bit of go,& sit comfortably in peak hour traffic jams.keep the wagon,clean it up,use it on weekends to race.then,when you're in the 1600,& some numb skull cuts you off,you can think 'if only i was in the wagon',& keep you're license. as for the 1000,sell it to chris daly,so he can get a 1000 race car to go with the 1000 show car.

Keep the wags. Leave it as is. Only fix it if it needs mechanical or rust repairs. Buy his and hers matching $25 tracksuits. Save your money for your SR 1600 like you originally planned.

Leigh i never knew you could do this! Parting with the wagon, i mean THE WAGON!! Total sleeper and is a top notch car. Does a bit of shabbyness really worry you all that much? Whats to say a quick respray on the outside an patching up little things in the interior?
Interior stuff is piss easy and doesnt take long at all, new carpet, door trims, roof liner etc its simple stuff which reaps huge rewards.
If you think about it to me it is going to cost MORE than buying the 1600 and doing mods to this rather than fixing up the 1200 wags. motor, driveline, structural it all adds up for the 1600 surley.....

BUT if you were to stumble across a 1600 Wagon you should do up that, but i wouldnt let you do it.....because id buy it before you

Do the 1200 wags
Dave