I just got a Datsun 1200 coupe and i was just wondering if anyone had some instructions, plans or something for a carborator on how it goes together because i had to take it apart to re-thread it and now i can't figure it out quite right... I don't like taking carborators apart...


Kenneth

Bad luck!

The same thing happen to me when my datto was my daily driver. I went out and bought a small suzuki jeep, slow, but funky and protects the datto from the A*S's of the road.

Good luck with your insurance company.

daniel

I found one source of "wack", but its not good. I got "WACKED" at a stop light today. Some F*ckin A**hole rearended me. The bumper and the area right behind it is pushed in about 4-5 inches (100-130mm). This is the spot where the trunk floor joins the rear panel. As if i dont have enough problems to sort out, now i have to deal with this crap.
Angelo

Hey, when you find a good source for "wack," let me know. Most of my cars are out of it too!

I dont think I'm going to do the 240z brake thing. This is going to be a street car and I dont want brakes falling off on the street.
Anyways, I went down to DMV, registered the car and went on a maiden voyage. Once again no smoke or fire, but i did take a fire extingusher with me. The SU's are all out of wack. I only drove around the block a few times but that was enough for today. It's quite loud with no interior or tar mats. Only a dash, a seat and a roll cage.
Thanks for the brake tip.
angelo

i know that feeling, new engine, cranks over for the first time. like having a kid or something, i neva had a kid tho. u think to yourself, wow i wonder what it'll go like. im sure gonna waste some time and cash on this thing!

It's always a real buzz when something you've built kicks into life for the first time, good on ya. On the 240Z brakes thing I wouldn't do what the manual shows, that is welding the 240 caliper brackets to the 1200 strut, thats extremely dangerous. It may have been acceptable practice in the 70's but we have all learnt a lot since then..

I have the cover scanned as a .jpg and the rest of the book is scanned as a .pdf. The blueprint is 3x4ft.(914mmx1219mm). Its full size. I'll send you the .jpg and .pdf file to check out. I'll ask how to download to the club in the other forum.
Angelo

"It's just WD-40 on the header!" That was what we said at the race shop when a major fluid leak happened on startup. It all started like this, we always sprayed WD-40 on the headers of the Formula Fords to prevent rust. On startup, they would smoke for a bit and then clear up. Well, one day the header just kept smoking. The car's owner kept asking why this was. "It's just WD-40 on the header. Don't worry," came the reply from the shop owner. After several minutes of smoke it became obvious that there was something amiss. We then noticed the large pool of oil on the floor. It turns out that if the oil pressure sender on a Formula Ford is not installed, it shoots a nice stream of oil onto the header. And that's the end of that story.
Tim

Hi,

Congratulations on your work, I know what that feels, and I'm sure many of people here knows that too.

Can you scan, in a similar format that I submit some docs , the "Datsun Competion Departments plans from 1975" ?

Thanks

daniel