Howdy all,

I added a pic of another console for 1200's in my photo album (1200driver). This was a dealer added option.

The console that has the the spot for a clock was also optional (factory) in the US. From what i can tell, the little one came in automatics here also, and in my 1200 parts catalog there is a part # for a manual shift boot to be used in it as well.

I dig what you are saying by the boost gauge in the actual dash facia!

On my 1000 I originally made a pulsar dashguages fit (I am dumb with models but its the same as your pulsar Dattodude)
I even mounted 2 small autometer boost and oil guages in the top corners behind the plastic so it looked original!
But nowdays my tastes have changed and I want the dash to look oldschool like the rest of the car. so I am going to weld up the dash and fit a set of autometer classics into it!
Just as long as I can get a boost guage made into the classic style!

But thats in the future when the body stops taking up my time!

I have a feeling that it will be the same.
Both have wierd staggered mounting points.

I have a couple of consoles. I machined out the middle of an older one, and mounted a Boost guage in there for my CA ..

Chris

I can't remember if it was exactly the same mounting points as the badge and I am not going searching through the garage just to be 100% but from memory and what I mean as by, the mounting points being there is that the brackets that hold the badge in has a few more holes which correctly fits and locates the clock into place.

Being this the tacho would easily be mounted into position also but I never did this as I would rather the tacho in my line of sight and then I could just look down to see the clock!

Not that I ever really used either but atleast they were there to look the part!

I was offered, a couple of months a go a centre console with a working VDO rev counter for NZ$100. Apparently it was out of a 1200 SSS, I still have the contact details of the guy, if anyone is interested email me and I'll get them for you.

hehe, I've got a console with the factory clock. even works perfectly!

It's no longer in my coupe of course, but safely tucked away in the shed. somewhere...

all australian coupes had tach dashboards. some later utes had the same style dash with a clock instead of the tach.

did it screw straight in
same holes and every thing

Just to add my bit I put one of these consoles in my old 1200 and i also had 2 coupe dashes 1 with clock and 1 with tacho!
I unscrewed the datsun badge from the console and the clock from the dash fitted as the mounting points were there to fit the clock. Then I just wire up the clock and I was off and racing!

It's referred to as the:
Nissan Publication Number "C-0030R"
Datsun 1200 R-Drive PARTS CATALOG Model B110 SERIES. About 800 pages double sided, foolscap. Printed in Japan in English.

I've got a Factory 1200 Workshop manual too from a year ago.

I got it from an Datsun fanatic in Christchurch via Ebay. I bought some other 1200 parts off him, and I asked him if he had any other 1200 bits.. It's a bit tatty and used, I had to pay US$50 for it, but I guess when things are this rare, price is hard to judge. Every Datsun Service Dept would have had one. But I guess they probably got thrown out over the years..

Chris

Hey dattodude where in nz did you get the B110 parts book from and how much?
I would realy like one. its not just the workshop manual is it?