I've been looking around a bit for an old B210 or B310 to do up as an under 1600cc track car. Found this nice straight 120Y coupe, struck a deal and brought it home last Sunday. Only thing is, I've come to the conclusion its too nice to turn into a track car which would involve some mods that aren't really reversible like welding in lower seat mounts, a half cage and gaurd mods. This old girl has lasted 35years without some bastard like me modifying it, so I think its earned the right to stay that way.

The underbody is completely rust free, as are the body panels apart from the front edge of the bonnet, and one little bit in the left rain gutter right at the rear.

Interior is pretty bloody good. A couple of dash cracks and a small tear in the gearshift boot, and a a bit of water stain on the boot floor are the only blemishes. It has the original am radio, and a Clarion cassette player with Pioneer rear speakers in the boot floor. The guy I bought it off reckons they're a factory/dealer option - anyone know?

Runs great - no smoke and drives spot-on, just needs some work on the brakes as it has been sitting a few years. Last rego'd in 2009.

It had a respray a few years ago. Just a quick doors-closed job, but its not too bad. All four pie-tin hubcaps are there and in good condition. Has a drivers weathershield too, but I took that off.

Plan is just to replace the rear screen seal and boot rubber. New tyres, fix brakes and register it.

Then I'll keep looking for one to modify...

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That is pretty sweet, too nice for track but still ripe for a L series

Thats a super nice find. Yes thank you for not rearing it up :) the speakers could be factory although I've never seen any.

Harry, a nice PB210 replica with your old 1800 cc L16 would be perfect in that car. those speakers probably only work with the cassette player, my Sunny panel van had exactly that sort of tape player in the centre console with 2 speakers in the rear trims indepedent of the factory AM radio & it's single speaker in the dash. Good find, how did you go with that Sunny coupe you were looking at, it still pops up on Gumtree.

Very Clean

yeah Paul, that's the way the cassette player works - totally seperate from the am radio. I'm leaning towards professional aftermarket fitted way back in the day.

310 Sunny coupe is only a go-er for me with TS Cup flares & spoiler. They look amazing with that gear, but pretty ungainly without it. Just like how 240K coupes are totally transformed from ugly duckling to datsun-porn with GTR flares. You can get the TS Cup stuff from Japan, but then you need also 8 and 9" -13 offset rims to fill them out. I found a set with the right width and offsets in 15" but It all starts to get a bit $$$. Plus you end up with a car that's cop-bait - no good on the street.

I do have my eye on another Datto which already has alot of mods. Works out cheaper than building a cheap L series Datto myself. Might go and look at that today.

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mate if I did that, it would slowly get out of hand! It can stay stock, or very close to it. L series is the plan for the modified one though. Probably L16 to stay under 1600cc for hillclimbs and stuff.

I fitted some new 155SR12 Silverstones today, and bought a brake master and rear wheel cylinders which should get the brakes back up to scratch after sitting for a few years.

I had a look at another car last night for the street/track project. Struck a deal today and will be picking it up Saturday morning, so its all systems go :) Pics of that one soon...

In the 80's we would get driven to school In one if these, 8 kids , by the neighbours mum to primary school. We'd pile in the boot and drive with the hatch open waving to people.
Ah the days,that taught us responsibility and self preservation.

Just enjoy it. Can't wait to SEe new car too

What is the pulse wiper switch?

for intermittent wipers. its an aftermarket thing.