***The Datsun that COULD***

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here is what i have been working on..
1972 Datsun 1200
1597lbs stock curb weight
fully caged
looking to keep it simple and runs in the 10's if she gets single digits SWEET.

Had it 2 years but it sat for over a year and i have been attacking it steady for the last 3 months...
so here she is...
after some toying around i got the rear end fitted....
Toyota Mini van diff with 4:30 gears
Bogart wheels on 24.5 slicks
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installed the front brake set up and mounted on the car
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pressure washed the undercarriage and painted it
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my 5gal. aluminum fuel cell
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and thanx to my friend Marcos at teh SR20STORE.COM i got my motor and clutch delivered.
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got around to doing a few things this week and today i mocked up the motor in the bay, needs some minor things but looks like i will have to do a tranny tunnel so i will be cutting away here soon..... :lol:

mounted my intake manifold
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my material for my turbo manifold, i will mock up and make it once the motor is sitting where it needs to be.
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and today as she sits
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today i installed the side rear glass back on, mounted the FMIC and radiator to check clearances.
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today i started mocking up the turbo location...
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here is a picture before the final mock up i finished last night.
i will complete it this week and will update then...
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and a peak at whats to come for 2010...
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started the tunnel today and swaping my bell housing
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manifold is complete, but need to clean up some welds as i was having a bad day, but for the most part is done just needs the wastegate elbow.
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and a little teaser for you....
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ACT stage 5 mounted today... still playing with the tranny tunnel. hope to have it buttoned up by the weekend
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as my dad would say " llego el Truck" ( " the truck has came " )
-8 fuel line 20ft
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850cc injectors, Fuel rail
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Fuel Pump
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blow off valve
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power TB 75mm for a mustang ( flange made by my dad Santos Turbo )
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Lug nuts
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front wheels as they will look
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rears came in
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another stop by the truck today and left my front runners...
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[SleepyS-14]

I love it, nice job. I love 510's so much, and even more when people do them right.

[RiverEd]

Nice job, here in PR we love the 1200's ...

[brndck]

um dude thats not a 510....

[rican_nick]

my buddy Carlos with TPR racing is trying to get me to build a sr20 corolla (he has a couple of shells).. I'd rather do a Datsun but they seem to cost more than the 2t/3t cars.

I've always loved you and your pops cars.. Good luck with.

[ManoNegra]

very nice. I'll keep an eye on this one.

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ahhh very very nice!!

[ESmorz]

Never been a fan of 1200's for the fact that they are kind of awkward looking, but this thing looks like it's going to be a beast.

:boink:

[BustedS13]

I love it, nice job. I love 510's so much, and even more when people do them right.

wrong thread, then

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Nice job, here in PR we love the 1200's ...

yo se, soy de Carolina....

rican_nick, Ya i know Carlos .... ive thought about a sr te72 for a street car but i love the 3t and they are cheap to build and make plenty of power...

thanx to everyone for the comments...

today i mounted the new rims and tires...

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here is the final of the manifold i made... just need to place the wastegate elbow...

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[bbejj123]

keep up the good work!looks like itll be lots of fun when its done =)

[Okinawandrifter87]

Nice work man keep up the good work.

[SmokeCircle]

Me Gusta Mucho

[PhoPoweR]

More More More... nice project you got going on I likey

[rican_nick]

rican_nick, Ya i know Carlos .... ive thought about a sr te72 for a street car but i love the 3t and they are cheap to build and make plenty of power...


i am headed up to his shop tomorrow to help him do a couple little things to his latest car.

Pretty sure he bought an orange TE from ur dad a few years ago.. that car was crazy for what it had in it.. now's he's got a fully built 3t turbo.

Loving the manifold and the wheels on the car.. cant wait to see it done.

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i am headed up to his shop tomorrow to help him do a couple little things to his latest car.

Pretty sure he bought an orange TE from ur dad a few years ago.. that car was crazy for what it had in it.. now's he's got a fully built 3t turbo.

Loving the manifold and the wheels on the car.. cant wait to see it done.

ya i did a lot of work on that car too.. its now in vegas....

[240KA]

car is gonna be a beast, nice work.
more pictures of that blue coupe?

[NA4NOW]

AWESOME project! Nice welds too, btw.

[wangan_cruiser]

those are nice and quality welds u got there.

i like them old school

[drift_limo]

looks sick!

[ericcastro]

Your house looks fun, lol

[Xbroke_kidX]

i think iv seen that blue s13 at irwindale? was that you?

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i think iv seen that blue s13 at irwindale? was that you?

its my buddy's s13... its a beast!!!!

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today i attacked the intake manifold to weld the mustang flange for the 75mm TB....
went from this
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to this..

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[S13JAMS!!!]

this is nuts!!!!

[S14_Kouki]

What kinda BOV is that. Looks kinda ebayish. Good build tho

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What kinda BOV is that. Looks kinda ebayish. Good build tho

ya its a ebay unit... might now run a BOV at all but i have used plenty of ebay BOVs and they work great just add 2 washers inside with the spring to stiff it up and boom good to go...

[tricky_ab]

Damn I wish I had a ounce of your craftsmanship...Looking great so far!

[S14_Kouki]

ya its a ebay unit... might now run a BOV at all but i have used plenty of ebay BOVs and they work great just add 2 washers inside with the spring to stiff it up and boom good to go...

LOL washers..... Just invest in a good BOV

[96Turbo]

awesome project man. ur driveway is nuts!!! so many cool projects

I've also had good luck with ebay BOV's. as long as it's a piston type (like the one you've got) there really isn't much to go wrong with it. stay away from ebay knockoffs of BOV's with diaphragms though (like the greddy RS), cuz those are usually pretty worthless. keep up the good work!

[gsxr141]

that car has WIN written all over it.

[SuperiorS14]

i ran a pro. products tb before and didnt really like the quality of it. hope you have better luck then me. gl

[Team DET]

its my buddy's s13... its a beast!!!!
is your buddy's name by any chance reggie from chm

I love ur 1200 keep up the good work

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Damn I wish I had a ounce of your craftsmanship...Looking great so far!

thanx man i appreciate that...

LOL washers..... Just invest in a good BOV

no need to spend big $ on a BOV when the car is full throttle 99% of the time... trust me washer do the trick i have been around the block a few times...

i ran a pro. products tb before and didnt really like the quality of it. hope you have better luck then me. gl

we have had good luck with them thus far, had a previous on in my fathers old race car.. made over 500whp and took several nasty backfires and held up fine..

is your buddy's name by any chance reggie from chm

I love ur 1200 keep up the good work

you might be refering to Reggie of OSR...

[Wake]

subscribdedddddd

[Team DET]

oh yea osr...chm was the shop where he was at in san bernardino a while back

[S14_Kouki]

no need to spend big $ on a BOV when the car is full throttle 99% of the time... trust me washer do the trick i have been around the block a few times...


Yeah I understand your car your build. Its not bad I just dont like the fact ppl buying ebay stuff.

[Om1kron]

Yeah I understand your car your build. Its not bad I just dont like the fact ppl buying ebay stuff.

here is a thought... stop posting in this thread, if you have no idea who Santos or his Dad is then you obviously don't know they know a thing or two about building cars and unlike all of the cool kids.

function > form > bragging rights on brand name shit.

[S14_Kouki]

here is a thought... stop posting in this thread, if you have no idea who Santos or his Dad is then you obviously don't know they know a thing or two about building cars and unlike all of the cool kids.

function > form > bragging rights on brand name shit.

Ok well then rock your ebay shit with washers. Its a great build and I never said they dont know what there doing. Just dont agree with buying cheap stuff. They have all this great stuff why go cheap on the bov.


PS you dont buy name brands to brag unless your alittle bitch and dont know what your doing. You DO buy name brands cause its been tested on real cars and it works great.

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here is a thought... stop posting in this thread, if you have no idea who Santos or his Dad is then you obviously don't know they know a thing or two about building cars and unlike all of the cool kids.

function > form > bragging rights on brand name shit.

mos def Wayne...

Ok well then rock your ebay shit with washers. Its a great build and I never said they dont know what there doing. Just dont agree with buying cheap stuff. They have all this great stuff why go cheap on the bov.


PS you dont buy name brands to brag unless your alittle bitch and dont know what your doing. You DO buy name brands cause its been tested on real cars and it works great.

yes you are correct there is not a need to buy a ebay brand stand alone ECU, or Ebay brand rods.... i know where things can be short changed and where others can not but thanx for your input.... i have had high dollar BOV and cheap ones and the fact is they both functioned as they both should other then adding the washers :rofl:

oh yea osr...chm was the shop where he was at in san bernardino a while back

yup thats him...

finally finished the manifold , had to do the wastegate elbow...
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and another stop by the ups/fed ex truck... :lol:
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Hello Kevlar....
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[franklin93zx]

The mock up on the mani looks great and that seat looks comfy :)

[Om1kron]

PS you dont buy name brands to brag unless your alittle bitch and dont know what your doing. You DO buy name brands cause its been tested on real cars and it works great.

Then why do you fabricate your own parts, you know e-bay parts are fabricated by people with the same skillset as yourself, why build it yourself when you can buy tested parts?

your point is moot and this is not the place for it. I see you in everyones thread making dumb ass discussions but at the same time you want a little respect for your fab work in the tech forum.

That's great but think outside of the box.

Since you obviously profit outside of that box.

[Odysseus]

This looks interesting. That manifold looks great!

[landins13]

i dig it....

and as far as the bov goes, its a drag car, bov doesnt matter besides that one looks no different then a turboxs which is a known brand name part and a POS to boot.

keep up the awesome build

[epics13]

nice build good luck with the rest of it, n btw ur welds are crazy nice on those mainfolds!!!

[Wake]

I love that people think you cant get POS parts from big name companies, just because its a brand name.

If that were the case, why the hell do Payless shoes last about 500 times Longer than Nikes?

[awesomenick]

Then why do you fabricate your own parts, you know e-bay parts are fabricated by people with the same skillset as yourself, why build it yourself when you can buy tested parts?

your point is moot and this is not the place for it. I see you in everyones thread making dumb ass discussions but at the same time you want a little respect for your fab work in the tech forum.

That's great but think outside of the box.

Since you obviously profit outside of that box.

BOOM!

Thank you!

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Thanx peoples, i hope to get it running soon. im shooting for the new year to have it tuned and start dialing it in..

[S14_Kouki]

Then why do you fabricate your own parts, you know e-bay parts are fabricated by people with the same skillset as yourself, why build it yourself when you can buy tested parts?

your point is moot and this is not the place for it. I see you in everyones thread making dumb ass discussions but at the same time you want a little respect for your fab work in the tech forum.

That's great but think outside of the box.

Since you obviously profit outside of that box.

I fab my own parts because I have the ability too fab my own parts. Ebay ppl dont take pride in there work or even care about the customer and ebay parts skip on there material and buy cheap cheap thin metal and there welds suck ass. Why do you think ebay manifolds most the time tend to crack and brake and you and always have to add bracing. I can build a 10000000000x better manifold then a megan, ss chrome, ect ect for the same price as theres cost sorry ill put alittle effert into building something then buying something im just going to have to fix. I make a profit cause its for the hardwork I put into the product ie welding, cutting, drilling, paying for gas, welding rod, cut off wheels, band saw blades ect ect.



OP ill take this to pm to stop fucking with your build. Keep up the good work.

[Om1kron]

Thanx peoples, i hope to get it running soon. im shooting for the new year to have it tuned and start dialing it in..

You're only going to be drag racing this I am assuming since you're going to run that horrible intake manifold. So many people lose so much bottom end switching to that thing because it "looks better" I already know this isn't the case with you Santos.

So there better be a huge turbo going on this bitch.

:s101:

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You're only going to be drag racing this I am assuming since you're going to run that horrible intake manifold. So many people lose so much bottom end switching to that thing because it "looks better" I already know this isn't the case with you Santos.

So there better be a huge turbo going on this bitch.

:s101:

hahahaha your a f00l Wayne... im running it since it was pretty much free and like you said i dont race below 4k anyways...
later on i will be fabing a nice 1 off manifold with stacks etc...

for now it will have to do but i have 272's coming soon to allow plenty of airflow up top.
turbo is a turbonetics T04E 57 trim .81 a/r

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[zylvia213]

here is the final of the manifold i made... just need to place the wastegate elbow...

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nice weldking! car is looking sick man, keep it up.

[SR_Vlurs]

nice build man

[Om1kron]

turbo is a turbonetics T04E 57 trim .81 a/r

I can dig that. :faint:

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ya ill have no problem making the power i need to get into the low 10's and hopefully high 9's with it

[fender-startocaster]

oh my baby jesus, looks nice.

[kalypso123]

this thread rocks

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thx for the feedback guys

[Quail]

Damn, this car looks like a lot of fun, nice work.

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today i modified the crossmember after having to move the motor foward and did the tranny crossmember....
started piecing the tranny tunnel back...
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[s13dan]

AHH, this thing is so fucking cool!
i love it keep it up.

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euro/jdm front turn/parking lights... its hard finding parts let alone new ones.. LOL
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did some cleaning up of the TB inlet on the intake manifold and made a block off plate for the air idle control valve and mounted it.
opened up the ports on the turbo manifold and mounted then clocked the turbo...
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cams, springs and sprocket came in....
Brian Crower 272 cams
Brian Crower valve springs
Tomei Sprocket
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another drop by the truck today.... today i also ran the fuel feed line..
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[jspec240]

Wow Outstanding...

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another drop by the truck... new window track stripping for the doors..
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sold my Turbonetics T04E turbo and upgraded....
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Turbonetics T66 with anti-surge housing Thx to TOM at CAMP1320.com

[pinkarrowsnow]

i love it awesome work man

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more goodies to help
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[SR_Vlurs]

damn looks sexy man

[Om1kron]

godamn you whore, that shit is mouth watering.

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thanx wayne, i just hope she does what i want it to do...