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1972 Datsun 1600
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1972 Datsun 1600

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History

The car was purchased 1994 for $250 by my son as his project car. He striped the car and had the body and panels sand blasted,removed the small amount rust from the rear quarters and had it primed in 2 pac. Another 2 years went by then he got it painted in 2 pac (that is what it is today).The car sat in the garage for about 3 years. He moved out of home and left the car in the garage, I approached him about a year later to remove it, his response was you can have it if you want its not good enough to restore.
What a gift for me.... I purchased a Silvia S13 front cut for it and that was the start of it for me, I did the conversion myself and decided to build it into a drag car for a bit of fun. I never cut or modified the body as it was in good condition and would retain its value if it could be registered and put back on the street.

I keep the standard ECU and wired the car myself cause that was all I could afford at the time and was achieving some good numbers ie low 12s and the odd high 11 sec passes. Well that standard unopened engine was never going to last for ever.

Time to go faster, new race engine & Microtech LT10S were fitted and now time to do some serious tuning. I soon had problems with the stock rear end (37 broken half shafts later and hit the wall once) time to upgrade to R200 and custom CVs.
I worked out the CV set up and had adapter plates & billet shafts made up to suit the commodore CVs they proved to do the job. The car was launching hard with sixty foot times down to 1.55 sec after a lot experiment with tyre pressures and Mickey Thompson ET slicks.

The car was used for drag racing for about 8 years running in super street class
at Street Meets and Jamborees

To get more enjoyment from my car, I decided to finish the car, register and use it as a street car that I can still go drag racing with.

The car is used regularly for show n shines and club outings

Modifications

VEHICLE: Year Make Model 1971 Datsun 1600

PERFORMANCE:
Quarter-mile: sec@ mph 11.12 @121mph 20psi boost
10.96@ 116mph 30psi boost (backed off no roll cage went 100mph half track)
Power: hp/kW@ rpm 310 rwhp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrmqOzlw
Engine Type Capacity
Internal modifications
S13 SR20DET Turbo engine
Forged CP Pistons
Mild Head Porting by Ian Woodward
Standard Normally Aspirated Cam Shafts
Tomei Rocker Stopper Kit

Exhaust System details
3' Exhaust from turbo High Flow Cat with Mandrel bends

Injection system details
Carter lift pump to custom surge tank with Bosch 044 Fuel Pump
Standard Normally Aspirated Injectors High Flowed to 530cc
Ford XF Throttle Body

Turbo system details
Stainless Steel Low Mount Exhaust Manifold HPC Coated
Garret GT2876R /.64 Exhaust Housing with Internal Wastegate
Custom Tube/Fin Intercooler
Custom 2 inch Alloy Intercooler Piping
Turbosmart Type 3 Plumb Back Blow Off Valve
Apexi AVCR Boost controller
Other engine accessories/detailing
1600 Standard 3 Row Radiator
1x14 inch Thermo Fan



TRANSMISSION:
Standard S13 Silvia 5 Speed


Flywheel Clutch
Organic Exedy Clutch Plate with 2800lb Pressure Plate Supplied by Direct Clutch
Shifter type Short Shifter
Tail shaft Custom 3' tailshaft with solid cross unijoints
Drive shafts Custom Billet Half Shafts with late model Commodore CV'
Diff type Diff ratio
Longnose Viscous Limited Slip R200 3.54 ratio


BRAKES:


Front - Standard R31 Skyline Disc's

Rear - Standard R31 Skyline Disc's


SUSPENSION:


Front - R31 Skyline Coilover Struts

Rear - Progressive Rate King Springs with standard shocks

WHEELS & TYRES:

Street Wheels
Both front and rear Rims Arays 15x6.5 with Hankook 205 50R 15
Race Wheels
Front - Rims Proformance 13x5.5 with Nankang 600x13
Rear - Rims Magnum 13x6 with Mickey Thompson Slicks 24.5x7x13



INTERIOR:
Standard Datsun 1600 Dash
Trim details N15 Pulsar SSS Seats








Vehicle Specs

Engine
SRD20DET
Transmission
5 SPEED
Body Style
Sedan
Colour
RED

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