A 68 model is a good body as its fully assembled in Japan and is less prone to rust. I'd jump at it if its as good as the ad describes. Not too sure which engine you are looking at - L20B or FJ20. If its an L series, a head gasket is about $25 and about 2 hours to fit. Engines can be acquired for $100 running reliably. An FJ is a fair bit dearer and I guess a lot more time.
You wont be disappointed in a Datto, they have that character and potential to be quick without breaking the bank. This one sounds like it has some good gear already eg brakes. With a little sympathy they go forever and will take a thrashing for longer than most cars costing the same. Replacement parts to fit are laying around cheaply in later or larger Datsun vehicles. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Greaves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ozdat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 6 January 2002 23:58 PM Subject: i want a 1600! > Hey everyone, i was after a bit of advice with buying a 1600. See, i'm 21 > and have never actually owned a car, but have driven heaps including an STi > WRX - which i've gotta say i was quite partial to :) It's not that i didn't > want one, just that motorbikes have taken up the last 3 years of my > finances.. :) So anyway, i'm sick of being obsessed with both cars and > bikes but only having one of them, so i'm downgrading the bike and want to > buy a decent 1600. > > There's something about the datto i can't explain... it just.. rocks. i'm > sure i don't need to explain it to you guys, though! but anyway, my problem > is this.. i'm only a student so i have maybe 2-3K to spend on one, and i > need something reliable enough for daily use, but yet cool/fun enough for > weekend playtime too. Bloody bikes spoil you in the fun stakes - i don't > think ANYTHING comes close to the thrill of 120rwhp/190kg's! But hey, i'm > hoping to try.. > > So that brings me to my next q.. am i better off buying a piece of crap for > around a grand and spend the rest on doing it up, or hope someone else has > done it right ? and could i even get something worthwhile for <3K ? I'm > not afraid of getting my hands dirty, but i only really know the basics of > car mechanics.. though i reckon a lot of my bike knowledge would be > useable. Of course, i don't want to have the car off the road 90% of the > time either.. so reliability is the key. > > What should i look out for or steer clear of when it comes to buying ? ie: > lemon engines, etc.. i saw this one in the trading post and thought it > might be cool... > > DATSUN 1600 1968 P510, regd 12/01, 2L, with blown head gasket, FJ25 speed, > 240k diff and half shafts, 240k strutts and front end, new 240k brakes all > round, 3inch custom exhaust, and tuned extractors, twin 45m su's, turbo > sigma mags, purple paint, no rust, heaps of spares, including worked > 1800, -$1000 > > i like the no rust factor, and twin su's on an l20 would be cool. but what > sort of $$$ are we talking to fix a blown head gasket ? Would be great if i > could squeeze a shell and drop a decent SR20det in with my $3k :) Maybe > later down the track.. > > OK, i probably could have said all that shit in a few sentences - hope i > didn't bore anyone :) Thanks in advance for the advice though, maybe i'll > meet up with some of you down the track if my plans come together.. cheers > :) > > Jeremy > "What the hell am i doing buying a car?!" > > ps: if anyone know's of a good 1600 for sale that's worth checking out, drop > me a line.. > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
