Ulix, you are right, I do not want to start cutting up the car !
Frank and Peter are suggesting a Datsun 120Y which was sold over here - and
was certainly rear wheel drive. It was replaced later by a front wheel
drive car of the same name, but obviously a quite different vehicle.
The earlier model, in my memory at least, was usualy orange / red in colour
(or was that the rust ? !) and a semi- coupe style with an upswept rear side
window.
It may be that over here this is not the normal conversion because I believe
tht the standard car was only fitted a 4 spd. 5 spd was an option. This plus
the notorious rust must make the remaining 5spd ones pretty rare !
Have to start searching !
Thanks,
Guy
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
To: Guy <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: 13 January 1999 21:55
Subject: Re: UK Datsun 5 speed ?
>On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Guy wrote:
>
>> As I understand it the Datsun conversion that is so popular in the USA is
>> pretty straightforward and dosn't need bodywork mods. Is that right ?
>
>Guy, that is correct.
>
>> Datsuns were sold in the UK as Nissans, and I am trying to find out which
>> was / is the UK model name / number of the version that you go for in
the
>> States? Was it sold in the UK? What year are we talking about? We had a
>> thing called a Nissan Sunny, but I don't know if it was 5 spd. Havn't
seen
>> one for ages.
>
>I am from Germany and don't think I have ever seen the car in Europe.
>It's a 78-81 Datsun 210. It is a little, pretty ugly, cheap car. They
>also made coupes and station wagons. They have RWD obviously. They only
>Nissan Sunnys I know are the later FWD ones.
>
>It is my opinion that the only reason why they sell the Ford and
>Toyota conversions in Europe is that they don't have the Datsun 210, no
>matter what Daniel says. :-)
>He did mention a new conversion out of Germany I think, I can't remember
>what tranny it's based on.
>
>> Then there was a Nissan Prairie, a sort of small proto-MPV (Van?)
>> Any ideas ?
>
>Wasn't that FWD?
>
>Guy, if you are serious about this, I think you should get the 210 trans.
>and the kit from over here and not cut up your car.
>
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