My first car purchase in high school. 1981 year, 1970 Datsun 1200 (LB 110). Dropped 70 series rim on rear, 60 on front. To keep tires off the stock fender flares I put 2" leaf extensions on rear. Rebuilt motor with flat heads and overboar cylinders. Polished heads with slight overboar values. New cam, and Weber carb. Probably gained a whopping 12 HP, Lol. But super fun speedy 4 speed manual drive. Plus check this, 42 mpg with those mods. Back in the 80's. With wages per hour back then I could still go anywhere I pleased. Loved that car. P.S. purchased for 400 cash. It was a piece of crap before I did work on it and painted metallic green. My dad was not pleased with my 15.5 year old choice....
If I may only make one comment on the Datsun 1200 it would be: "THIS CAR IS BULLETPROOF". The sedan and pick-up were also available in South Africa. The pick-up is a mighty little workhorse, aptly marketed as the "Champion of Africa". There are still hundreds going about their tasks every day.
Got my eye on a 75 Datsun 710 in a town close by sitting in a field in southern bc Canada, same green colour, it’s still owned by the og female owner!!!!
My 1st car was a1972 Datsun 1200. I bought it for $675 in 1979, and by then it was a rustbucket - it had been used as a beach car. But it was a great car, got good mileage, had very good pickup for such a small car, and did all I needed.
That’s rad! First car a ever bought was a 72 1200! I was 13 and I bought it for $50 with my paper rout money 🤣 I fixed it and ended up selling it before I was old enough to legally drive it lol
My first car, in 1985, was a 1970 Datsun 1200 fastback that I bought from the original owner, my step-mother. I did what I could to it on a teenaged burger-flipping budget. I loved that car and I still have a soft spot for them.
Wow what a great build!! I had one.. Was bright orange. Turbo charged the original 1200GX motor. Stock rods, crank and cam made 236whp@ 20psi. Used Toyota 2E pistons.
I live in Trinidad West Indies. This car was known as the Datsun 1200 fastback, debuting around late 1971 in our country. However, the 4-door sedan was far more plentiful. Most were 4-speed manuals and was the first small vehicle to make 100 MPH stock ! ......And it used to give 40MPG !!. The automatic transmissions came a couple years later. This car was also known as the Datsun Sunny in some countries. It evolved into what we know as the Nissan Sentra. The car was very basic, and the engine was very basic, being copied from British Austin engines. Eight overhead valves operated by pushrods, a single carburettor, mechanical cooling fan pulling air through the radiator( Free draining, no coolant bottle), contact points, condenser and rotor in a distributor with an outside ignition coil. The wheels were 12". The same engine was later used in the B210 and B310 cars, though there was a 1400cc engine also, and a 1500 twin carb. There are still a few Datsun 1200s on our roads today.Watch an electrified Datsun 1200 demolish the pilgrims ! th-cam.com/video/crfEecV1YFA/w-d-xo.html
Such a beutiful little car! Reminds me of my mom and dads B210 they had when I was a little kid. Ours was ruined in a flood. My dad was heart broken as it was the first brand new car he had ever purchased. He had put aftermarket webber carbs in it, custom exhaust, race steering wheel, gauges and all sorts of stuff. He set up my car seat in the middle of the back so I could see out the front and attached a little steering wheel so I could pretend to drive.
Back in the day I had a friend of a friend ask me to do a swap on this exact model of car, when I got there, there was bolts all over the floor and a ca18det motor next to the car. I began to work grabbing bolts that I figured were the bolts that belonged to each part I was installing , after about 4 hours the motor was finally sitting in the bay, it was a tight squeeze and close to the firewall. He plugged in the computer and it fired right up with no hesitation , filled up the coolant and proceeded to go for a test drive. Let me start off by saying that as we pulled up to the first stop light there was a super cherry nova sitting there next to us. We looked over , he looked at us and gave us the nod, light turned green and we had the jump on him, that little Datsun pulled so hard my sunglasses fell off my head, the next couple lights were red, the nova pulled up and told us to pull over. So we did and met up in a parking lot. Nova guy was soo confused, he demanded we pop out hood he had to see what the hell was under the hood. We opened the hood and he looked like he didn’t really know what he was even looking at with a blank stare, of course we told him it was stock but he wasn’t buying it. We shook hands and went our separate ways. Me and a friend couldn’t stop laughing and talking about the nova we had just completely destroyed with a little Datsun. This video reminded me of that little 1200 because it was the same olive green paint minus the clear coat lol. Thanks for posting really cool car and build
So beautifully done, your ability Larry to find these gems is amazing. How good is the exhaust note but even better is that glorious induction noise from the Weber carb 😍. Joe is a nice bloke too 👍, thanks Larry for another great find
My Dad bought a 210 4spd new in 81. It was indestructible. They're light. Great cars. I think it had that motor in it. Very sporty. He's tricked that one out. Side draft and the header. Nice.
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I seen a lot of this cars in Puerto Rico back in the late 80's where the street racers and Drag racers put a Modified 1.8 from 81 corolla and some had bridgeport rotary engine. Another common upgrade engine used was the Datsun 1.5 liter. At that time there was racing parts available for the Datsun 1.5 liter engine.
Any lightweight car with a little pep and a manual transmission will be a blast. I had a blast being my friends designated driver in his turboed Ecotech Cavalier with a stock Cobalt SS ecu. Since he was drunk he let me drive the shit out of it. It was surprisingly fast for what it was.
I haven't come across any A14 head that flowed better than an A12GX head at high rpm. A14 motors are a dime a dozen compared to A12GX motors though. A12GX head, A14 block machined to fit an A15 crank. Car weighs less than 700kg. Lots of fun, and will always take you back home.
Maybe in California they are uncommon to build but in the east Coast loves these Datsuns, they are just hard to come by, they are becoming more and more rare
I have a rhd pickup variant of this exact body style... Weighs 720kg and has a A14 motor in it...You won't believe how strong these little motors are, especially when you turbo them
I love this build! Looks absolutely beautiful and the style is almost the same I'm going for with my opel kadett c which is actually also a 1200.. love that he kept the og engine in it 🔥❤️ I'm lookin for 80-85hp at about 790kg
My first car was a Toyota KE30, almost identical to a datsun. It was 1300cc and drove pretty well. Used to have the idea to swap a 4age motor into it..... now looking at this, maybe i might make a project like that again
Nice 1200! I had one with an A15 that had the GX head with dual SU carbs and Isky cam. I still have a few A series parts that I'm looking to let go cheap if anybody is interested.
Correction Datsun b110, my father had a red one. Sold it to a friend who put a rotary in it and ended up wrapping the car around a concrete barrier taking a corner in Puerto Rico. Rip Datsun!
70 HP for for 1500 pound ( 700 kg ) car is not bad. I bet it is a nippy and fun car to drive. congratulations with this, i LOVE datsuns. I have a datsun 120y coupe, wich also has the A12 motor, it goes 160 km/h with 3 people in it with no problem :D
I bought my 1200 coupe in 1982 and still have it. Sorry to those who want to keep it stock because it's undergoing a 1UZ swap and I can't wait to drive it.
I drove this Datsun 1200 coupé in 1973 - 74 a few times as I was working in sales-parts-stock-Datsun French importator ( my first job ) , I liked this car , but I prefered the Cherry 120 A coupé ( KPLE 10 ) , front Wheel -drive with same motor but transverse over the gear box ( like Austin Mini but separate gearbox from the motor ) ; I have own one yellow Cherry 120A coupé from 1979 to 1989 ; saddly I left it very rusty for scrap
Who cares about horse power anyways ? Unless your drifting or racing of course. That is a gorgeous car regardless of power , it’s about the looks and styling for me.
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My first car was a 79 hatch, got then I was 18. I’m 23 now and found a 79 coupe and bought it today. Lowkey happiest day of my life. Sunny’s for life.
Yes to more Sunny content on TH-cam. What a great looking build.
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@@LarryChenPhoto yessss!!!! They have all the best toys, some great great builds.
Kudos to the owner for keeping it real, and NOT swapping the engine
Yep. They have been swapped with almost everything imaginable..
Is swapping it to L series ok..?
@@werlii I would like to put an L28 under the hood of these 1200's but an LS swap never never and never no more generic V8 swaps
L28ET swap would just be nuts 😂 but honestly a vg30e would probably fit better and it's not as long so it keeps the car more centered
@@toxictophat711 I feel like just a N/A SR would barely fit 😂😂
My first car purchase in high school. 1981 year, 1970 Datsun 1200 (LB 110). Dropped 70 series rim on rear, 60 on front. To keep tires off the stock fender flares I put 2" leaf extensions on rear. Rebuilt motor with flat heads and overboar cylinders. Polished heads with slight overboar values. New cam, and Weber carb. Probably gained a whopping 12 HP, Lol. But super fun speedy 4 speed manual drive. Plus check this, 42 mpg with those mods. Back in the 80's. With wages per hour back then I could still go anywhere I pleased. Loved that car.
P.S. purchased for 400 cash. It was a piece of crap before I did work on it and painted metallic green. My dad was not pleased with my 15.5 year old choice....
Clean car ! I love the fact that he kept it as original as possible.
If I may only make one comment on the Datsun 1200 it would be: "THIS CAR IS BULLETPROOF".
The sedan and pick-up were also available in South Africa. The pick-up is a mighty little workhorse, aptly marketed as the "Champion of Africa". There are still hundreds going about their tasks every day.
The Champ remains undefeated. I was legit looking to pick one up
Man team Wild Card do not mess about! The level of detail in the builds is top notch and this car is no acception. Beautiful car 🙌
Love the old Datsuns
PB Machines I have a Datsun 2000 roadster 1969 it’s still has stock engine and needs a lot of work
Subby Supra cool i had a honeycomb hubcap B-210
Got my eye on a 75 Datsun 710 in a town close by sitting in a field in southern bc Canada, same green colour, it’s still owned by the og female owner!!!!
Very cool Datsun,looks awesome, sounds great. Love it.
My 1st car was a1972 Datsun 1200. I bought it for $675 in 1979, and by then it was a rustbucket - it had been used as a beach car. But it was a great car, got good mileage, had very good pickup for such a small car, and did all I needed.
That’s such a cool car. Beautiful build 👍
That’s rad! First car a ever bought was a 72 1200! I was 13 and I bought it for $50 with my paper rout money 🤣 I fixed it and ended up selling it before I was old enough to legally drive it lol
that thing is perfect. love it. always loved 1200's. would be my car of choice if i was gonna build another datsun.
Another? What other Datsun have you built :)
A simply beautiful car and an extremely clean build. So much class.
My first car, in 1985, was a 1970 Datsun 1200 fastback that I bought from the original owner, my step-mother. I did what I could to it on a teenaged burger-flipping budget. I loved that car and I still have a soft spot for them.
Wow what a great build!! I had one.. Was bright orange. Turbo charged the original 1200GX motor. Stock rods, crank and cam made 236whp@ 20psi. Used Toyota 2E pistons.
Awesome figures on stock internals. Strong little engine
These dudes have amazing cars. Every feature I've seen is awesome.
I live in Trinidad West Indies. This car was known as the Datsun 1200 fastback, debuting around late 1971 in our country. However, the 4-door sedan was far more plentiful. Most were 4-speed manuals and was the first small vehicle to make 100 MPH stock ! ......And it used to give 40MPG !!. The automatic transmissions came a couple years later. This car was also known as the Datsun Sunny in some countries. It evolved into what we know as the Nissan Sentra. The car was very basic, and the engine was very basic, being copied from British Austin engines. Eight overhead valves operated by pushrods, a single carburettor, mechanical cooling fan pulling air through the radiator( Free draining, no coolant bottle), contact points, condenser and rotor in a distributor with an outside ignition coil. The wheels were 12".
The same engine was later used in the B210 and B310 cars, though there was a 1400cc engine also, and a 1500 twin carb.
There are still a few Datsun 1200s on our roads today.Watch an electrified Datsun 1200 demolish the pilgrims !
th-cam.com/video/crfEecV1YFA/w-d-xo.html
Such a beutiful little car! Reminds me of my mom and dads B210 they had when I was a little kid. Ours was ruined in a flood. My dad was heart broken as it was the first brand new car he had ever purchased. He had put aftermarket webber carbs in it, custom exhaust, race steering wheel, gauges and all sorts of stuff. He set up my car seat in the middle of the back so I could see out the front and attached a little steering wheel so I could pretend to drive.
YES... AND NO FART CAN ON THE EXHAUST...BRAVO!!!
That's a car I've never seen in Nor Cal!! What a cool little car! Love old Datsuns
I had one as a teenager in Walnut Creek.
@@CCDzine whaaaat!!!! Lucky!! And damn would of loved to see it!
Just found this, I'm in San Diego and will keep my eye out for this car at the car meets. Super cool car!
Awesome Datsun! I love the engine in it 👍🏻
Beautiful car. Always loved the old Datsun
My first car was a Datsun 1200 coupe. Really enjoyed seeing this awesome build makes me wish I'd hanged onto mine
I'd love to have a 1200/Sunny, they are so damn cool. Light and nimble, when it has enough power.
72’
-Looks like a tiny Mustang🔥
My DREAM Japanese car!
B210
My Granpa bought a 76 new, when I was a kid.
Only Japanese car they ever had.
I loved it❤️
Back in the day I had a friend of a friend ask me to do a swap on this exact model of car, when I got there, there was bolts all over the floor and a ca18det motor next to the car. I began to work grabbing bolts that I figured were the bolts that belonged to each part I was installing , after about 4 hours the motor was finally sitting in the bay, it was a tight squeeze and close to the firewall. He plugged in the computer and it fired right up with no hesitation , filled up the coolant and proceeded to go for a test drive. Let me start off by saying that as we pulled up to the first stop light there was a super cherry nova sitting there next to us. We looked over , he looked at us and gave us the nod, light turned green and we had the jump on him, that little Datsun pulled so hard my sunglasses fell off my head, the next couple lights were red, the nova pulled up and told us to pull over. So we did and met up in a parking lot. Nova guy was soo confused, he demanded we pop out hood he had to see what the hell was under the hood. We opened the hood and he looked like he didn’t really know what he was even looking at with a blank stare, of course we told him it was stock but he wasn’t buying it. We shook hands and went our separate ways. Me and a friend couldn’t stop laughing and talking about the nova we had just completely destroyed with a little Datsun. This video reminded me of that little 1200 because it was the same olive green paint minus the clear coat lol. Thanks for posting really cool car and build
I have no idea what car is the Nova?I live in Europe thought!
panos323 Chevy nova old muscle car
So beautifully done, your ability Larry to find these gems is amazing. How good is the exhaust note but even better is that glorious induction noise from the Weber carb 😍. Joe is a nice bloke too 👍, thanks Larry for another great find
hooo my goodness. That datsun looks amazing... I love it... Congrass...
Best car yet on the show. 🤘😎
a clean classic build is never go wrong
this was my 1st car. so noms on the vid! im 60 this is my 1st of the - "wish i still had it" deals.
It's cool seeing someone who's been around car culture for as long as Larry has still learning.
'71-'72 Datsun 1200 fastbacks look SO cool.
My Dad bought a 210 4spd new in 81. It was indestructible. They're light. Great cars. I think it had that motor in it. Very sporty. He's tricked that one out. Side draft and the header. Nice.
Well done!! PLEASE keep that motor in it!! Love it!!!
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80's-90's style Minitruck, Nissan 720 with the extended cab to be precise.
Suzuki sc100,..
88-92 Mitsubishi Mirage (Dodge/Plymouth Colt) Hatchback
70’s Porsche 911 930
JDM = Datsun 510, Domestic Ford Fairmont.... both 4 door sedans
I seen a lot of this cars in Puerto Rico back in the late 80's where the street racers and Drag racers put a Modified 1.8 from 81 corolla and some had bridgeport rotary engine. Another common upgrade engine used was the Datsun 1.5 liter. At that time there was racing parts available for the Datsun 1.5 liter engine.
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So much like and win with this gem!!
Oh man! Love it. Can’t get enough of these dudes
1.2L of fun. Gorgeous little car
Any lightweight car with a little pep and a manual transmission will be a blast. I had a blast being my friends designated driver in his turboed Ecotech Cavalier with a stock Cobalt SS ecu. Since he was drunk he let me drive the shit out of it. It was surprisingly fast for what it was.
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I haven't come across any A14 head that flowed better than an A12GX head at high rpm. A14 motors are a dime a dozen compared to A12GX motors though. A12GX head, A14 block machined to fit an A15 crank. Car weighs less than 700kg. Lots of fun, and will always take you back home.
Great...now I want one
Dude! I have this car!! And this video was posted on my birthday!!! crazy
I have a whole new appreciation i had no idea i needed in my life until now! Sicc build bra
I’ve been looking for one of these for so long!
Great show, these are sick rides!
Maybe in California they are uncommon to build but in the east Coast loves these Datsuns, they are just hard to come by, they are becoming more and more rare
beautiful car,greetings from malaysia
I dropped a stocker A14 with a weber carb into a datsun 1000. Incredible burnout machine until I got a yellow sticker :) This was in the 90s.
Started on a dime and that cam sounds amazing.
Awesome little car omg well built
thats sick.... not usually my thing but this thing is great.
That single side-draft carb setup looks really cool
That's 90+ bhp, knocking on the door of 100hp. Lovely car.
Nice car. ..My brother had one Datsun 120 Y 1977 Coupe . color " Miami blue" in Curacao N.A.
Sounds healthy, even fours can lope. 😁👍
After joining the navy and getting stationed in San Diego I bought one tough on the elevation but great gas milage mini z it was called.
I have a rhd pickup variant of this exact body style... Weighs 720kg and has a A14 motor in it...You won't believe how strong these little motors are, especially when you turbo them
I so regret selling my 1200 in the 80's. Great looking cars.
Love the classics.
Smaller Cars and engines are lots of fun. You don't have to vape tires to get thrills.
Sweet haysuse that first Datsun is butters.
I love this build! Looks absolutely beautiful and the style is almost the same I'm going for with my opel kadett c which is actually also a 1200.. love that he kept the og engine in it 🔥❤️ I'm lookin for 80-85hp at about 790kg
That engine is easily making 80hp, more if it has a cam
I crammed an FJ20 with Mikunis in my 1200 in 1992. Friday Night grudge LACR every weekend.
datsun sunny b110, so cool
My first car was a Toyota KE30, almost identical to a datsun. It was 1300cc and drove pretty well. Used to have the idea to swap a 4age motor into it..... now looking at this, maybe i might make a project like that again
Beautiful datsun!
After watching 5 episodes I had to subscribed I felt bad watching without being subbed thanks for the content ❤️
Great color
Daaaaaaaamn those wheels are so sick!
Nice 1200! I had one with an A15 that had the GX head with dual SU carbs and Isky cam. I still have a few A series parts that I'm looking to let go cheap if anybody is interested.
Hey I would be interested in your parts you mentioned, I have a project I am working on . Thanks
my car ! mine was a 1972 blue 1200 and same with my sister s only hers was white . That car was amazingly fun! where can I find one again ??? ❤❤❤❤❤
those wheels!!! 😍😍😍😍
More exhaust sounds! Love that thing
The Baller with 70 Horsepower!
I sold Datsun's in Canada in 1972 these Fast Backs with a Std trans were $1795.00 ...lol
Correction Datsun b110, my father had a red one. Sold it to a friend who put a rotary in it and ended up wrapping the car around a concrete barrier taking a corner in Puerto Rico. Rip Datsun!
Love pre 80s datsuns
Clean Build
70 HP for for 1500 pound ( 700 kg ) car is not bad. I bet it is a nippy and fun car to drive. congratulations with this, i LOVE datsuns. I have a datsun 120y coupe, wich also has the A12 motor, it goes 160 km/h with 3 people in it with no problem :D
I bought my 1200 coupe in 1982 and still have it. Sorry to those who want to keep it stock because it's undergoing a 1UZ swap and I can't wait to drive it.
Beautiful car
Lovely car but please tell me what where they looking at and taking pictures of?
Very cool 👍🏻
5:46 I'm not trying to be an smartass and correct Larry, but for anyone that was wondering, its around 200 pounds lighter than a Volkswagen Beetle.
I want the kp in the back!
My parents bought one new. It was a cool little car.
最高にカッコいい110ですね！
I drove this Datsun 1200 coupé in 1973 - 74 a few times as I was working in sales-parts-stock-Datsun French importator ( my first job ) , I liked this car , but I prefered the Cherry 120 A coupé ( KPLE 10 ) , front Wheel -drive with same motor but transverse over the gear box ( like Austin Mini but separate gearbox from the motor ) ; I have own one yellow Cherry 120A coupé from 1979 to 1989 ; saddly I left it very rusty for scrap
datsun Gx coupe lovely lil car i own one
Who cares about horse power anyways ?
Unless your drifting or racing of course.
That is a gorgeous car regardless of power , it’s about the looks and styling for me.
don't forget fun to drive!
zeroswings2 exactly
totally awesome