This is what im replacing my micra with lol

[silvia14]

Hi all......

Well as you know Im selling my Micra to get something different! Well different it is (well to most people lol)


Well its happened again!! All logic and plans went out the window because a cool Jap car became avaliable in the Classifieds lol.

I was looking for something smooth and sensible and a little bigger with a bit of badge snobbery like a merc or something........... So i ended up buying a brown Datsun :lol:

As you all know by now, Retro Jap is always at the top of my list so its a no-brainer really lol

Well here she is.............

Its a 1978 Pre-Facelift B310 Datsun Sunny 140Y Coupe which I believe are pretty rare over here now??!!
It has the A14 1400 engine mated with a 5 speed manual gearbox with Dogleg First to make it interesting lol.

I picked it up from Westcountry Classics, (nice chaps), near Penzance in Cornwall and they got it off an elderly lady that has been its only owner since new!! Yes I am the second owner

Its done 70500 miles and is a pretty solid car being garaged all its life.
Unfortunately its not perfect with a bit of a knock on the front corner and some badly matched paint on one side........... all fixable tho. The dreadded rot seems to pretty fairly at bay with only a few blisters about the car and I believe only had 2 patches of welding ever! Inside is Mint tho 8)

It also came with some "British Made" dealer option alloy wheels from new and I have a full set of 5!! Ill probably wack on some of my spare Jappy rims tho ;D.

She drives pretty well for an old car too and was happilly sat at 70mph on the way home to Plymouth for 80 miles. Good on fuel too!

Well enough of the chat........... you want some pics...............

On the way home:

If i decide to get keen one day............ this could be an option

Im doing my Corolla first tho lol

cheers all.......... more updates soon

 

[peposhi]

FANTASTIC!
Well done, mate (Y)(Y)(Y)

 

[McCheung]

what a classic!!! well done keep us posted on what your doing mate

 

[markbognor]

Brown is for winnars! As are old Datsuns.

 

[Shaun]

(Y) yummy!

 

[solarice]

All of the vids i've seen of these sound awesome.

 

[silvia14]

Well I took it for a late night spin........ and came across more retros.............

And the next day the mods started!! Ive been playing with my Wheels ;D

First I tried my 14x9 Enkei's................

Unfortunately although they look right on the car......... I can even get half a turn on the stering wheel before they catch everything!!!! The arches just arnt as big as my corolla!!

SO I tried my 14x7 Watanabes...............

Well these fit just fine and TBH look good with the black on brown!
Next is to lower it ;D

Oh and heres a better shot of the interior............

And my Current "In Car Entertainment" ;D

cheers more soon

 

[K11SS]

This will be an awesome car to watch be remastered with modern tech! Any plans for the power plant?

Pepper

 

[silvia14]

This will be an awesome car to watch be remastered with modern tech! Any plans for the power plant?

Pepper

Modern Tech??? It will have a modern stereo in it eventually but thats about it.......... everything else will be period parts (Y)

Engine wise ill leave alone for now......... its not so slow and it sits at 80 happily lol. MAybe ill just stick a filter on it

 

[Vitus992]

What a great find, well done its looking good.

 

[Guy]

That is SO win (Y).

 

[silvia14]

That is SO win (Y).

This is so unable to steer without chopping LOTS of the bodywork away lol.............. these will be staying on my corolla (Y)

2 sets of wheels, 2 cars.......... perfect :laugh:

 

[will930]

the rear wheels need a little spacing so they sit inline with the fronts if not a little wider as the front are a little sticky out and the rears are kinda hiding away!

awesome car dude im sure the ding on that wing will just fall out

 

[silvia14]

UPDATE

Well ive been busy getting the Datty ready for the Retro Rides Gathering this week. Heres an update................

First off it said Goodbye to my Micra before it went to its new home...

Then it said hello to its new partner in crime..........

First off was to try and repair that front end damage the best I could without actually buying any parts for now lol.
This is how I straightened my bumper HAHA.........

Taaa Daaa ;D

I then decided to convert the bumpers back to as near "Jap Spec" as i could....... meaning removing the horrid plastic end caps and bumper extensions and moving the bumper back closer to the car in full chrome mode ;D

So I stripped the whole front down..........

And while I was doing this I thought Ide tidy up the rest of it a bit INC trying to fix the dent in the N/S wing.........

Beat the wing with a big hammer until it was pretty good and then stonechipped all the bare bit of metal and around the edges......

Stone chipped the inner arch where it needed it.........

And the front panel...........

There will be pics coming up of what it looks like all back together

Then I had an oil leak on the rocker cover so i stripped that off.......

Found the culprit.............

And replaced with new...........

Next it was the fun bit of trying to lower it,
SO I stripped the front down.......

Marked where I needed to "modify" it lol (not to much for now just to see how she sits)........

Them trimmed a little off ;D............

Next was to Strip the rear springs out.........

And gave them the same treatment........

NEXT I had to get some modern tunes in here as i was getting fed up with the MW/LW and the not so loud Ipod Dock lol............

First up was to run power wires........

Next was to hide some speakers up under the dash.........

I had to make a hole on the passenger side to get the wires through neatly...........

And protecting the wires..........

The headunit was fitted neatly under the glovebox and even matches the colour or the dash and trim (and the dash lights ).....

Tidy up the wiring under the rear seat...........

Mount sub in the boot on a removable plug......

I think it looks pretty neat...........

Now for some nicer shots at this stage with the car back together................

Next was to touch up the black and tatty bits around the car as the weather was better yesterday............

It was only a quick job but it looks much better! Unfortunately I wont have the time and dont have the paint to colour code the bad paint job on the drivers side before the show.

Ive also now filled the holes in the bumpers with dome bolts to neaten it up.

Hope you like it and hopefully cya at the show this weekend ;D

 

[Guy]

Looking very nice indeed :grinning:.

 

[will930]

are you coming on the club stand? id love to see this dudeeee

 

[silvia14]

are you coming on the club stand? id love to see this dudeeee

Ill be on the Datsun Stand tomorrow mate

 

[will930]

Ill be on the Datsun Stand tomorrow mate

ill come say hello if your there!

 

[Seb_]

That neatness. :blues:

 

[silvia14]

ill come say hello if your there!

Ill be about somewhere :grinning:

 

[micramike]

sr20det or ca18det the sucker.......looks awesome

 

[sr20bud]

gorgeous mate (Y)

 

[K10 SHED]

Nice, im thinking black bumpers would suit this car. :grinning:

keeping it all black and brown.

 

[davey1991]

Saw this on retro rides didn't realise you where a micra guy!

 

[silvia14]

sr20det or ca18det the sucker.......looks awesome

Nope..... this is staying with the 1400 A Series motor........ if its good enough for the race cars in japan its good enough for me lol

Nice, im thinking black bumpers would suit this car. :grinning:

keeping it all black and brown.

Staying chrome as long as the chrome stays on!!

Saw this on retro rides didn't realise you where a micra guy!

I was Retro Jap before Micras and High Power Drift Jap before that and Vtec jap before that LOL

 

[sr20bud]

[/QUOTE]I was Retro Jap before Micras and High Power Drift Jap before that and Vtec jap before that LOL [/QUOTE]

haha jap is an addiction (Y)

 

[silvia14]

I was Retro Jap before Micras and High Power Drift Jap before that and Vtec jap before that LOL

haha jap is an addiction (Y)

LOL It certainly is lol

Hi again to Will I think it was who came and said hello, sorry I was a little pre-occupied as i had just arrived and was working out what was going on lol. Cool to meet you anyway bud :grinning:

Unfortunately I didnt get over to speak to the rest of you at the show but i did get a few pics of the Micras which were very well turned out indeed :grinning: