Hey guys. Just bought a new 200B from a friend of a friend. Pretty sweet find: '77 IRS model with near mint condition red interior, cream exterior with white/grey vinyl roof in good condition except for the usual rust in the bonnet and a few little stone chips that have started to rust. Suspension, diff and brakes are all R30 Skyline.

It's just one a month permit atm while I get a few little things fixed like the speedo, crank-case vent pipe, rusty bonnet and the headlights, but as soon as that's all done and she's registered I have a pair of solexes and a 240K 5-speed ready to go on it. I'm told the head has been ported a bit and has a slightly more aggressive cam than standard but with the stock carb it doesn't make much difference.

Goal for when I have some dosh saved up: really good respray, probably black, with red GT stripes. Rims, I'm thinking black superlites.

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'77 IRS 200B - Current Project
'80 200B - Old project, abandoned and sold back to Green200B

Nice car Bernard. The only black 200Bs I have seen have been of the rattle can variety so yours could be pretty unique if you do it nicely. Let me know if you need any help getting it ready for rego, I might even have some of the bits you need.

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

Nice ride you got there.... I owned an identical one once but had to let it go.

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very nice car. i have seen a properly painted black 200b it looked nice. the red pinstripes will go nicely with that interior

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Is that riley's old datto?

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1977 200B SSS SR20DET
1979 SUNNY COUPE (long term project)

Hahaha Yup, it sure is

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I was spewin I couldn't get my hands on that car, good buy dude

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1977 200B SSS SR20DET
1979 SUNNY COUPE (long term project)

Finally have an update guys.

Car is with the panel beater as we speak. Doors have all been basically cut in half horizontally and the bottom halves rebuilt from scratch in thicker steel (drain slots were rusty as sh*t). Quarters are being cut and welded soon. Pics soon to come. The guy who's doing it is one of the best panel beaters in melbourne, he really knows his sh*t.

I realise not many people spend this kind of cash on a 200B, but at least that means I'll be one of the proud few with a really nice one

Also, after much pissing about, I decided on a paint scheme I am 100% sure of. Gun metal grey/graphite (you know the really dark grey with little silver sparkles) with black GT stripes.

Opperation pimp the hell out of my datto by christmas is a go.

EDIT:
Here's some pictures:

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'77 IRS 200B - Current Project
'80 200B - Old project, abandoned and sold back to Green200B

Nice 200b. I believe a '77 200 is a good investment for the future when most of them have been crushed. Can't wait to see the finished product

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My 1977 L20b powered 200b

Hey guys, more rust repair pics. The rear left quarter had an ugly patch near the mud guard that had been badly bogged before. angle grinder, rust killer and fresh metal will solve that little problem

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'77 IRS 200B - Current Project
'80 200B - Old project, abandoned and sold back to Green200B

Good work mate i really must start getting on to this with mine.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Your rust repair section looks almost identical to the ones i've done on my beige 77 200B haha

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Yeah, they all rust in the same bits. Guess its a good thing, lots of advice out there on how best to do certain bits... also crap because every bloody bonnet and boot lid on the plannet is rusty as hell.

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'77 IRS 200B - Current Project
'80 200B - Old project, abandoned and sold back to Green200B

almost

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My 1977 L20b powered 200b

You can get lucky I did. I have seen a few clean 200bs with good bonnets.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo