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Hey all,
As I am new to the Datsun world, I thought I would come here and get some advice from people that know more about these great cars than I do!
I've owned a few cars, but I've always had my eye on a Datsun. I just bought a 1973 Datsun 1200 Coupè,(the one I've bought is actually the first coupe I've ever seen), and I've already fallen in love with this little car, and I plan on doing a full rebuild and doin a few mods and upgrades.
I bought it from a guy who had started a rebuild, he had taken the original 1200 engine out which wasn't running and has replaced it with a Nissan Bluebird L20B engine. I originally planned on putting an SR20DET motor in it, but I've done a bit of research and a lot of people are saying that the L20B engine is quite a strong engine for mods and is good for a turbo and even boring it out to a larger stroke if you want to go that far. But in saying that it is heavier than the other options. I have also heard that the CA18DET motor is also a good transplant motor for the Datsun as it is light but still gives out a good amount of power.
Which direction am I best going? What is going to be the easiest option? I want this to be a powerful little dato, but also reliable. So what engine am I going to be able to do some good work to and get some good power out of? what do you guys think?
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