Academy Award for Best Acting Goes To: MotorWeek

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10/01/2019 at 01:57 • Filed to: None

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Or not. That’s some pretty bad acting fail there guys... Full version at 3min mark.


DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nick Has an Exocet
10/02/2019 at 16:04

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I had two of those, other than limited head room in the back seat it was easy to enter. The rear seats also fold down for a pass through that was very good at swallowing cargo for a 2 door car. 


Kinja'd!!! Nick Has an Exocet > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/02/2019 at 17:09

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How was it as a car? What’s shocking is that you can very easily bolt up an EJ into these. Hard part is the wiring. If I could find a clean one without much rust, I would love to do one up.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nick Has an Exocet
10/02/2019 at 17:13

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It is a very good car, very quiet and very aero dynamic. The driving dynamics are a bit wonky as it’s very front heavy. They are much better with coil-overs than the OEM air suspension. The air suspension is cool but the dampeners tend to wear and then it doesn’t work as well. The 2.7L is a very smooth and torquey engine in this car. We did a Sacramento to Missoula MT run with an one the road speed of around 75 mph average. Frequently hi t 100 plus in Nevada


Kinja'd!!! Nick Has an Exocet > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/02/2019 at 17:40

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I wonder if caging it would help with the weight balance...


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nick Has an Exocet
10/02/2019 at 17:44

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The fundamental problem is the engine is over the front axle. If you removed all the front body work that would help quite a bit. 


Kinja'd!!! Nick Has an Exocet > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/02/2019 at 18:32

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I bet there’s a ton of weight you could pull out of the front by going carbon fiber hood, yanking the popups/motors, pulling out AC, relocating the battery, and maybe even relocating the radiator.