"ClassicDatsunDebate" (gmagnusson)
02/22/2020 at 13:05 • Filed to: Datsun
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"ClassicDatsunDebate" (gmagnusson)
02/22/2020 at 13:05 • Filed to: Datsun | 5
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Sharing a post from the most excellent Z-Car Blog by author Alvin G.
https://www.zcarblog.com/2020/02/16/automotive-history/datsun-2000-roadster-wins-concours.html
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/22/2020 at 13:41 |
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I’ve always loved the 2000.
Jim Spanfeller
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/22/2020 at 14:48 |
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On the one hand, I’m glad that more people are starting to appreciate these cars. On the other hand, the “like a British sports car, but well-built and reliable” car is probably gonna get expensive. There are about three of these things in my area, and I’ve never seen any of them actually move, which makes me sad. Such cheerful little cars shouldn’t be confined to driveways and fields...
SmugAardvark
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/22/2020 at 18:21 |
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Huge fan of these, and always wanted one with a CA18DET & 5MT. Sadly, at 6'3", I am just a bit too tall, unless I am going to for severely windswept look.
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ClassicDatsunDebate
> SmugAardvark
02/22/2020 at 19:33 |
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Yeah the SR20DET is a popular swap. Also, the KA24 is in many of them...great swap at lower cost than the more popular SR20 and you can get them up into the high 200 HP range as well.
Regarding height, the 68-70 high windshield models are surprisingly well suited for taller folks.
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SmugAardvark
> ClassicDatsunDebate
02/22/2020 at 20:50 |
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KA’s are definitely more of a dime-a-dozen engine, thanks to the ubiquity in both the American 240's as well as the hardbody pickups of the 90's. I always figured the CA would be the better route because it’s about 50 lbs lighter than the SR, and it is n’t be like I would want to go after huge power numbers anyway. The factory spec of 166hp should be plenty to make a ~2,000 lb Roadster feel thoroughly quick in its home element of twisty roads.
Gorgeous cars though, and fair examples that need a little bit of work still pop up occasionally for reasonable amounts of money.