1966 1600 modified for autox
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 12:22 pm
Hi i'm new to the forum. I'm in the market for a roadster to get a little fun in the sun and for some nostalgic reasons.I found a 1966 listed on another site and went to have a look. The owner listed an extensive list of changes he's made to the car mechanically because of him using it for autocross. Basically what i'm trying to make for myself is a decent looking and livable daily driver for basically everything but winter. I got a chance to drive the car around the storage facility it's been in for the last 6-9 months. It drove very well and I don't doubt his claims about the various changes he has made. Last time we spoke the price was $7k does that sound like a fair deal?
Mechanical notes
He swapped in a later r-16 block which was bored and has a u20 crank (he's calling it around 2100cc). He has a pair of Weber side drafts rubber mounted on what he says is a Datsun competition intake(i don't know how to tell). The head is the original off the '66 block that has been professionally ported polished and shaved with complete Datsun competition valvetrain. He also installed what he called a 3/4 cam (which i found out is an old hot rodder term for a milder/streetable race cam). Also installed is a tubular header with a new exhaust all the way back. The car idles at around 1200rpm and rocks the thing around quite a bit. He has cut the springs in the front to drop it about an inch and changed some of the rear leaf springs. He told me the set of datsun comp. springs he put on resulted in too much understeer. The Frame is solid. He has a new clutch master and brake master on the car and he did the stock brakes all around within the year. He also modified a larger diameter sway bar for the front. He also deleted the heater.
Cosmetics
The car doesn't have any major visible damage. The drivers side rear around the tail lights has a bondo job which is many years old and starting to fall apart. There are some rust holes in corners of the rear fenders. Every single body panel has at least one ding and some of them several and the paint is basically done for. Almost all of the chrome on the car is heavily pitted and rusty. The interior is complete except for some racing seats he swapped in that have seen better days but aren't totally destroyed. Weatherstripping around the whole car is basically ruined. Soft top and hardtop are included with the car and both are in functional condition as well as a tonneau cover
Parts
included with the deal are quite a few spares including the original 3 main block and original carbs, engine internal parts, suspension, the heater core ,and tons of others.
Mechanical notes
He swapped in a later r-16 block which was bored and has a u20 crank (he's calling it around 2100cc). He has a pair of Weber side drafts rubber mounted on what he says is a Datsun competition intake(i don't know how to tell). The head is the original off the '66 block that has been professionally ported polished and shaved with complete Datsun competition valvetrain. He also installed what he called a 3/4 cam (which i found out is an old hot rodder term for a milder/streetable race cam). Also installed is a tubular header with a new exhaust all the way back. The car idles at around 1200rpm and rocks the thing around quite a bit. He has cut the springs in the front to drop it about an inch and changed some of the rear leaf springs. He told me the set of datsun comp. springs he put on resulted in too much understeer. The Frame is solid. He has a new clutch master and brake master on the car and he did the stock brakes all around within the year. He also modified a larger diameter sway bar for the front. He also deleted the heater.
Cosmetics
The car doesn't have any major visible damage. The drivers side rear around the tail lights has a bondo job which is many years old and starting to fall apart. There are some rust holes in corners of the rear fenders. Every single body panel has at least one ding and some of them several and the paint is basically done for. Almost all of the chrome on the car is heavily pitted and rusty. The interior is complete except for some racing seats he swapped in that have seen better days but aren't totally destroyed. Weatherstripping around the whole car is basically ruined. Soft top and hardtop are included with the car and both are in functional condition as well as a tonneau cover
Parts
included with the deal are quite a few spares including the original 3 main block and original carbs, engine internal parts, suspension, the heater core ,and tons of others.