Datsun 180b saloon 810 YPK (Read 6,702 times)

[Ricky180B]

So my 2 wagons are completed and DJT well shes sleeping so i managed to save spottedlaurels old 810 (sorry dont know your first name). She was going to be broken or raced so i quickly grabbed her.







So shes not in great shape, not like the photos on the internet. This project i am going to do everything myself. I'm know mechanic just a rookie but will learn as i go along and probably do everyones head in for advise.
First was to sort out the exhaust. Back box was blown and crumbling away. There were 3 screws on the down pipe connecting to the manifold 2 were great 1 just made every bone in my body hurt. You could not even get a rachet on it due to the position of the bolt and was totaly siezed. Shameless to say that 1 nut took about 2 days total 5 hours. In the end i had to use these items to get it free:



Once the exhaust was off i was shocked as it was just one long pipe welded together to the back box.




i managed to get a back box new old stock from grays £20.00 but now am confused lol.

[Ricky180B]

The car is not really rotten has surface rust. She not been looked after. Current plans are to get her road worthy with Mot and Tax and use her. I think i went well over the top with the wagons and hardly use them but this one i really want to use as a daily. So i will probably treat the rust theres a small bit of welding to do at the back quarted behind the wheel primer the bits up so they dont get to bad over winter. I just really want to enjoy driving her on a daily basis

[datman]

that looks like an old 610 back box bodged on. Car looks saveable!
The rear subframes are different on early 810, check to see if yours has a hole through which the exhaust passes. Depends what month it was made. Later ones have exhaust going over the subframe. THe two exhaust systems are different.

[Al Ramone]

cool. good luck with it, certainly looks fixable.

you've got your nice carpet dirty now thou! ;D

[spottedlaurel]

This is great news! Really pleasing to hear it's going to see the road again.

It was certainly pretty solid when I bought it in 1996/97, then ran it as my daily driver for a year or so until I moved onto a C210. I think I was possibly the second owner, I didn't actually meet the gentleman who owned it before me (not sure if he was ill or had died).


1978 Datsun 180B in Medler's Scrapyard by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

It seemed to have had some new panels fitted at the front when I bought it, wings were possibly non-genuine and it was missing the chrome trims surrounding the grille and headlights. Will sorted me out a set of them. It had a pair of Autosafe mirrors on it during my ownership (I fitted the LH one), they seem to have gone.

Odd that it's ended up with Laurel/Skyline alloys on it, just like I did - thought they suited it really well, in some markets they were fitted to them from new.

[Ricky180B]

Lol yeah carpet will need sorting afterwards, spoke with Will today and gave him the parts order hopefully picking up Friday evening. Also had to order a windscreen as it has to many mist patches. Took out the floor carpets to air out. The front wings are very solid definetly not original as they don't have to mirror slots on top. Clutch seems very spongy so will probably have to change slave cylinder. I think I read somewhere the car was fitted with a 5 speed but not now which was a disappointment. I was wondering if (spotted laurel) you would have any pics of the rear of the car, thanks

[spottedlaurel]

Sept 25, 2012 22:03:33 GMT 1 Ricky180B said:

I think I read somewhere the car was fitted with a 5 speed but not now which was a disappointment. I was wondering if (spotted laurel) you would have any pics of the rear of the car, thanks

Yes, Will fitted a 5-speed into it that I sourced from a 910 SSS in a local scrapyard. I'd imagine it would have had a new clutch too at that time (1997), and I definitely remember it getting a new slave cylinder as it failed on me one day. The 'box probably had done a few miles however, so presumably it got fitted with the 4-speed now in it when it failed or got too bad.

I certainly do have loads more photos of it (outside, interior, underbonnet etc), but they're from pre-digital days and it doesn't look like I have any more in my Flickr account. I'll try and get some scanned-in when I can.


1978 Datsun 180B + 1979 280C at Medler’s c.1997 (+Galant) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Above in my early days with it.


Datsun 180B and 240K GT by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

This from the day I sold it, when it had steels on again.

[datman]

I definately have a screen .

[Ricky180B]

excellent and the rest

[Ricky180B]

Started the stripping whilst waiting for parts

[datman]

I have found a left front door trim in black.
I have a n.o.s RH front door.
I have a n.o.s. lh rear door but its for a wagon so the window frame is a different shape. (frame from old door could be welded in instead)
i have the exhaust parts.
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[Ricky180B]

excellent

[mash]

Hooray, another 810 saved! Great that it has some history in the DOC too.

[spottedlaurel]

Found and scanned some more of my old photos:


1978-79 Datsun 180B saloons c.1996 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

With a familiar car alongside!


1978 Datsun 180B (810) early 1997 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

It was the only car I had, so it had to endure all weathers.


1978 Datsun 180B (810), 1996/97 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr


1978 Datsun 180B (810), Enfield Pageant 1997 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

First ever journey on the NOS C230 alloys was to Enfield. Good to see it's retained the original rear plate, the dealer sticker looks to have suffered a bit though.


Datsun stuff #1 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Just remembered I still have the keyring in my collection.

[Ricky180B]

Thank you very much, seeing photos of I looking good makes me want to do it up more. I love seeing old photos of my cars. Went down to Wills last night and picked up loads of goodies. Will really sorted me out well with really good parts. In the fir photo is that Will place where h lives now I'm trying to think what part of it it is