1964 Datsun NL320 Build Info

  • Build Start Date: July 5th, 2024
  • Owner: Zac Watts - IPF Racing President
  • Build Progress Pictures on Instagram
  • Featured in: Hagerty Article
  • 1964 Datsun NL320 that was sitting in a field as a pile of parts in Oklahoma
  • 1/1200 ever made
  • Drivetrain
    • Original 1200cc 60hp 4cylinder
    • Weber 32/36 carburetor with CNC machined intake manifold adapter
      • Hidden under original air cleaner cover
    • 3D printed oil cap and fuel tank cap gaskets
    • 1965 4 speed transmission with floor shifter (originally came as a 4-on-the-tree)
      • Custom transmission mount
    • Original axle and drive shaft
  • Suspension
    • 3 inch lowering blocks in the rear with 2 leaves removed
    • Torsion bars turned down in the front
    • Custom fit shocks front and rear
  • Brakes
    • Original style replacement drums on all 4 corners
  • Exterior
    • 3D printed front splitter
    • 3D printed front turn signal lens's
    • 3D printed side view mirror mount
    • 3D printed head light bucket gaskets
    • Hand cut Lexan windshield
    • 3D printed antenna plug
    • Reverse engineered weld tabs for the side chrome trim mounting
    • Original patina covered in Poppy's Patina wipe on clear coat
    • "Pleasure Chest" cooler in truck bed for tool storage
    • Custom aged art work by Tony Paints
    • In house designed and CNC machined 3 piece wheels
      • Styled after the JDM legend Longchamp XR4s but in a 6 bolt pattern to fit the truck
      • 13x6 lips and barrels from former FSAE car
      • Lips polished and centers anodized by Mc Nichols in Redford, MI
  • Interior
    • Custom dyed car mat headliner
    • Original style reupholstered seat and door cards
    • Custom door card mounting hardware
    • Retrosound period correct style radio with speakers hidden behind the seat
    • Retrotbelt aviation style seat belts
    • 3D printed accessory knobs to match original styling
    • 3D printed transmission tunnel access port cover
    • 3D printed shifter boot
    • 3D printed shifty knob
    • 3D printed rear view mirror mount with Datsun Bluebird mirror insert
    • 3D printed glove box and glove box bumpers
    • 3D printed custom column cover to hide steering wheel adapter and custom harness for light up steering wheel center
    • Marine carpet flooring
    • Floor mounted horn button in place of high beam switch (now rewired to original headlight switch)
    • Digital gauges with custom Datsun font faces
    • 15in flat wooden steering wheel with CNC machined trim ring to hold original transparent horn button with light behind it
    • Dash mounted traffic light viewer
  • Electrical
    • Generator to Alternator conversion
    • Positive ground to negative ground conversion
    • Full custom wiring harness
    • Custom under dash mounted fuse block
    • Custom battery tray and mount
  • 3D Scanned Parts
    • Full Interior
    • Front Bumper
    • Engine Bay
    • Turn Signal Lens
  • 3D Printed Parts
    • Oil cap gasket
    • Fuel tank cap gasket
    • Headlight bucket gaskets
    • Front turn signal lens'
    • Antenna body plug
    • Interior floor plugs
    • Front splitter
    • Interior knobs
    • Steering column cover
    • Side and rear view mirror mounts
    • Glove box and bumpers
    • Transmission tunnel access port cover
    • Shift boot and knob
  • CNC Machined Parts
    • Weber carb 90° adapter
    • Alternator mount
    • Transmission mount
    • 3 Piece Wheels

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