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