I've noticed that all of the people that Dennis videos love to talk about their cars and what went into making them look like show pieces . They all are immensely proud , ( and rightly so) of what they have achieved and like nothing better than to talk to someone who is extremely knowledgeable and who understands the incredible amount of time and hard work that goes into making a car of this caliber!
He did the motor HE wanted. It is his car. Personally I like that he kept it in the same oem family. Datsun is Nissan. It's a great choice imo, especially since most people don't want KA's, it's easier to find these cheap as replacements, modernizes his car as is his theme, and it's more aligned to what the original engine would be. An inline engine. A small block ford would be to wide, too heavy and too unreliable for this build.
@@tinystar3010 I wasn't putting him down, I was talking about the Datsun designers who used cars by AC, Sunbeam, etcetera as a template for their own designs, I'm thinking that the copied basic design was for the hope of offering a less costly lookalike, I'm not even actually putting down Datsun, it was a smart move to try to get into the market of the little sports cars, I imagine that the Japanese vehicles were a less expensive way to have the styling, I'm not to sure that the Z cars would a natural progression in the evolution of the zippy little boxes! You are correct, he's free to do any kind of modifications, modernizations, etcetera! My original comment was just the attempt at humor, it wasn't the only Japanese vehicle to borrow styling from existing car makers when they decided to compete with the world's established automakers while they worked on their own styles!
@@tinystar3010 remember how the Toyota Land Cruiser resembled the styling of the Land Rover don't you, I believe that the Land Cruiser eventually surpassed the dated Land Rover in quality etcetera, so don't think that just because I make an off the cuff comment about the Japanese car industry that was still working towards what is today, in my and Scotty Kilmer's opinions, the best made vehicles in existence!
Very impressed with his build! This is modernizing as a classic car, properly. Nothing gawdy. Tasteful mods. And even the engine swap was tasteful and kept in the OEM family. Definitely deserved a video feature!
WOah! Love the engine setup! Gotta admire the owner's attention to all the detials for a super solid looking build! Also shoutout to Dennis for always showing love to the import cars along with the classic American muscle. Bravo!!!
I really like it. The only things I would've done differently are smaller wheels with a bigger sidewall tire, and low back seats that are flush with the doors. It's definitely cool
The car I bought in Australia in 1970 was not called a Fairlady but a Datsun 2000 Sports with a much more powerful motor. The factory realised Australians wanted a much more brutish sports car able to blow away the MG on our long stretches of 4 lane highways back in 1970, from Melbourne to Sydney. The MG had a top speed of 85 mph against the Datsun 130 mph.
What a beautiful car! I love the mods and the BBS wheels look incredible. Despite all of the changes, the car still maintains the Datsun essence. The owner lives in Georgia but the car has Cal Plates? I'm confused.
I owned a 70’ Fairlady Pearl white , loved this car which I paid 500 for discovered in a garage from a lady who just wanted gone. Keep it for 10 years and sold it to a lady friend who drove it another 10 years.
And that's why Nissan rebranded itself as Datsun before trying the American market. It's also why the fairlady name fell off and Nissan went to numbers like 240Z 300ZX 350Z etc... All still Fairlady in Japan because most Americans are too narrow minded to get out of their own way. A name is a name. It's the car that matters.
In reality the brake "upgrade" was a waste of money. Stock brakes are just as good as any aftermarket brakes and if you believe otherwise you are prolonging a fallacy. Nice car though.
