SR20 Swapped Datsun 2000 Roadster is a Crazy Clean Weekend Thrasher

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Alvin from Z Car Garage has fine taste in a track car: a Datsun SR20 Roadster. And if you know us at all, you know we respect anyone who’s willing to put something this clean on a racetrack repeatedly. But to bring the vintage spec car up to modern handling standards, he popped in an N/A SR20 - and some real suspension engineering. All while retaining levels of cleanliness that we can barely fathom.
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@LarryChenPhoto 4 года назад

Make your walls epic! Support AutoFocus and purchase a large wall Photo Print today: www.etsy.com/shop/larrychenphoto

@sparky6086 3 года назад

I believe, that the Datsun Roadsters didn't have "L" series engines. They had whatever the pre-Prince Datsuns had. The "L" series was inherited from Prince.

@joellabrecque5696 4 года назад

This is the kind of build I like, classy, simple and streetable that you can daily drive

@sidewaysPT 4 года назад

"Nismo leaf springs" There's a phrase you don't hear every day.

@racketman2u 4 года назад

yeah, and therein lies the weakness; I've owned both a '67 Nissan Roadster (the hot version with the 2L Mikuni carbed engine) and a '71 240Z , and they were really a generation apart; the roadster's power was very peaky, (so he has a point in subbing the SR20) and the Zed's handling ran rings around it. Both great looking cars though, and loads of fun.

@asnoodle7216 4 года назад

i have to google what nismo leaf spring is :D

@knowhere4361 4 года назад

currently working on rebuilding a 2000 with my grandpa. we're SO close to finishing it, and this video has me so excited to get her on the road. thank you.

@paradiseroad6405 4 года назад

....now THAT'S a Sports Car... ...Fantastic Instrument Panel and Interior... ...I could listen to that engine rev over and over...

@ewhit5160 4 года назад

I’ve never actually seen one of these before. I mean, I’ve seen them all the time on marketplace or, what’s left them. Never been able to see one in person or one this beautiful.

@crashn2me105 3 месяца назад

You never notice a particular car until you own one, then you see them everywhere.... That was my experience when I bought my 69 SRL2000 !

@brushcreek 4 года назад

I owned a 69 2000 SRL311 with the factory Mikuni/Solex “competition” package. One of the nascar shops in Charlotte built the original engine.... custom cam and lots of other mods. It was unbelievable...until it blew up. I wish I still had it.

@jaysonmac8294 4 года назад

Awesome car!! “Sounds like a RWD type R” ummm Larry Honda kinda already made one. 😂 It’s name has 2000 in it too.

@NippyMoto 4 года назад

Yeah he seemed a little spaced out in this video haha

@drivewaystar6485 4 года назад

Honda didnt make a type R s2000

@paullmight42 4 года назад

good lord! insanely clean for 73/04' and tracked

@qotsa1 4 года назад

Best hoonigan channel far and away.

@larrychen5678 4 года назад

You guys have no idea how much I appreciate the support!

@karlgarnett7445 6 месяцев назад

I've been looking and still looking for one of these Beautiful Cars but can't. This would be a nice retirement vehicle for those slow days, Wink Wink...

@stevenclevenger9032 4 года назад

One of the nicest cars I've seen featured. Thank u Mr. Chen

@jorgeuribe7657 Год назад

I grew up with cars like datsun and renault, this car looks amazing

@Deftonesdsm 4 года назад

My dream is a 60s/70s era jdm small car with modern swap. But yeah only going up in price

@evanvukets8035 4 года назад

If you spend more time with these guys it sounds like you will be buying a roadster, putting your SR20 in that and building a crazy L series for your Z 😁

@fozpringle1 4 года назад

Datsun used to make some really good looking cars back in the day

@ronaldsanpedro1976 4 года назад

What a gorgeous car. Maybe a retro looking muffler would make it even better. Nonetheless beautiful build. Im still kicking myself for not getting one when i had a chance.

@nicovanos 4 года назад

What? No LS swap? Is it still happening? Awesome!

@tacoxdude 4 года назад

If he keeps it N/A, he needs to do a VE head on it. It would be awesome!

@Jordan-ce7sf 4 года назад

You’re forgetting the early 1500. My dad bought one almost new in the 60’s

@InfiniteCheeseCrates 4 года назад

Glad to see more 60's Japanese cars getting love. 2000's are an absolute fav of mine and, I wish I could get a hold of one in good shape.

@danmartin633 4 года назад

What a beauty! I love the stance on those rims, reminds me of a Sunbeam Tiger.

@taxidermycat 4 года назад

What a gem 💎

@mzondi1970 4 года назад

VVL is great. Had a 91 SER with a VVL. Loved that car. Went back to my honda roots

@IagoPereira 4 года назад

32mpg is the same as 7.35L/100km and that is not eco friendly at all ahah gas in the US is so damn cheap

@derPetunientopf 4 года назад

Ya, i thought i missheard it and played the scene a couple of times. Americans are weird. They dont realise what giant polluters they are. In europe thats super average not good in any way. In my world eco friendly starts at 45 mpgs.

@jasonleiva7527 4 года назад

My dad has a 67 1600 roadster and I’m trying to convince him to put a sr in it cause I put a rb25 in my 280z and he likes it but he wants his car to be all original

@thomaswills2301 4 года назад

The only reason why I'm watching this is because I am thinking about getting one. I need to know more about these.

@BlazinX 4 года назад

You guys are doing a great job! 😃

@ljphoenix4341 4 года назад

Would be interesting to see how this compares to Gingium's Datsun 2000 roadster with an NA Miata 1.6 engine in it. It's built to a higher spec as this beautiful car but would make for an interesting comparison nonetheless. After this pandemic is all over, I reckon some of the guys from Hoonigan, maybe Louis also, seeing as he's a Subie guy, should definitely take a trip up to Chicago to visit Caleb sometime this year, see his collection of cool projects. Would make for a cool VHS.

@sickmetalchick666 2 года назад

While the gingium datsun is very cool, this one is a bit nicer and built to a higher quality spec, and the 2l all alloy nissan engine is a far better choice than a cast iron block 1.8 mazda.

@danielhughes9556 4 года назад

I LOVED how he called it sears point! Fuck infinion!

@VirtualGuth 4 года назад

My compliments to Alvin! What an absolutely beautiful roadster. All of the modifications were carried out with a great deal of respect paid to the character of the car as it came from the factory. It shows in a sort of a "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts" kind of way. (The only shame here is that the hardtop was mounted - it should be top-down all the way on a beautiful day like the one you had for driving this car.)

@shaeerhassan8588 4 года назад

Looks better than an MG

@boblewis8838 4 года назад

After it was balanced and blue-printed, ported and polished, my '69 Datsun 2000 put out 196 hp at 5500 and weighed 2100 lbs with me in it and a full tank of gas. WIcked fast.

@johnty505 4 года назад

If anyone ever does a rat-rod inspired Datsun. They have to replace the D with a R. "Ratsun!"

@roddyturner7948 4 года назад

There's an entire website and forum with this name dedicated to ratty Datsuns.

@pugmanick 4 года назад

Check out the Raodkill Rotsun

@johnty505 4 года назад

@ @@roddyturner7948 no way. I had no idea! One of them surely must have replaced the D for an S?!?!

@johnty505 4 года назад

@@pugmanick nice! thats some proper mad max shit right there!

@asnoodle7216 4 года назад

WOAH! SR20 is

@AliasHSW 4 года назад

Scary to not have a seat headrest. Definitely whiplash will occur in an accident.

@supersevenn 4 года назад

take out a 50 year old engine to put one in that's 30 years old . love it i would daily this but with a vintage air unit and a muffler

@mikeanderson3334 2 года назад

When this was put in, the S14s were like 8 years old..lol

@vavo4902 4 года назад

Beautiful!

@liamgray6017 4 года назад

That's a good looking Nonda 👌

@salazmiguel5542 4 года назад

I have a 1972 datsun 510, but the 2000 is my favorite!!

@agustinr7628 4 года назад

Larry the quality that you are putting here it's amazing, I'm really digging all the content, every single video, keep it like that, you're in the right way! PD: Could you consider using a chest-mount for the GoPro in the drives? I think its gonna pop up the car more

@larrychen5678 4 года назад

I think I need to use a neck mount for some of these drives.

@agustinr7628 4 года назад

@@larrychen5678 That would be good too! hope it doesn't get uncomfortable

@VoIPPortland 4 года назад

Like a Fiat Spider, but reliable.

@actanonverba2233 4 года назад

Pretty dam amazing...!

@josephmatuszak3855 4 года назад

WORK OF ART (Does it have a Name?)

@CT-zc6ne Год назад

I have original 1500 63 model free breathing only modified camshaft and original dual su. It makes 196 bhp from wheels. 7800rpm.

@future_phonk 4 года назад

@6:15 when the camera angle changes and you can see the 240z in the background 😍

@mattpish9675 4 года назад

Great episode, Larry. What a cool roadster! When are we going to see an updated "Ole orange Bang!" AutoFocus?

@Tk-ou9ec 4 года назад

Hi mate. Love your dattos. I’m a Datsun fan too and I own a clean 410 bluebird that you may like. However mine is pretty much stock. Check it out on my channel. I own a Mopar also. 👍

@jamesb.492 4 года назад

Does anyone know comedian Bill Burr? Go watch him. Seems like he described the guy filming this episode... "is this stock, is this stock, oh it is upholstered".

@theyellowlightsaber3193 3 года назад

Gotta love the roadsters, MG B, Datsun Fairlady, Honda S800, Triumph TR8 and Aston Martin Sprite

@AnAngryPossom 4 года назад

Yess I was hoping you'd feature Alvin's car as soon as you started posting Z-Car Garage features. Been following this awesome little roadster for years. Really love the work that Z-Car does.

@sparky6086 3 года назад

I believe, that the Datsun Roadsters didn't have "L" series engines. They had whatever the pre-Prince Datsuns had. The "L" series was inherited from Prince.

@Ice-Crime 4 года назад

Thanks for saving my quarantine day..physical distancing make me sad..thanks larry..

@matthijsgerretse3217 4 года назад

This is the most true-to-original restomod I've ever seen.

@videomaniac108 2 года назад

I think I saw this car at the Z Car Garage in San Jose on September 23, 2021 when we were looking at the new Z being showcased. I spent more time checking out the cool vintage Zs and this roadster than the new Z

@jimtakahashi4638 2 года назад

What a fine specimen of my all time fave car! A classy "Fair" lady, indeed! It would look even better, topless.😍

@泰翁 4 года назад

I,am 日本人、1942生れ、ｍｙ　初めての　彼女　beautiful ! and japan！！　日本美！！！

@robdehar2356 4 года назад

I had one a loved mine the car was way ahead of its time , won so many trophies and what made it better when I went to shows there where 100s of Camaro's and just as many Mustangs and but only one Datsun 2000 roadster ( fairlady)

@justinturner4850 4 года назад

I love it, I need to get back to work so I can buy more cars and parts!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼

@ivanredinger969 4 года назад

After I get my finances set in stone and can afford to put some aside, I'll be scoping out a fairlady 1600 and I'd want a build very similar to this. Very subtle but modernized. Basically the ideal date car.

@reecewatson5311 9 месяцев назад

Larry the original motor put into the 1600 was from a japanese forklift...

@miamimotogroup5371 4 года назад

Keep these bad boys coming larry!!!

@merlz89 4 года назад

I'm curious as to why he went 3" on the exhaust. Being a DE engine.

@BlkREPR 3 года назад

Great car, but he lost me with, just a weekend car. Why put an engine in it that parts can be found for easily , if she where mine would be more than a weekend car

@TD402dd 4 года назад

I had the option buying one (convertable only), but my dad hated Japanese cars and convinced me to buy a Mercury Capri (German) 2.0 liter with a 100 HP. Don't get me wrong, I loved my Capri for several years, but the 2000 will always be something I missed.

@nismo1480 4 года назад

I had a 66 Fairlady roadster. I really miss that car.

@ashas7730 4 года назад

Yesss perfect motor for the this car. N/A and all!! Loved it!!

@tommurphy4307 Год назад

something to do with that spare SPL/SRL311 sitting around....

@eleuterioocon4992 Месяц назад

They came in 3 versions actually…1500, 1600, and 2000

@pedrovargas3038 Год назад

The platform for these little datsuns is ridiculous so much potential for a classic … so many options to go to other than that sr-20 ouuf

@kostasgrigoriadis3380 4 года назад

Very very beautiful car...

@emanuelmorales4992 4 года назад

I most definitely appreciate his honesty and ingenuity on this build

@nickivy9758 4 года назад

I saw this exact car driving by sfo about 2 months ago

@kevinbates3575 Год назад

Larry !? If you were to want to buy a SR20 in the USA who would you call ?

@hishearse9422 3 года назад

We're is this guy finding nismo parts for this car??? I just got one and on the nismo site there is nothing for this car

@NVRAMboi 2 месяца назад

Great video. Even better car. I bet he gets tired of people bothering him to sell it.

@Dominuce 4 года назад

I would did a all motor SR20VE still a good swap tho

@simonhill6267 4 года назад

Still can do that, it's a head swap with new customs Manifolds

@NicPerichon 4 года назад

Yep. SR16VE pistons, E85, and a P11 head would be mint. Excessive plenum and the current headers port matched. Wouldn't be far off 200HP at the wheels.

4 года назад

Demasiado limpio ese vehículo, hicieron un trabajo muy pulido 👌🏼is beautiful

@RobertMilat 4 года назад

Why is this huy talking like we don't know jack shit about cars.

@gloryordeath1165 4 года назад

Man full honesty here I'm kinda new to looking into classic Japanese cars. They made really gorgeous and frankly badass cars and trucks. Besides the obvious Skylines I've really fallen in love with the 70's Celtics both coupes and the fastback/hatch and the 60's-today Toyota and Datsun pickups but man these roadsters are so cool. I had a Sentra SE-R and these motors are awesome, I'd love to drive one in a RWD car

@ryeguy88 3 года назад

Got to see this car in person at the Breakfast Club Rally which happens up North typically in my stomping grounds. This guy along with Daniel Wu's car. SO-DAMN-CLEAN.

@gav240z 4 года назад

There is an Autech S15 that came with a tuned NA SR20 making about 220HP would be good fun in this

@jarnosaarinen4583 4 года назад

If it was a Turbo Sr20 i don't think it would fit under the hood! Thats why it's N/A!!

@maxmackinlay618 4 года назад

Actually there were 3 models 1500, 1600 & 2000 all with twin carbys. Also had hi & low windscreen versions. Stock steering wheel was much bigger to give leverage due to no power steering. I own a 1500 but really need to get it back running again.

@JDsHouseofHobbies 4 года назад

That Roadster is perfection!

@fury1968 4 года назад

That is awesome! My first car, at 16, was a stock 1967.5 Datsun 1600 roadster (red with black interior), and I loved it! If I filled up the dinky gas tank, I could make it from the SF bay area to Los Angeles without having to stop.

@raygunn1083 8 месяцев назад

You said 67.5. This is not a 671/2 dash. It must be a 67 ?

@hymanocohann2698 4 года назад

Lol, had one in the 70's, terrific little ride, I'm 6'4" 250, my bro, 6'3" 260.... Over the cars load limit, we were too wide for our shoulders to fit. Filled with sonoco blue for track day she was a winner.

@ebruceii 4 года назад

Great footage of the headliner and roof latches. lmao

@NblRhm637 4 года назад

gorgeous build , amazing

@Cool_Retro 3 года назад

Fantastic build. Awesome Datsun roadster. Where did you source the AM/FM radio? Is it from another car or an off the shelf radio? I am looking for a similar radio.

@gavinivers8941 4 года назад

Back in the early days of Datsun in Japan, they made Austin cars under licence. This is why the Datsun A Series engine looks like a A Series BMC engine you see in a Classic Mini, as it is a re-engineer of that engine. There is a lot of MGB styling ques in the Datsun Fairlady, because of the tie up.

@lolicool6920 4 года назад

Unknow splendid car never sold in europe 💕💕💕💕😎😎😎😎

@yony52 4 года назад

I live in eastern canada, but i would still visit this garage if I came back to LA. A 240z is one of my most attainable dream cars, and I would love to have them work one one for me! Love that content too!

@morgangaines4338 4 года назад

I'm sure that he meant to say Marco at the Sr20store which is located in Gardena California here's the link to it on Facebook. facebook.com/Sr20store/

@genesmith4019 4 года назад

Love me DATSUNS- Only some extreme 2 liter could run with this... Like a '69 911S LoL!

@welcometoreality3450 4 года назад

I had a nice 67 1/2 2000 (1 of 500) in Red. Yours is one Beautiful car man! Super jellz he got to driver her!

@ねこはち-y9x 4 года назад

のりまきせんべいが乗ってそうな車だな…。

@RetroMotiveAdventures 4 года назад

Omg Modesto! I live 15 min from there haha lots of cool old JDM stuff in the valley! Saw a 2000 roadster in Turlock CA on my way to work in my MR2 Friday! Small world ✌🏼