I knew this would start up almost straight away. My parents had one of these for eight years. It never didn't start, never broke down. Dad insisted on oil changes every three thousand miles. They sold well here in Ireland. Were known as the Datsun 140J (1.4 litre) and 160J (1.6 litre). Great cars.
Japanese Imports from the '80s into the mid-90s were some of the best ever made. Mechanically simple but extremely high quality. Long as you keep oil and coolant in them they run a long time. That thing lit off almost immediately. Which is absolutely astounding considering it's condition. I suspect it will move but you mentioned all four drums were locked up there's no way that little engine is going to overcome locked up brakes. I bet it'll drive. You could definitely hear the engine slow down when you went into gear so I'm suspecting it works.
I have experience to support that. My dad had a late 80s-early 90s Nissan Stanza he bought new. It had close to 300,000 miles but ran and looked like a normal car with 100,000 miles. Unfortunately he was driving it late at night across an Ag area and it developed a cooling leak, he filled it once from a ditch and almost made it home but the engine overheated and was shot. Car probably could have made 1/2 million miles easily otherwise.
I bought a 1974 Datson B210 brand new right out of the showroom. They told me it had the drive-train of the 1600 and a 1300cc. instead of the 1200cc. Well, I bought the worst damn lemon, ever !!! After 3 rear ends, 2 clutches, and when the transmission went I traded it in for an old Chevy flat glass van, that I drove for years. I only had the Datson for 10 months in 1974 and put 68,000 miles on it. I later found out that they had the 1200 drive train in them and it wasn't strong enough for the more powerful 1300 engine. The only good thing I can say is that, is a strong little engine.
I want to thank you for your calm and polite conversation and especially no foul language. Good job, your parents are very proud of you. And I don’t know your parents.
Cool to see dude tinkering with old motors, but to me (as a non-native english speaker) that southern slang is just great. Great to listen because where else I can hear that :)
My first car was a 1978 Datsun 510 and last I heard the car had 340,000 miles and was still more dependable than the guys new car. would love to get it back.
I love how to repair vehicles that anyone else would leave lying there thinking that it is irreparable, one question, how do you find so many abandoned cars?
I owned a Datsun 210 many years ago, and it ha well over 100,000 miles and ran perfectly. I drove it for another 100,000 + miles. The only thing I had to do to it was change the clutch. These cars are bulletproof as long as reg maint is done such as oil change etc.
HInt: on most of the older Datsuns you can remove the plastic clamshell around the ignition and access the switch section by removing 2 Philips screws from the back. Now you can run the ign / starter with a small screwdriver. To remove the wheel lock you can run a hacksaw blade across the fasteners that don't seem to have a head on them. IOW, create a bite for a screwdriver. They were originally bolts with a head that breaks for for anti-theft. BTW, that was electronic ignition with a module inside that plastic cover by the WW fluid.
Back in the early 80s, we would pick up these old Datsuns for $50 or less. My buddy literally bought one for $5...and it ran!. They wouldn't stop, but rusted up bad. I had a 1968 Datsun pickup. It had a 1300 cc straight four. It rusted to pieces but the little engine wouldn't stop running.
Those 210s weren't much to look at, but they were amazing dependable and got really good fuel economy. Pretty sure it's electronic ignition by that era. In my experience most cars were running electronic ignition by '75. And still have a traditional coil. The hei was a chevy thing in the early days.
I love these videos 👌 im pretty sure that distributor system is just a coil attatched to a rotar arm thats timed to TDC on cyl1, just a little more reliable than points. Here in wales we used to just pop the rotar arm off at night as an immobiliser to stop your car going walkies.
I owned a 81 datsun 210 2 door 4 speed when I was a teenager I loved that thing was fun to drive they are really hard to find now and for some reason when you do find them people ask crazy prices for um
My twin uncles had one of those and they would drive it from Knoxville Tn to Jacksonville Florida every weekend for about four years! They said they never changed the oil or anything but put gas in it.
My 1st car, B210 (hatchback) 78/79 model. Tough little engine. I ran her with oil light on for 3:4 days. I dogged the crap out of it. Parents went Sunday grocery shopping n I knocked her in neutral and laid a brick on the gas pedal. Poor ole girl screamed for an hour before I heard something go. I was pretty happy with myself thinking I’d get something new n “cool” if it blew up. Brother came home pulled the head went to the garage he worked at and had it running in about 30 minutes. 1 warped push rod. Lol. I drove her another year till I got a job and bought an 86 grand am. She was still running the day I totaled it having some dirt road fun. Drove it home after the crash.
Datsuns are evil bud. I had a lil 4x4 datsun pickup of sum kind from 76. It had no emblems but it had a B210 inline six an a 4 speed granny low stick shift transmission. It was a major monster.
@@myjunkertravels6897 🤣 Unless the engine locked up/threw a rod a fella could could just keep fix’n on one. I got all Nostalgic earlier this year and looked for one of these little Datsuns. Couldn’t find a single one for sale other than some old adds. My uncle owned a VW/Diesel shop, everyone stripped the VW’s and made dune buggy’s, point is he had a little blue Datsun truck , it was his go to town truck, run up the junk hill and grab an engine truck and his go to church truck. He was driving it until he passed away in the mid 90’s. I bet if can be dug out of the woods it would run with little effort.
I bought a 2 tone yellow and brown 1979 datsun pickup sitting in a guys yard for $400 put a battery on it and it fired right up and I drove the wheels off of it. In our family it was affectionately called the mustard wagon. Only thing that ever went wrong with it was the raidiater broke but rain or shine cold or hot I could hit the key and It would start. Mine also souded like a diesel but it was a hole in the exhaust. I wish I'd never gotten rid of it.
Did one of those back in the early 90s. Was front wheel drive transverse mount. You pulled 4 bolts off a plate and the input shaft slid out. Then there was a access plate on the bell housing that gave access to the pressure plate. Super easy
New favorite channel. Something about having clean language and not cussing in every sentence like everyone else nowadays and getting right to the point in the video is good, quality stuff. subscribed!
Those things are everywhere here in Puerto Rico. They still sell for $1000 and up. Also a ton of old Toyota coronas and corollas too. Nice little beater work cars the engines just won't quit.
That 210 body style seen here replaced the B210. This body style ran from 1979 to 1982. In 1979 it had one year style front end, tail end and interior. For 1980 this is what you got til 1982. I had a 1980 2 door which looks like this one sans the two extra doors. So my guess is 1980/82 model. These cars were notoriously slow. Mine was a 5 speed, so I can imagine what a slug this one is with that automatic transmission transmission.
The 77 B210 hatch 5 speed was my favorite model. I had one I got to use for a week when I was in high school in 1978. Tried like hell to get my parents to buy it.
Good job Jennings interesting bunch of cars you have, the Old Rambler wagon is cool that is a frick n runner , its worth restoring give it a acid bath put in some new metal fix that one quarter panel that car be good as new and some new paint it would be a very good family car again , the Old Hillman is cool too .
My first car was a 64 Datsun B210. My Dad and I saw a guy on the road who wanted to sell it. Bought it for $800. Dad ended up giving it to my brother. My brother got it towed and lost it to the impound lot. Always wanted another B210. Maybe that'll be my next project car.
It probably has a pick up coil in the distributor. Seperate ignition control module and coil. This is like a lot of Mopars and Fords. The GM HEI is all in one.
Quick fyi.. I run electronic ignition and a coil. American built, and old. Just because the coil is the old round seperate unit, does not mean its points
It would take a while to restore all those cars and a lot of money but yeah I’d like to see some videos of them driving, I know 100% perfect condition isn’t feasible but driving might be
Nice try ! Now , do I see a 4 door 50 Plymouth sitting beside this Datsun ? I drove a 2 dr . 50 Plymouth all the yrs (3 1/2 ) I went through college . Loved that car !! Be safe out there ... Gubs
1978 daston made by Nissan japanese vehicle Old school vehicle needs everything headlights battery inside the car seats good condition awesome video friend bless you
For about 30 years ('58-'86), Datsun was the export brand of it's parent company...Nissan. Nissan reintroduced it to emerging markets, but it didn't last. My Dad had a Datsun pickup in the 70's. You just couldn't kill the things. Simple small engines.
Your problem is that 70’s made for import automatic transmission. Torque converter probably went out and owner didn’t want to pay for a replacement or rebuild of that crappy never shifted smooth automatic and decided it better to leave it in an abandoned pasture and never got back to it and the woods grew up around it
A gas leaf blower and a battery vacuum would greatly increase your productivity unless the show is designed around functioning under trying circumstances. And if that is the case tie one arm behind your back to increase the drama.
I bought a 1980 210 brand new for $3700. It was stripper with no radio or air, rubber mats and it was a 4 speed. It was new and very shiny. Drove it a couple of years; but it was so slow. Detuned 1200 cc.
I knew this would start up almost straight away. My parents had one of these for eight years. It never didn't start, never broke down. Dad insisted on oil changes every three thousand miles. They sold well here in Ireland. Were known as the Datsun 140J (1.4 litre) and 160J (1.6 litre). Great cars.
Hi from Australia.In Oz these were called a Datsun Sunny.
@@bjthebear8115 Yes, great cars.
Japanese Imports from the '80s into the mid-90s were some of the best ever made.
Mechanically simple but extremely high quality. Long as you keep oil and coolant in them they run a long time. That thing lit off almost immediately. Which is absolutely astounding considering it's condition. I suspect it will move but you mentioned all four drums were locked up there's no way that little engine is going to overcome locked up brakes. I bet it'll drive. You could definitely hear the engine slow down when you went into gear so I'm suspecting it works.
I have experience to support that. My dad had a late 80s-early 90s Nissan Stanza he bought new. It had close to 300,000 miles but ran and looked like a normal car with 100,000 miles. Unfortunately he was driving it late at night across an Ag area and it developed a cooling leak, he filled it once from a ditch and almost made it home but the engine overheated and was shot. Car probably could have made 1/2 million miles easily otherwise.
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Those were great cars.. friend of mine had a Stanza. He loved it.
Have always had a soft spot for these Lil Datsuns... Especially the 210s..
Bro I always loved the trucks
I always laughed at the Honey "B" yellow and black striped model with the little Bee stickers.
@@dakotabever3772 me too, when I was little my dad had a little green datsun pickup in beautiful shape, wish I still had it today.
I bought a 1974 Datson B210 brand new right out of the showroom. They told me it had the drive-train of the 1600 and a 1300cc. instead of the 1200cc. Well, I bought the worst damn lemon, ever !!! After 3 rear ends, 2 clutches, and when the transmission went I traded it in for an old Chevy flat glass van, that I drove for years. I only had the Datson for 10 months in 1974 and put 68,000 miles on it. I later found out that they had the 1200 drive train in them and it wasn't strong enough for the more powerful 1300 engine. The only good thing I can say is that, is a strong little engine.
I could watch these all day just to listen to that Southern drawl 😀😀 greetings from Australia, love your work 😊😊🇦🇺
Hey how about trying to start that awesome looking Hudson Hornet?👌😎👍
That's not a hornet my guy.
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@@itsyourmemelord2378 lets gooooo
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yes the hudson is good looking but my cool is broke and im out of earl
I had a 78 Datsun pickup , best little truck I ever had. your videos are great, keep up the good work!
My dad had a 76 pickup. Absolutely indestructible.
Didnt you say all 4 drums were locked up? The trans sounded like it engaged, but the motor wont overcome 4 locked drums.
Hahhaha right he did say that too
I want to thank you for your calm and polite conversation and especially no foul language.
Good job, your parents are very proud of you.
And I don’t know your parents.
Cool to see dude tinkering with old motors, but to me (as a non-native english speaker) that southern slang is just great. Great to listen because where else I can hear that :)
Even as and American (from a northern state) I enjoy the southern accent and slang.
My first car was a 1978 Datsun 510 and last I heard the car had 340,000 miles and was still more dependable than the guys new car. would love to get it back.
510's were awesome cars! Collectors items now.
I love how to repair vehicles that anyone else would leave lying there thinking that it is irreparable, one question, how do you find so many abandoned cars?
You should by a battery powered shop vac!! I love watching your vids and think it help you out a lot.
I owned a Datsun 210 many years ago, and it ha well over 100,000 miles and ran perfectly. I drove it for another 100,000 + miles.
The only thing I had to do to it was change the clutch. These cars are bulletproof as long as reg maint is done such as oil change etc.
HInt: on most of the older Datsuns you can remove the plastic clamshell around the ignition and access the switch section by removing 2 Philips screws from the back. Now you can run the ign / starter with a small screwdriver. To remove the wheel lock you can run a hacksaw blade across the fasteners that don't seem to have a head on them. IOW, create a bite for a screwdriver. They were originally bolts with a head that breaks for for anti-theft. BTW, that was electronic ignition with a module inside that plastic cover by the WW fluid.
Back in the early 80s, we would pick up these old Datsuns for $50 or less. My buddy literally bought one for $5...and it ran!.
They wouldn't stop, but rusted up bad.
I had a 1968 Datsun pickup. It had a 1300 cc straight four. It rusted to pieces but the little engine wouldn't stop running.
Those 210s weren't much to look at, but they were amazing dependable and got really good fuel economy.
Pretty sure it's electronic ignition by that era. In my experience most cars were running electronic ignition by '75. And still have a traditional coil. The hei was a chevy thing in the early days.
I clicked this knowing this would start. No Doubts. Those little Datsun engines were indestructible. Timely Oil, anti-freeze changes and just runs.
I love these videos 👌 im pretty sure that distributor system is just a coil attatched to a rotar arm thats timed to TDC on cyl1, just a little more reliable than points. Here in wales we used to just pop the rotar arm off at night as an immobiliser to stop your car going walkies.
I owned a 81 datsun 210 2 door 4 speed when I was a teenager I loved that thing was fun to drive they are really hard to find now and for some reason when you do find them people ask crazy prices for um
My twin uncles had one of those and they would drive it from Knoxville Tn to Jacksonville Florida every weekend for about four years! They said they never changed the oil or anything but put gas in it.
The Datsun cars are awesome
My 1st car, B210 (hatchback) 78/79 model. Tough little engine. I ran her with oil light on for 3:4 days. I dogged the crap out of it. Parents went Sunday grocery shopping n I knocked her in neutral and laid a brick on the gas pedal. Poor ole girl screamed for an hour before I heard something go. I was pretty happy with myself thinking I’d get something new n “cool” if it blew up.
Brother came home pulled the head went to the garage he worked at and had it running in about 30 minutes.
1 warped push rod. Lol. I drove her another year till I got a job and bought an 86 grand am. She was still running the day I totaled it having some dirt road fun. Drove it home after the crash.
Datsuns are evil bud. I had a lil 4x4 datsun pickup of sum kind from 76. It had no emblems but it had a B210 inline six an a 4 speed granny low stick shift transmission. It was a major monster.
@@myjunkertravels6897 🤣
Unless the engine locked up/threw a rod a fella could could just keep fix’n on one.
I got all Nostalgic earlier this year and looked for one of these little Datsuns.
Couldn’t find a single one for sale other than some old adds.
My uncle owned a VW/Diesel shop, everyone stripped the VW’s and made dune buggy’s, point is he had a little blue Datsun truck , it was his go to town truck, run up the junk hill and grab an engine truck and his go to church truck.
He was driving it until he passed away in the mid 90’s. I bet if can be dug out of the woods it would run with little effort.
am sad because my best car was a Datsun 610 wagon but my drunken neighbor pushed it up a pole~ these are fun, good luck rebuilding the Hitachi DCH-30.
I bought a 2 tone yellow and brown 1979 datsun pickup sitting in a guys yard for $400 put a battery on it and it fired right up and I drove the wheels off of it. In our family it was affectionately called the mustard wagon. Only thing that ever went wrong with it was the raidiater broke but rain or shine cold or hot I could hit the key and It would start.
Mine also souded like a diesel but it was a hole in the exhaust.
I wish I'd never gotten rid of it.
am i the only one that loves the sound of that revving?!?!?
My buddy had a 310 that you could swap out the clutch by taking off an access plate on the bell housing. Took about half an hour.
Did one of those back in the early 90s. Was front wheel drive transverse mount. You pulled 4 bolts off a plate and the input shaft slid out. Then there was a access plate on the bell housing that gave access to the pressure plate. Super easy
We’re going backwards with cars .
Enjoy your videos bud keep doing it.
Had a ‘72 510 back in high school. Ignition key was useless since I could pull it out after it started up.
New favorite channel. Something about having clean language and not cussing in every sentence like everyone else nowadays and getting right to the point in the video is good, quality stuff. subscribed!
One of the best cars ever made.
Those things are everywhere here in Puerto Rico. They still sell for $1000 and up. Also a ton of old Toyota coronas and corollas too. Nice little beater work cars the engines just won't quit.
I’ve always been a fan of the Datsun. I still have 1. 1980 truck.
Those were Tuff Cars love your Videos Always great time
My sister had a
Datsun 210B.
Great little car!
I had one of those...it was my first car. loved that POS.
Great job bro 👌👌👍👏 I enjoyed
I knew it would run these old Datsuns are practically indestructible
That 210 body style seen here replaced the B210. This body style ran from 1979 to 1982. In 1979 it had one year style front end, tail end and interior. For 1980 this is what you got til 1982. I had a 1980 2 door which looks like this one sans the two extra doors. So my guess is 1980/82 model. These cars were notoriously slow. Mine was a 5 speed, so I can imagine what a slug this one is with that automatic transmission transmission.
The 77 B210 hatch 5 speed was my favorite model. I had one I got to use for a week when I was in high school in 1978. Tried like hell to get my parents to buy it.
I learned to drive in a '76 Datsun B210. It never ran right, but it never stopped running either.
I love you videos they are so awesome
This is a great series and you do it well.
Good job Jennings interesting bunch of cars you have, the Old Rambler wagon is cool that is a frick n runner , its worth restoring give it a acid bath put in some new metal fix that one quarter panel that car be good as new and some new paint it would be a very good family car again , the Old Hillman is cool too .
Always liked Datsuns(now Nissan). They were cheap,but good for the money. owned a 1600. They later made a 2000.
Good ol Japanese cars, they never die.
They just rust away…
You’ve got to shoot them to kill them.
@Ciaran Walsh
Sounds like my 1990 Lexus LS400 that sat for 6 years and started up when I bought it from the original owner.
Oh hey another furry, that's pretty rad
@Diesel the White-Tailed Buck
Lol
Easiest and one of the best cars. They never die.
My favourite will it run guy/channel! Looking at this ol video whilst waiting for a new vid to drop, dash gum it.
Always entertaining👍👍
My first car was a 64 Datsun B210. My Dad and I saw a guy on the road who wanted to sell it. Bought it for $800. Dad ended up giving it to my brother. My brother got it towed and lost it to the impound lot. Always wanted another B210. Maybe that'll be my next project car.
My new favorite channel
It probably has a pick up coil in the distributor. Seperate ignition control module and coil. This is like a lot of Mopars and Fords. The GM HEI is all in one.
Great job
Just subscribed I like what your doing bro🔥🔥🤙🏾.
Quick fyi.. I run electronic ignition and a coil. American built, and old. Just because the coil is the old round seperate unit, does not mean its points
Hah! I was just watching your Starliner video when RUclips notified me about this one.
Excellent video and fix up in future videos on this old Datsun car too!
That carb wasn't his fridge, that was his trashcan! LOL :p
enjoying your recent videos and working backwards to the older ones.
almost 100k subscribers too!
Cool little car. Shame is sounds like parts are hard to get for it, seems like it would make a great gas saver
Arkansas!!! Hell yeah
k I have been watching you for like 6 straight hours. Like Im not super mechanically inclined, but i cant stop watching!
Old Nissan and Toyotas never die .
I love your tripod dude haha
Victory!
Even with its list of problems.
Great videos keep going excellent work 👍
"it MAY be because she has four flat tires".... ya think? LoL amazing cars these things.... so crazy reliable
Older Japanese cars, wow, brings back some memories
I would like myself like this
Agree on the Hudson!! :)
My Dad had one of those in 1980! Datsun 210.
worth saving
Bro love your voice
everyone with a japanese car knew this would start no problem haha
A good clean and it wouldn’t look that bad
Loving the 'is she gonna run' videos but are you going to show any vids where you restore these things??
It would take a while to restore all those cars and a lot of money but yeah I’d like to see some videos of them driving, I know 100% perfect condition isn’t feasible but driving might be
Yeah even just one would be cool or like you say, get some to driving capability
Give this Datsun to me!
Shit I think most of us would even buy the cars as projects.
These had BMC derived engines, but improved upon.
Good.compression..its.a.goer...........australia❤❤❤❤❤
I had 1 with a 1500 siide drafts extractors n 2 msd hot coils took off like a jet
Datsun love good picking
Nice try ! Now , do I see a 4 door 50 Plymouth sitting beside this Datsun ? I drove a 2 dr . 50 Plymouth all the yrs (3 1/2 ) I went through college . Loved that car !! Be safe out there ... Gubs
Thank you for these videos
I love your vids man. You really funny😅
1978 daston made by Nissan japanese vehicle Old school vehicle needs everything headlights battery inside the car seats good condition awesome video friend bless you
You said the brakes were locked up too
I want to see this drive
Pump up the tyres and free of the brakes and that will move. Nothing wrong with the transmission
This was the 1st car I ever bought. Sheetmetal thin as beer cans. Dents very easily.
For about 30 years ('58-'86), Datsun was the export brand of it's parent company...Nissan. Nissan reintroduced it to emerging markets, but it didn't last. My Dad had a Datsun pickup in the 70's. You just couldn't kill the things. Simple small engines.
You did it again... She runs. I thought she will never run. But knowing you aaha you don't accept defeat.
I mean, its a Datsun so....loved my 510 fricking cool!
Nice! I wonder if you could make a video about that "Hudson Hornet" too
Your problem is that 70’s made for import automatic transmission. Torque converter probably went out and owner didn’t want to pay for a replacement or rebuild of that crappy never shifted smooth automatic and decided it better to leave it in an abandoned pasture and never got back to it and the woods grew up around it
Its kind of funny the owner did remember to tell you the car ran when it was parked but couldn't remember to tell you the transmission was shot
Disks are locked up
Every episode is like watching the movie Christine 😂
A gas leaf blower and a battery vacuum would greatly increase your productivity unless the show is designed around functioning under trying circumstances. And if that is the case tie one arm behind your back to increase the drama.
Something to be said for the old Datsuns, didn't put up too much of a fight, a little work and a lot of clean up and it's on the way to town
Put some jumper cables on that thing. Didn't you say all the brakes are locked up and the tires are flat. Maybe that's why it won't move.
The Jeepster and the Hudson... you have something there if they're not cut up.
Love your videos brother, but..you lost me once I seen you not cleaning the carb out.
take it to fleetaris for a tune-up, perkele!
Da dern points are under the cover under the distributor cap
I bought a 1980 210 brand new for $3700. It was stripper with no radio or air, rubber mats and it was a 4 speed. It was new and very shiny. Drove it a couple of years; but it was so slow. Detuned 1200 cc.