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Started this last year, but just wrapped it up today.

Body is a Revell Germany BMW 3/15 PS (which was built under licence to Austin- it was basically an Austin 7 copy, AND illegally copied in Japan as a Datsun, thus opening the door for this project), engine is a Fujimi Nissan S20 DOHC inline six, and the rest was coughed up by the spares box.

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Talk about puttin' ice cream on your mashed potatos! Shake & Bake, that's what I'm talkin' about!

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Cool Chuck. I love the look of those overhead cam Nissan power plants.

Now take that S20 and put it back into a Skyline where it belongs. Oh, or maybe swap out the steel wheels for some Watanabes.

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oh man, that is one awesome looking dato. dig the details on the s20 engine and the cider decals is a nice nostalgic touch.

i didnt know they even had this car. great info..

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Hell Yeah! Now thats what I am talking about! I had a similar thought, doing a basic ford truck cab with a 6 from a 240Z, wheels from a Corolla, maybe rear end from a Datsun truck and maybe seats from a Mazda RX-7.

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Nice combination and well thought out .

An Austin 7 hotrod is on my dream builds 1:1 list actually though with a twin cam 4 in it , small light and agile :) Then again , I am warped ...

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Uh your not allowed to do that, wait yes you can and you did. All of your stuff looks so awesome and this one is no exception. I Like how the Japan body, motor, right hand drive and plates are meshed together beautifully. I really dig this one Chuck.

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wow that turned out very kool! nice job on cutting away those fenders! did you have a build thread going on it?

Nope, never did a build thread on this one- I just kept an eye on yours while I was working on it. :lol:

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Whole 'nother day later and I still love this thing :lol: I just noticed the steering wheel looks modern like the momo one in my car actually. Works better with that motor than a typical large hot rod steering wheel. You might just be to cool for your own good Chuck Most.

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