No surprise that john drove it 4 hours lmao, such a legend 😂

Seeing Adam bamboozled by a solid axle made my day

I'm probably more excited for this series than any others you've done. The car is cool & we'll finally get a legit collab with both of you guys.

Dude, that rotary chop and the revs are so addictive.

The "wheel hop" you're feeling is more likely axle wrap, which occurs because the diff is, as you said "floating" there are no arms that keep the differential from rotating which causes the pinion angle to change when the leaf springs compress. A simple fix would be a pair of Caltracs, however depending on what you plan to do with the car, drifting, drag racing, or track driving. You may want to look into a parallel 4-link with a watts link or track bar.

Felt like an old LZ video. Probably my favorite video in a long time. Sweet little car man. Glad to see you happy and enjoying it.

Welcome to Datsun life! You picked up a solid little car! The front steering slop is likely because of the drag link. I'm not sure if you can grab a drag link for the 1200, but if you cant look at the 620, 510, and 610. Datsun was really good about parts interchangeability much like the later Nissans. Another suggestion would be to look for front brake upgrades to match the larger rear brakes on the 9". The tiny front brakes were made to pair with rear drums and sized to marginally stop a 80hp beast, much less 4 times that. I would look to see if you can swap the front struts hubs brakes and all for 280ZX units, which is a common upgrade in the 510 community. The rear springs on the straight axle Datsuns were always really soft. The soft springs coupled with weak shocks are a huge contributor to the wheel hop. An old trick to stiffen the leaf spring was to add another leaf to the spring stack to increase the spring rate.

I think it’s cool how when FD comes through to Orlando, your compound is now a spot for teams to stop by and fix a few bits before the next round or store the car for the time being

Adam is a certified Puerto Rican 😂👌🏻 this car is definitely the average Puerto Rican mans weekend car 🇵🇷😭

That Datto 1200 Coupe will give you lots of smiles. In Australia that rotory swap is very common in those cars. Fit old school Tramp-Rods to the leaf-springs to stop axle hop.

For wheel hop, look into Calvert Racing's Caltracs Traction Bars, and a new set of adjustable shocks to dial in your ride quality. At least these are a good place to start. Excited to see where the build goes! I was for sure thinking this was going to be a shell for an Australian style Blower Burnout Car build!

If you want to keep the leaf springs, look into traction bars (also called slapper bars sometimes). 4 link or even just ladder bars would be the way I would go with it though

The genuine joy is amazing. All the amazing cars and this gives Adam this much joy is one of the many reasons him and Collette are 2 of my favorites

Thank you Adam, seeing this car brought back so many great childhood memories growing up. My dad had a baby blue Datsun 120Y here in South Africa and that was our family car growing up. It took us on vacations, visiting family, it took us everywhere, until sadly it broke down and my dad was no longer able to fix it. I'm super sad that my dad sold the car before I even had a drivers license and to this day I would give anything to have that car in my garage to work on it and drive on weekends. My one friend had a 1200 with a SR20DET built into it, thing was a beast of note and super fun toy to do skids with 😃

To get rid of that axel wrap (wheel hop) the easy way would be traction bars which act as kinda a lateral bars that you would find in a 4-link but to completely eliminate the wheel hop especially if you plan on putting more power to it definitely go with a 4 link which will also allow you to use coil overs.

I really hope the two of you do this together. It would be such a treat for all of us 🙏

This is 100% by far my fave car of yours already! Don't think I've smiled as much watching any of your videos as this. Mega light + Rotary = Awesome

Don't know whether you will read this or not, But an Australian Company *Maddat Motorsport* have a crazy amount of Stuff for Anything to do with datsuns with Any kind of engine swap Alot of Rotary Goodies in there Like. Brake booster & clutch kit for Rotaries, Billet adjustable lower control arms ., Front coilover strut kits, Adjustable rebuilt front end kits, Adjustable swaybar . Strut brace . Rebuilt rear control arms, Adjustable rear crossmember All the bushings lowered rear springs front disc conversion Kits Your rear shocks look like Koni which are used alot

I love these rotary car videos.

As soon as I seen the muffler/tip, I had a feeling it was a rotary. I'd personally swap the rear end to a four link. Would plant the tires so much better and more adjustability. But, if you're wanting to keep the leaf springs, get a traction bar setup. I'm so excited to see the content on this! Good find Adam!!!

DAMNNN I like thisssss !!

These Datsun models hold a special, sentimental value in my heart. Love the buy!

Such a sick little rig 👌 So glad it’s not getting a fart box SR in it! Please keep those wheels on it too, they suit it so well 😎

Friggin love it! Collette’s reactions to new cars are always super entertaining too. Talk to your boy Cleet or Chelsea about solid axel hop stuff. They should be able to get you right.

25:04 "Oh, you looking at my 9 inch?" Behave big fella 😂

My heart melted when she asked if it was already warmed up lol🥲😂

Now THAT is an absolute beast. So amazing your loving the small chasis car 🇵🇷🇵🇷 rotary for life ! Your slowly becoming borica !!!! So pumped for this been waiting for a big KZfaqr to bring a rotary build into light !

Great idea to do a build with Collette

Cal tracks and adjustable shocks should fix the wheel hop. I love the sketch level of this. Sounds so good too.

Im so looking forward to this build with you two together building it.

I love when Adam and Collette film content together. 🥰🫶

For the wheel hop, put on some traction bars if you want to keep the leaf springs and adjustable rear shocks, should help quite a bit.

The old Datsuns, where everywhere when I was a kid.(120,180,240, sunnies, bluebirds)Even had a few mates owning them for first cars.. they got parity cheap here in Australia back in the day.

Old cars just give the right cruise feels LOL that little thing is deff cool! I like the Weld wheels and your reaction to the shank lug nuts. My 90 foxbody also has four lug fronts, converted the rear to 5 lug when I built it up for drag.

Awesome car! My best mate had a 1200 coupe with a big lumpy cam in it which sounded great. He has now passed and this video has made me really think about building something similar in his memory.

You can get rid of wheel hop with traction bars if you're staying with the current axle/leaf combo. If you need more knowledge then I'd look at classic American muscle cars or even street truck builds that have kept the solid axle setup. Glad to see you journey in to classics cars finally! 😁 Also axle wrap is a thing with leaf springs

I absolutely love adam and I'm glad there's alot more rotory content

Brilliant! My first love was the wagon version, we called it Buzzy. I still have a photo next to my bed. They have so much character and you will love it forever. Bloody awesome

This thing is definitely getting built like the CRX and I’m so excited for it. I freaking love old cars! This is like the perfect project car.

You can’t go wrong with the sound of a rotary !! 🔥🔥🔥

I love Pete just sitting in the background at 24:30.

Bud I really love Collettes style in dressing really different... she wears what makes her happy...

Woooow! This build is my favorite build you have ever done!! Love it! It can't wait to see more! 😁😁😍

Lol Colletes face when she turned around hearing the engine, and her instictually climbing under the car haha!

That's such a perfect combo of a car + motor, so entertaining watching Adam get this happy 😂😂

Best move with the rear wheel hop situation is a nice set of rear shocks/springs and a nice traction bar set up and some adjustable lcas and your golden .

Adam, I love these car. Keep the road reading it the best way I can think of of getting rid of axle. Tramp is tramp bars that go from the front of the leaf spring to just underneath the diff that's what drag races use back in oz with leaf spring rear end. Once again, love the car

Love the datsun! The first thing with a atraight axle is make sure the shocks are in good condition and not blown, second is the leaf spring bushings, third is make sure the lead springs arent weak and the last is tires. Run the right air pressure for the weight of the car.

Keep the rotary engine on it 👍🏼👍🏼

What a cool car. The fact that Collette is so chill about it is nice too. Going to be a cool time watching this thing get put back together.

Oldest car me and a bunch of friends got to work on was a 1932 Buick s class . Really a experience you can never forget. Turning a pile of rush and scattered parts into a run in inline 8 that does burnouts

Datsuns always bring smiles! I have a Datsun 240z, fucking love it.

I love that car and the rotary is the cherry on the cake. I am looking forward to seeing the build series on this car more than any other car on this channel. I hope you put it back to new and rebuild the motor with a bigger turbo. 600 hp on that small car will be insane. Congratulations on this beautiful car.

Righteous! Thing is so dope. I just recently got a white 71 240z (dream car) in rough shape, not running but mostly there, and I think I know how you feel here. Every little thing I'm fixing or figuring out how it works is just SO much fun. These old datsuns just exude cool. Little tip if you see this, you can effortlessly shine up the chrome with 0000 steel wool (not anything more coarse) and wd40 as a lubricant. Datsun/nissan used stainless steel for some of the chrome looking trim, so probably don't use that on the stainless. I'll admit, I realized I wasn't subbed before now, but 100% wanting to see all of the 1200 content you're willing to share. Probably more so because of how giddy you are with this. Absolutely LOVE it.

Looks like a good time, I bet with some stiffer springs and some trac bars it would fix up the wheel hop/axle wrap 👌🏼

I would love to see you do a full resto mod on this. Custom chassis, custom suspension, it would be sick to be able to actually use the 500hp without possibly dying

That may be the most Puerto Rican car ever 😊

Wishing you all the best on this exciting journey!

Wheel hop cause by the leaf springs wrapping under load, a slapper bar, cal tracs, or some traction bars will fix most of the issues with wheel hop. Imo traction bars are the best about of all these giving the axle a stronger connection between the chassis of the car and the axle and a more rigid and longer lasting set up.

absolutely LOVE that car! perfect old school fast import. i'd keep the Weld Draglites on it and preserve the overall look of the car. for the wheelhop you can do old school traction bars or the newer style Cal-Tracs. Nitto or Mickey Thompson drag radials too

Mint little car brother hilarious seeing you and Collette head out the compound bouncing seeing Collette’s face 😂😂 she’ll be right! Unique little car too minor mods do so much for something like that so we look forward to it join the squad 🙏💯

Man you have to love the excitement in adams face driving the Datsun! Dude has like two of every one of my dream cars built to the sickest specs and gets in a 70s classic clunker and is just as pumped if not more pumped than driving any of his cars. So sick

Awesome car, for the rear diff you can add a bunch of leaf clamps between the diff and front eyelet which will stop all the axle hop as it turns it into a traction bar and the suspension is done more by the back half of the spring.

This is 100% the best project you have done ahaha

I love how excited Adam is to build an old Datsun. I know the feeling lol.

Love the 1200 Datsun am from P.R.and I love this little car can't wait to see what you do with it.

Brings me back to the late 90's and early 00's, we use to see these roam the streets in Australia. Hawkin's can probably tell you some great stories of rotary powered Datto's

already my favorite car you own. need to do a tip in with it for sure 🇦🇺

Can't wait to see what you do with this.

4 link setup on the rear would help with the wheel hop for sure! Sick purchase!

I have a soft spot for old Datsons. First car I ever drove was my mom’s 210 wagon in ‘86 ‘87. We drove that car from Iowa to D.C. to Virginia Beach to Iowa to Colorado and back

Nothing like a rotary can't wait to see what you do with it

Love this!! We have a lot of Datsuns with swaps and a lot of 120ys and more with swaps🇹🇹

I love it mate im a hudge old school Dato fan. That will be a little weapon once you tune it & tidy a few things up. A 13B turbo PP in a 1200 is off the chain. Definitely worth putting a 4 link rear end in it. I love that your girl loves it.

Stiffer springs, heavy duty leaf's if they are available (or getting shorter leaf springs) and some new bushes. Having a good set of tires/stickier compound helps offset the wheel hop as well.

Hell yea more rotary content 🤙🏾

The smiles and laughs after buying a car is a feeling a man HAS to feel in their life (I havent bought my first car yet)

Adam I literally jumped out of my chair of happiness when I seen this 😍 this is the best car you have

I had a 510 as my first car and a mate from school had a 1200 coupe.we both wanted a 1200 ute.70's datto's have a special place in my heart

20:00 Adam’s fed up 😂😂😂😭

New shocks in the rear would help with the wheel hop. Great find by the way.💯🔧🚗🏁® And old school traction bars.

That car needs a 4 link asap, that's why you're having wheel hop, with serious power that axel is gonna rotate and snap those leaf spring mounts

The wheel hop is a combination of things. Under load torque twists the whole axle on the springs and could break the leaf springs. A full link setup and coilovers would be the ultimate fix. Or run track bars/ladder bars with the leafs if you want to keep it simple. Decent shocks will help but wont eliminate the issue completely.

Excited to see what you do with this fun lil guy! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥PS I loved seeing Collette's reaction. I knew she would love it. When you get it all fixed up, you gotta take us with you to a BBQ! Brraap Braap!

Damn, @colletedavis turned Adam into a rotary boy.......nice.

I love that car already! Excited to see where it goes

That’s so cool! I have a Datsun B210 and so seeing you buy somewhat of a similar Datsun is awesome

As soon as I saw the wheels I had a strong suspicion that it was a rotary lol

niceeeee. more old school japanese builds please. 80's or 70's preferably!

Absolutely can't wait to see this build 🤟 a whole lot of hell yeah from Australia mate

I love those cars. i hope you'll get more cars from that era.

but! can it drift?

This needs to be a drag build!!

Yes!!!! I have one with turbo 1.8ltr. caltracs (traction bars) eliminated wheel hop completely.

What a cool buy man awesome. It has everything you need just needs a good tidy up fix up the wiring, new ecu and stud the motor.

Man this is sick but would still love to see a sr20 in it lol

Love to see you work on this together👍

You should look into caltracs for your wheel hop. They mount to the axle U bolts and go to the front mount of the leaf spring. Wheel hop on a leaf spring car is usually the axle warping the spring into like an S shape and loading/unloading.

I use to have a 120yf2 coupe bk in the day. Sick cars loads of fun.👍👍

First thing I said before he even fired it up...Puerto Rican Car! I found my love for KP61 from them except I run a SR20DET in mine.