hi all this is my first post and first datsun i've owned i've always liked the 1000 utes and when this one come up in the local paper for quite cheap just up the road from where i live i couldnt pass up the chance to look at it, and end up buying it. I'm the third owner with log books but its still quite rough. its never been out of rego and still has the original number plates from the dealer where it was bought. 
my plans are to restore and modify it ive already (only owned it for about 2 weeks) orderd a front brake upgrade kit for it, carpets, fender mirrors audio gear and priced the paint and upolstery for it. thanks for looking 
loliver

i want the stock looks with some nice rims and hopefully a mild worked a12 with webbers and im hoping a leather interior. I orded a mad dat 1000 disk front end with a 7/8th master and custom push rod that way its all bolt on so if i ever want to convert it back to stock i can

hey guys its been a long time since ive been on here so i thought id update how my ute is going, its been a slow process but im finally starting to see results
this is it before i stared to strip it down
 

 
this is a motor i got off gum tree

 
a photo from today after some soda blasting

I've decided to paint it Nissan light blue. The motor I bought off an old bloke who was a mechanic and built it for his 1200 while he built the matching numbers car.

hi loliver,
its a great looking original ute, i see its gonna be done proper,
i only wish i could find as such here in thailand...
just incase you dont know, one issue i had is a12 sits high and has trouble with air filter clearance,
small issue lol in the scheme of things your doin,
 
look forward to your progress,
cheers.

Looks excellent.
 
What wheels are those fitted? They look very Compe-8 like but the caps are different and the centre section a bit larger.
 
I reckon those spoked wheels you have fitted would look much better than the jellies, my own opinion though.
 
Out of interest, is that paint colour the original?

By the way your panel beater did an awesome job on the tailgate.

Superlites, of course!
 
Cool, I had a two door sedan of that colour too. Certainly looks a lot more vibrant as a fresh coat. Keep up the good work.

 
so i finnaly took my ute back to the pannle beaters to get the last of the body finished im really happy with how it came out the floors come out really nice its finaly got windows in it again now all i have to do is put it all back together and start driving it again

simply Georgeous! my fave datto colour