3/15/2013 Update: The seller has reduced the price on this Datsun to $20k.

2/25/2013 Update: The seller has reduced the price on this Datsun to $21k. Click here to email the seller directly if you are interested.

From 12/10/2012:

This 1974 Datsun 610 has been thoroughly upgraded with a fresh Ermish-built turbo-charged engine, all new suspension, driveline, wheel & tire package, and a thorough sorting since it was last featured as a normally aspirated BaT Exclusive back in 2009 (link). Since that last feature it has been at Ermish Racing, an excellent Datsun specialty shop, for over a year and the seller says that $15k was spent. The car now boasts 300 horsepower at the wheels (!), and the seller says that he has taken it to the next level with components worthy of the rarity and condition of the body shell. It is now available for $25k in San Marcos, California.

Originally built by an engineer who owns Radiumauto.com, the seller calls the attention to detail and build quality of this car “stunning.” It still has the 1973 front bumper, Euro front signal lights, grille and fenders that he added for a cleaner look, and the new staggered 16″ Rays TE37V wheelset and Falken ZE912 tires were added to clear the upgraded Wilwood brakes.

The cool two-tone Recaro seats remain inside, along with a Personal steering wheel. Power rear windows have been added, and the pillar-less design means that it looks great with all four windows down. An Odyssey compact trunk mounted battery is light weight and out of sight.

Underneath the car is where the work done in the last 18 months really shines. Both suspension and driveline modifications were extensive, with the stance and handling sorted out with Troy Ermish coil-overs, a Mad Dat front sway bar, and a Suspension Techniques rear sway bar. CNC’d front hubs and camber plates from Design Products round out the package. Ermish builds all sorts of Datsun racers and knows how to sort these cars. The old 610 drivetrain needed to be fortified to handle all the new horsepower, so an R200 LSD unit with a custom powder coated Greddy diff cover was added along with a Troy Ermish CV-joint conversion and aluminum driveshaft.

The seller of the car back in 2009 added a turbo at additional cost for the buyer (documented here), but it turns out that the old KA24 was too tired to handle the boost. It was therefore just rebuilt by Troy Ermish Racing with aftermarket rods, bearings, pistons, and rings. 700 CC injectors and a Garett GT2871R turbo pushing 14PSI of boost are controlled by an AEM FI/C-6 piggy back engine management and the whole package was tuned by FFTEC motorsports. An ACT clutch was selected along with a titanium muffler with newly fabricated 3″ exhaust. The car also features interesting details like titanium lug nuts and hose clamps.

Click here to email the seller directly if you are interested.

Check out the additional photos here in the Flickr album and slide-show below.