The Datsun PB110 model line was added March 1971 and was named the Sunny Excellent 1400 (サニーエケセレント 1400). It featured a larger overhead cam engine and modified front sheet metal styling. It is also called the "Sunny Long-nose" (サニー　ロング　ノーズ) because — although engine bay seems to be the same size as a B110 — the guards and bonnet of the PB110 are longer in the front to make the car feel bigger. The wheelbase is 40mm longer (less than 2 inches) but the PB110 overall is more than 5 inches longer. Most components of the PB110 are the same as B110, including 12" tires and same dashboards.

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Overview

Our beloved "Datsun 1200" is Nissan body code B110, equipped with the 1200cc A12 pushrod engine. This is also known as the Datsun Sunny 1200. In Japan however, there was an upscale derivative of the B110, the Sunny Excellent — body code PB110. The P apparently stands for "bigger engine". Yes, the Excellent was fitted with the L-series Overhead Cam (OHC) engine, the same type of engine fitted to the bigger Datsun vehicles.

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Sunny Excellent PB110 was offered in two body styles:

* Coupe * 4-door Sedan * There were no Excellent 2-dr sedans, wagons or pickups

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PB110 has Unique front, but same rear except taillights & badges

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Notice the unique grille. The hood and fenders are also slightly modified in the front area (see Differences section below).

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This factory brochure shows both vehicles (Comparo)

Sunny 1200 (left) and Sunny Excellent 1400 (right)

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Features * L14 Engine, 1400cc * Single-carb version: 85hp, 11.8kgm/3 torque @3,600 rpm * Twin-carb version (GX): 95hp, 12.2kgm/3 torque @4,000 rpm * Top Speed (both engines): 155km/h * 4-speed floor shift * optional Nissan Full Automatic 3-speed floor shift not available with GX models

Sunny 1400 - The writing before 1400 says "Coupe" (Kūpe)

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Sunny Excellent 1400 brochure - Closeup of grille. The extended forward "peak" of the Excellent grille is evident here, compared to the more flat grille of the 1200.

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Excellent GX Brochure - Notice the engine (sidedraft carbs), fancy seats, and the same-as-B110 dashboard

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GL interior. Dash is same as PB110, but upholstery and door cards are slightly different.

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Coupe

Notice the unique tail lights. GX comes with 'blackout' rear panel

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Customized

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Sedan

Only a 4-door was offered in the 1400 series -- no 2-door sedans were made.

Sunny 1400 4-dr sedan with aftermarket minilite-style wheels

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Trim Levels: DX, GL and GX

This outlines the various trim levels the Coupe was available in: GX, GL and DX. The writing above '1400' phonetically spells out the english word "Excellent" in japanese katakanaᵂ writing: e-ku-se-re-n-to.

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The same trim levels were offered for the Coupe and for the 4-door Sedan:

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* GL and GX trim used wood grain on lower half of dash * 1972 Facelift dash has hooded gauges. The hood reduces glare. (NOTE: this is the same dashboard as in regular 1972 Datsun 1200s) * Excellents came with extended color choices for carpeting

GX

Dash is same as 1200

1972 facelift GX (same as JDM 1200) | 1971 GX (same as 1200)

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3-spoke standard GX steering wheel

striped seat fabric (brown or black/blue)

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GX Console#PB110 with clock or OPTION w/gauges

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Fog Lamps standard on GX

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Same as 1200: GX Steering Wheel, 1972 Facelift Dash with hooded guages

Unique to 1400: Console w/clock. Cloth-insert PB110 seats.

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GX features:

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GX mirror & GX hubcaps

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GX rear PB110_Badges#Trunk_Lid & black taillights

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DX

1972 DX interior -- same dash & steering wheel as B110 DX

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DX console with MASK 'Sunny' clock blank

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Features

Grille#PB110

Badges

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Lights

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Wheel and Tire

As with all B110, the PB110 Excellent used 12" tires.

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The Excellent had unique wheel covers, which are different from the B110 wheel covers although still 12" in diameter.

1971 options:

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GX wheel cover on blackwall tyre

GX wheel cover on dual-stripe whitewall

GL wheel cover on wide-stripe whitewall

GX hupcap

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Optional Equipment

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Engine

The Sunny Excellent PB110 was fitted with 1400cc L14 engine, a smaller-displacement version of the L16 fitted to the Datsun 1600. This is an overhead camᵂ engine. Both a single carb and dual-carb engine was available. Top speed was 155kmh, up 5km from the Datsun 1200.

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Under the bonnet of this Excellent is the rotary engine prototype used to advance the development of NISSAN's new rotary.

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Interior

1971 Excellent GX has the same #dashboard as 1971 B110 GL, with woodgrain trim

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1972 (Facelift) Excellent 4-dr sedan Interior with the standard 1972 JDM B110 #dashboard

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Notice the upmarket seats, the (aftermarket) steering wheel, and 1972 dashboard

PB110 had unique #consoles, door cards and #seats

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Consoles

Sunny Excellent used consoles the similar to B110, but extend up further and back further with different gauge options.

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Seats

Another way the Excellent was differiented from the 1200 was with upscale seats materials.

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* Deluxe: Vinyl seats like B110, but with fancier form-fitted stitching * GL: Tricot cloth (single color) * GX: Fancy striped Cloth-insert vinyl seats

1971 Seat Upholstery Choices

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GX * brown striped cloth for #009 Orange, #004 Green, #821 White * black striped cloth with exterior Colors #008 Blue, #005 Blue, #931 Gold, #930 Green, #665 Yellow

GL * black tricot for #009 Orange, #005 Blue, #004 Green, #931 Gold, #930 Green (Coupe only), #665 Yellow * blue tricot for #008 Blue, #821 White

Deluxe * black vinyl leather (for #008 Blue, #930 Green (Coupe only)) * yellow vinyl leather (for #931 Gold, #821 White, #665 Yellow)

GX seats options - Brown-striped cloth or Black-striped cloth

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GX seats (brown striped cloth)

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Dashboard And Steering Wheel

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* Early GX dash (same style as B110, but with woodgrain accents) * Three-spoke GX wheel, spokes have single slots * Deluxe uses same steering wheel as Standard B110 * GL uses 3-spoke steering wheel * GX has standard 3-spoke 'large-horn button' wheel with "GX" emblem in center Each spoke has two long slots.

The Late PB110 instrument cluster is the same as Datsun 1200 "Late", but the dashpad is different as is the glovebox:

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Later 'hooded' dash. Picture clearly shows the concave profile of the instrument cluster. (aftermarket seat color, shift knob, equalizer). Judging by the wood-grain dash and steering wheel style, this is a GL model.

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How Different From B110

How different is the PB110 from B110?

Same: * Passenger compartment * Doors * Roof * Firewall * Rear quarters & boot lid

Different: * Front fenders incorporate corner lamps * Wheelbase +40 mm * Radiator Core Support appears to be only +40 mm forward * Bonnet is longer, extended further beyond core support

Discussion: ^POST PB110 (Sunny Excellent) vs. B110 (Sunny)

So the engine does not appear to be farther forward, but actually as far back as in B110. Being "set back" a little compared to the front wheels may have contributed to good handling even though the L14 engine is much heavier than A12 engine. The extra 40 mm is probably used for the slight length difference of the L14 and the extra thickness of the 510-type radiator.

In front of the radiator core support and bonnet sticks out about 5 inches longer than B110. 40mm in the wheelbase, and 130mm in the nose.

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