RUNAMUCK

I don't know how fast the old boys car will go TBH. I did a 15.2@90mph, donkeys ago in it. (1st time racing too) But it's just had a head of headwork, and new headers too. It has worse traction than my 1200 though.

WFIW, Some insurance companies will accept valuations from clubs if they are incorperated. I know a person who was having a hard time getting a valuation for his old car that reflected it's true worth. The car yards all told him to fuck off. Then he spoke to senior committee members of the club to whom he belonged. That person wrote an offical letter for them, stating what the actual value of the car was. The insuarance company said it was all good, and it's now covered for that sum.

Win.

Actually Dyl, it hasn't moved once since the rakaia cruise. I tried to take Hayden for ride the next day but it wouldn't start. (Think it was out of gas, I told you it was running low on the way home)

And my zhorst is still fisted.

I'd like to compete at this. I might be repping the non imports though. (just gotta get my old man to loan me his car)

hmmmmm. Octane booster............

I love hitting the piss hard. It's great fun to get maggoted with a bunch of good friends. (at home or a BBQ/party mind you, fuck going into town)

BUT, I don't especially enjoy being too drunk, or being hungover. It's just the price of having a good time. And I don't do it all the time. (But prolly more than I'd like)

I once didn't drink for 4 years, and life became easy. Since I got on top of life, I decided I could make a comeback.

Everyone has their moments I'm sure.

Or chop a section out and fit a line locker.

the 3.7:1 heads are like rocking horse shit thanks to the undesirables who think that raping and piliging poor datsuns to make ministocks is good.

A 3.9:1 would be okay. The diff from a 1200, or a 120y will fit. Although a sedan diff can be used in a coupe or wagon, but a coupe or wagon diff wont fit in a sedan. (No shock mounts)

The head from a B310 sunny will fit in a 1200 housing, although (in a perfect world) you need to run a 2.5mm shim to space the head out from the housing. The sunnys use an H150, (150mm crownwheel) whereas the 1200's/120y's use the H145.

1200 utes use the H165, which is plenty strong. They use the 4.1:1 ratio. I roll one of these in my 1200, and I show it ZERO mercy at all times. The head from a solid rear axle equiped 910 blubird, (All 910 wagons, and all L16 powered 910 sedans) will also fit. IFAIK, the L20B powered 910 wagons had the 3.9:1 ratio.

The 4.1:1 is fun, but they suck on the open road. (Especially, when rolling low pro tyres on 13's)

There more info than you can shake your cursar at at www.datsun1200.com. Or since your local, join up at nzdatsun.com.

MIG'd the bulkhead and ended up touching the brake line.

How and what is the best way to replace this. I have thought that a quick cut, add rubber line and clamps to suit will work.

Feedback plz.

You are kidding right? Rubber hose will both dialate, and blow off under braking.

If you're gonna go to akoroa, you really wanna head back via the akoroa summit rd to the hill top.

The NZdatsun club (inc) do this cruise every labour weekend.

TBH, I cbf with akoroa at easter. It's a long drive. Short and sweet is better with me. Her inside has other plans for my easter weekend, so I wont be going too far.

Maybe rock an akoroa cruise another time though?

I suppose one plus is that my ceffy has just gone up in value, on account of their being one less on the road. I wonder whats going to happen to the wreck? (I could use the plates and tags to save a dereged one)

or you could sell the fj,box and link to me for $2.50

dan

I'd give ya $3 for it. sell it to me.

Which box have you fitted mate?

I run cobys on my 1200, and they are all good.

I've paid lots of cunts subs cos I've owed them money for parts.

You'd need a few bucks you way in any such deal, but a datto 1600 with a turb FJ is something youd not soon regret owning. PLus you could build it he way you want. $15k is what you'd expect to pay for one that was jummp in and drive though.

The FJ is nigh on indestrucable.

Inspiation pics,

This thing does mean skids too.

PLus SSS's have the sweet JDM gauge clusters, and trim.

Only just saw this thread now. ((i don't normally surf the other projects forum) Looking good mate! We (The datsun club) have been making something quite similar from the rear half of a dastun 1600. Ours still has a roof atm though. seeing your thread, I'd like to dump the roof altogether, but it's a team efort, and some other guys want to keep it. I mite post a link to this thread in the build thread for it, to try back up my arguement.

Now you qualify to join the NZ datsun club inc for real if you so wish.

Don't make it a school night next time.

OMG, that gold!

It's prolly quite true too! My bro's G/F is from sweden. They had a picture on their fridge of a group of her friends from back home. And they were all damn fine honeys.

My bro came back from there singing the praises of how much it rules compared with here. Maybe he's onto something......

That inbe has a non triumph engine. I recall an article in street machine mag back in the early '90s "dirty stuff" which said that they were absolutley fail-tastic. A mate of mines dad is probably the most proficient triumph mechanic in CHCH. He says they were just no good. (The motors) and told me about a row he had with some guy who insisted that built properly they were fine. But he said no.

The story he told me was that Trumpet wanted to use the Rover V8. but as there was some doubt as to whether or not their parent company would keep all its car makers. So rover told them to fuck off. As a result they made their own V8, which was a complete piece fo shit.

Quoting Street machine, "for the timing chains, they chose the spindliest bicycle chains they could find". And "the only place you could strop them without them overheating, was on a cold day in Siberea".

The Zed emobies all the things british sports cars were meant to be but weren't. Just buy a tweed jacket and cap, and start smoking a pipe. But FFS, keep the datsun!

They fine you for not going fast? OMG! Book me a ticket, I'm gonna move there!

It wont afffect me, I dont roll the aves. It's beyond me why anyone would want to do laps all night. (yes, I'm an old cunt)

All it would take would ba a smart person to draw up a route that took longer than 60 mins to drive which encompassed ALL off the the streets on the proposed ban streets list. Then they couldn't do anything about it.

Or someone to chalange it in court when they get rolled. Find a civil liberties group to foot the lehgal bill, and stick it to them.

Come to think of it, given the mad horsepower your motor is putting out, you might need the extra wheel base to help keep it in a straight line when you're giving it the welly. Short wheel base drag cars are notorious for being a handfull.