I think we are all worried about Mik and his ability to take any thread and turn it to the shitter.
Back on topic gents...

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1972 Datsun 1600, S14 SR20DET Engineered (204rwkW @ 17psi.)
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I think we all now know the source of the problem (not miks)
Facebook has slowed down most forums. But the quality remains and thats what ozdat is all about

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

When I had my s13 silvia I was a member of silviansw.com.

It too seemed to stall with activity but some of the conclusions we came to was that most questions seemed to be answered, people grew up/ grew out of that car scene and moved on.

Not sure about this forum but maybe it could have the same reasons? Plus the old datto's are pretty rare these days.

I for one have been lurking around this forum for a while before joining up for info, and from what I can tell and found, it has been extremely helpful with out the need to join up and start asking a few things myself.

Two excellent points. Datsuns are certainly becoming scarce. There used to be a lot of members who where on here with their daily drives needing info on keeping them going or making them more reliable. Thats why i originally joined.

And JaceV is right your questions get answered without the crap and the excellent info remains.

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

Still lurking and occasional post. Work takes up too much time these days so I don't get to work on my Datsun much these days. Ozdat is still an awesome resource though.

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1971 Datsun P510 SR20DET 276 rwkW
2005 Mercedes AMG E55 350 kW
1969 Datsun P510 L20B EFI 95 rwkW
1975 Ford XB Fairmont GS Wagon 179rwhp
1980 Escort Van SR20DET unfinished
2002 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa 185hp

Glad to see the tinfoil hat is still present Mick

I still stalk (as if anyone cares anyway haha)
other interests took over.

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Dan.
Official organisor of Thursday nite pizza.

Glad you noticed the hat Dan, took attention away from my lack of pants

I was a member on Ozdat years and years ago. Then sold the Datto and got more into the whole Silvia/Skyline platform for many years. But since selling up and buying another Datto 2 years ago the traffic has declined. I would have thought that there would still have been a fair bit more activity still. Now that our cars are in the older classic category that it is really only the true Datto enthusiasts left lurking.... I guess the fact that there isn't many around is a big contributing factor!
Plus.... Most of us are old bastards now with kids and other priorities more important than trolling forums!!

I bought a Toyota.

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910 S3 Bluebird - FJ20ET, E85, IRS, 5 Speed, 4.4 LSD
910 S3 TRX - RB25DET, Coilovers, S13 Front end, Power Steering
RA23 Celica - 18RG, Twin 40mm Webers, Coilovers, rolling on SSR mesh 15x7 0s.

I haven't had much to post about lately - car is still the same, goes but needs work - there's always more isn't there...
I would still be visiting this site even if I sold the Datsun

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'71 Datsun 1600, SR20DET red-top
Mostly OK, needs typical rust and panel work.

Interesting comments.
Ozdat does have some fantastic information and most of the time visiting you don't actually post any more, but read about what others are up to.
The ability to get information fast is where facebook comes in I guess.
What would you all want to see the Facebook side of Ozdat to be used as?
What should we do with the forum?

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I'm loosing interest in Facebook. As a good group starts it slowly gets worse and worse. The mouth breathers begin to infiltrate and saying "need to swap my stock rims for good alloys with new tread asap"
So I end up here for intelligent posting. Does Ozdat need to change??

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Callan
fleet:
78 200B
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Bluesmobile
86 ZL Fairlane ZLane
78 ZH Fairlane 500 Barn find
85 Troopy 2H Turbo

I think the forum is fine as it is easy to use and very handy

I don't think it needs to change at all either.

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

Lack of location under your avatar pic too mate,
im sure it used to say "area 53" ?

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Dan.
Official organisor of Thursday nite pizza.