Thought it about time to put a post in the members rides.
First is my 1600 out at the car club going crazy in the dirt/mud.
Next is a S3 TRX I got off Ebay. More to come.
Thomo.

Good to see another Ballarat boy about the place. Really should update my profile.

Dave

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USA Daily: 2014 Nissan GT-R, very minor modifications for the track
USA Project: 1978 280Z, minor suspension upgrades, VK56DE conversion in progress. SOLD
AUS Race Car: 1973 240Z, L28ET, Autronic, GT35R. SOLD
AUS Project: 1972 1600, 3200km old S15 SR20DET, ground up rebuild. SOLD

Here is one of my mates RX7 that I co-drive for. Its got 13B bridgeport, motec injection, closeratio box, 4.75 diff locked and too much other stuff too mention.

What about some models.

My father. 63 years young and still going sideways (when his not at Winton).

Why can I only count one door handle? DIY 2-door?

Dave

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USA Daily: 2014 Nissan GT-R, very minor modifications for the track
USA Project: 1978 280Z, minor suspension upgrades, VK56DE conversion in progress. SOLD
AUS Race Car: 1973 240Z, L28ET, Autronic, GT35R. SOLD
AUS Project: 1972 1600, 3200km old S15 SR20DET, ground up rebuild. SOLD

Well spotted. Car was originally a rally car that had been rolled over. When welding on a new roof he got carried away with the welder. Car only weighs about 800kg. Will have to wait for full specs but here is what I know (he dosn't give away to many secrets). 1800 30 thou over bore, around 80 thou off head 12.5:1 compression, twin 45 dcoe webbers on straight avgas, full alloy roll cage, alloy fuel cell under flat bottom boot, all bracing in rear doors and bonnet removed, custom works cam, persplex glass except front and driverside windows. When I get some detailed pics I will post then.

Sounds good (and I bet it does).

Dave

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USA Daily: 2014 Nissan GT-R, very minor modifications for the track
USA Project: 1978 280Z, minor suspension upgrades, VK56DE conversion in progress. SOLD
AUS Race Car: 1973 240Z, L28ET, Autronic, GT35R. SOLD
AUS Project: 1972 1600, 3200km old S15 SR20DET, ground up rebuild. SOLD

Here are some more pics. Note alloy fuel cell under boot. Engine specs to come.

More shots.

hey. My fuel tank sits behind my rear seat in my 71' 1600. Its only 30 litres... how big are these drop down tanks? any companies that make em for datto's or is it all custom?
cheers

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sideways is the onlyways

Why would you want more than 30 litres in a tank.
More fuel = more weight.
More weight = slower car.

Petrol probably weighs less/more than water but 1 litre of water = 1 kg, add a extra 20 litres of fuel well that is 20 kilo's approximatly.

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1970 P510 SSS sedan
1971 P510 wagon + spare shell
197? 180B SSS Coupe
1981 910 SSS with Z18et, Leather interior

service might be off-site.

have to drive from service, to stage, race, pit, maybe race again and back to service.

i would want more than 30L for all that.

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frankenstein projects R us.

The Republic of Western Australia -
Propping up the Nation's Economy since 1901.

If it is for a rally car/autochanna car you will loose clearance having a drop tank aswell.

Deffinatly if you wanted more fuel I would keep it in the boot.

Best clearance on a 1600 I ever saw was a dead flat boot section with no sides going down either.
it would go up the steapest rockiest areas and never hit the rear.

Better was you had easy access to the braking on the rear, and the R200 looked really huge with nothing in the way.

All you saw was diff and tyres.

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1970 P510 SSS sedan
1971 P510 wagon + spare shell
197? 180B SSS Coupe
1981 910 SSS with Z18et, Leather interior

yeah 30L goes pretty fast. esp when your giving it some stick...
ig i go to drags or whatever i would take a couple of jerry cans or sumthing.
easy solution

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sideways is the onlyways