Recent content by Ben

Ahoy there! From around the other side of the planet.....

The 180B is now up to position 16! http://www.eastafricansafarirally.com/pg6/pages/Khan%20Datsun.htm http://www.eastafricansafarirally.com/pg4/pages/Car%2029%20action.htm And it's still using the South Australian number plate!

And it seems that the 610 that I helped prepare still lives too! But not at the pointy end mind you....

The Phantom-Grip system is very much a poor-mans LSD. It won't take much punishment & from what I've read, isn't all that effective. Your best bet is to import a Z31 turbo LSD from the other side of the pond. Or if you have enough cash, get a Quaife ATB centre (http://www.quaife.co.uk).

Win was missed at this years race. I spoke with a few officials that were very dissappointed that he wasn't there, they were also quite distressed when I mentioned the circumstances responsible. No-one hit the tree as far as I know. (both Sir Jack Brabham & Win Percy have become intimate with...

It's definately a late one - the door catches give that away. Note that you have the early (240Z) carbs. As Mike says - changes at that time were minimal, and if you are after 'consumables' then there are dozens of models that share the same componentry (oil filters, temperature senders...

A good point regarding 510 vs 610. I notice that Lofty Drews is in a 510 - last I heard a 610 was on the cards for him too. I believe that the reason Arshad went for the 610 is this: He contacted Shekhar Mehta (both Kenyans) & asks if he can find a suitable car for the rally. Shekhar says...

It probably is you car! (but wasn't at the time of writing)

Entrant #29 bought the 180B from a close friend of mine. It took 6 weeks to get from South Australia to Kenya & thankfully arrived in one piece! This is the first rally that the car has entered in about 10 years. Hopefully it does our preparation proud:D

Well i guess he won't be racing in the Classic Adelaide this year (which started today). All the best Win!

A friend of the family has a Z32 with ~280kW at the wheels. His girlfriend can't drive it, cause the clutch it too heavy. He's thinking about selling it, cause it's too hard to drive on the street. He now prefers to drive his stock 2002 WRX over the Z32..... How sad.:( 150kW at the wheels...

see http://www.zcarclub.com.au/lseries.htm

The easiest out-of the box conversion would be to fit an RB engine to your car. OR You could quite easily fabricate the parts required to convert your L28E to an L28ET. A new exhaust manifold, RB25DET turbo, custom intercooler & aftermarket ECU (and ancillaries)would do the trick. I found an...

SNAP! I've just read this thread & then retrieved the poor, corroding E30 from the collection of stuff that was headed for the dump. I looked at it when I got a L20A from the wreckers (got knows where they got it from) for the rods & then decided that it wasn't worth keeping, as it had tiny...

I followed the build of that car in the Zoom magazine. It's far from perfect, but I hope you like it!