SeanDezart
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https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/auctions/1972-datsun-240z-group-4-JgzeL8
That's not homologable in GrpIV and for several reasons.
That's not homologable in GrpIV and for several reasons.
I'm ready to bid.
What do those people who buy supercars do with them?
Can’t waitIn my experience, they rev the nuts off them down The Kings Road in London, at an average speed of 7MPH on a Sunday afternoon!
To be fair that looks really well built.
Nice car. why would you route the exhaust on a rally car like that?
viscous Quaife?
Quaife helical LSDs - contrary to what you might expect, and certainly contrary to what I was expecting - work quite well on tarmac and forest rally cars. Strange, but apparently true.
Exhausts? They did do them like that in period, until they got squashed a little too often:
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Looks like a lot of time, effort and component money spent, but some slightly bizarre choices have been made. The one that sticks out for me is having the fuel tank INSIDE the cabin, as that won't be accepted in scrutineering for just about any officially sanctioned motorsports event (bar a 'natter & noggin' type club regularity jolly) without being sealed off in its own compartment.
The seam welding has nothing to do with Group 4 prep and this car is not going to be granted an FIA Historic Technical Passport in its current form.