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kb10goldcoast
ianbrooks1970@gmail.com
Joined: 15-Feb 2015
12 posts
Post #2481 | Tuesday, 17-Feb 2015 @ 7:54pm
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Greeny
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined: 24-Oct 2013
63 posts
Post #2482 | Tuesday, 17-Feb 2015 @ 7:51pm
"Did they come out standard with lap belts? It'll have to go to Regency for mod inspection"
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kb10goldcoast
ianbrooks1970@gmail.com
Joined: 15-Feb 2015
12 posts
Post #2483 | Tuesday, 17-Feb 2015 @ 7:33pm
"hi mate thanks. im really happy with it so much potential for the price. definitely A15 is on the cards and perhaps saving up my pennies for an injected turbo....Yatala Headworks here on the gold coast have done a few"
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dix1000
Melbourne Australia
Joined: 22-Aug 2012
244 posts
Post #2484 | Tuesday, 17-Feb 2015 @ 7:20am
"Hi mate and welcome. I also have datsun envy, I must have looked at that coupe 20 times on gumtree. Great looking car and can't wait to see what you do with it."
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kb10goldcoast
ianbrooks1970@gmail.com
Joined: 15-Feb 2015
12 posts
Post #2485 | Tuesday, 17-Feb 2015 @ 6:45am
"thanks Ashley big fan of your car too. definitely let you know when the a12 comes up for sale should be in the next couple of months. have bought an A15 "
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #2486 | Monday, 16-Feb 2015 @ 8:46pm
"My friend has "Datsun Envy", He loves your car.   Also if you do an A15 down the line, I could be keen on your A12 if you were selling. (So long as "worked A12 with big cam" does not mean worked to the point of becoming undrivable..."
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kb10goldcoast
ianbrooks1970@gmail.com
Joined: 15-Feb 2015
12 posts
Post #2487 | Monday, 16-Feb 2015 @ 6:55pm
"thanks Ashley was good to meet you too!"
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #2488 | Monday, 16-Feb 2015 @ 6:45pm
"Welcome to our forum,   Was good to meet you up at the all jap day. Plus it is good to have another 1000 on the Gold Coast.   Ashley. (Had the 2 door 1000 up at the show)."
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kb10goldcoast
ianbrooks1970@gmail.com
Joined: 15-Feb 2015
12 posts
Post #2489 | Monday, 16-Feb 2015 @ 5:37pm
Edited by kb10goldcoast
Monday, 16-Feb 2015 @ 5:38pm
"hi all new coupe owner from Gold Coast picked this one up last week from Matt. Sweet little car road regoed but set up for track. Few features are: - worked A12 with big cam and single weber - disc front - dog leg 5 speed - lots of suspension work ..."
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datto10
Queanbeyan NSW
Joined: 13-Oct 2013
70 posts
Post #2490 | Thursday, 12-Feb 2015 @ 7:22pm
"Agree with you Neil I remember years ago I had the same problem fixed it with the spacer and also shortened the shaft like you can't remember how much I shortened it by wow this was 20 odd years ago I always use later gearbox's now."
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newbs
Albany
Joined: 29-May 2013
9 posts
Post #2491 | Wednesday, 11-Feb 2015 @ 10:18pm
"Or I've actually done some damage to the trans internals when I first put put the motor in, either way, I'll have to take the box out and strip it down to make sure"
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newbs
Albany
Joined: 29-May 2013
9 posts
Post #2492 | Wednesday, 11-Feb 2015 @ 8:12pm
"Thanks Dundee, I thought it was pretty cool she was called wendy, who am I to argue with an old lady?   from what I've read, regarding flywheels and thrust bearings the engine plate is to accommodate for a thicker flywheel.   however, because I'm using..."
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Dundee1000
Fremantle
Joined: 11-Feb 2011
612 posts
Post #2493 | Wednesday, 11-Feb 2015 @ 6:02pm
"I've put 12 and up flywheels in thou boxes before, you need to chamfer the corner off them, to make it fit in the box, and bearing carrier needs to have a sleve to fit the bigger bearing.. but can be done,  non of these sound like the issue if the motor..."
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dix1000
Melbourne Australia
Joined: 22-Aug 2012
244 posts
Post #2494 | Wednesday, 11-Feb 2015 @ 8:48am
"I'm no mechanical expert but I have an A12 with A14 internals and a 5 speed and noticed on mine that an A12 flywheel did not work (A14 flywheel about 5mm thicker) and also needed a longer bearing carrier to get my clutch to work. In saying this is it..."
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Dundee1000
Fremantle
Joined: 11-Feb 2011
612 posts
Post #2495 | Wednesday, 11-Feb 2015 @ 8:14am
"Welcome, Newbs...    "Wendy's" got big cubes... nice car that one....      odd that it starts without moving though???"
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Neil
Perth Western Australia
Joined: 03-Mar 2011
492 posts
Post #2496 | Tuesday, 10-Feb 2015 @ 11:29pm
"I had this happen to me once But can't remember how much I actually had to shorten the shaft And I fitted a spacer between box and engine   This sort of thing "
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newbs
Albany
Joined: 29-May 2013
9 posts
Post #2497 | Tuesday, 10-Feb 2015 @ 9:00pm
"Spacer plate?? Neil, when I first put it in, the input shaft was too long, It wouldn't turn over because it had thrusted the crank, so I dropped the box and shortened the shaft by 10mm which allowed the engine to turn over easily.   Is it possible it..."
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Neil
Perth Western Australia
Joined: 03-Mar 2011
492 posts
Post #2498 | Tuesday, 10-Feb 2015 @ 8:41pm
"Check the length of the input shaft Did you put the spacer plate back in? The input shaft might be butted up into the crank"
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newbs
Albany
Joined: 29-May 2013
9 posts
Post #2499 | Tuesday, 10-Feb 2015 @ 7:55pm
"Yeah it's weird, it was shifting fine till went to move it, i had it parked in the shed of a rental but we'd moved up the road, so I had to vacate, I ended up getting the missus to tow me home, which is when I noticed the brakes locking up, probably..."
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ThouUte
Toowoomba QLD
Joined: 10-Feb 2011
565 posts
Post #2500 | Tuesday, 10-Feb 2015 @ 7:34pm
"ive had a locked gearbox, i jacked up the ass put it in first and had one guy on each wheel spinning them and just went through all the gears and it was all good"
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