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reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #121 | Thursday, 07-Jul 2016 @ 9:02pm
"whilist im not about to lower myself to a z360 (maybe a 600 but thats it) im hopefully back on the horse again"
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reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #122 | Tuesday, 21-Jul 2015 @ 2:59pm
Edited by reubytuesday
Tuesday, 21-Jul 2015 @ 2:59pm
"Looks like a 1200 coupe unit to me D.   Cant see what he has done with the heater unit though...   Put guages into the radio hole, and pushed the head unit down to the console.   Cant see what he has mounted in the glovebox lid though."
console mystery on 4 door sedan  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #123 | Sunday, 29-Mar 2015 @ 9:20pm
"I didn't get time today to play with this idea at all. I spent my time replacing a blown headlight... My father is coming up tomorrow night for me to fix his spare wheel carrier so I might get some time in the shed then to at least eyeball in a second..."
modifying a sedan fuel tank  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #124 | Sunday, 29-Mar 2015 @ 10:54am
Edited by reubytuesday
Sunday, 29-Mar 2015 @ 11:00am
"Original tank width is 85cm x 10cm high x 10cm wide at the widest point (botttom) If you measure the top of the tank its onlly about 5cm wide before you start to intrude into the boot space.   I dont mind losing some space, but i do still use the boot for..."
modifying a sedan fuel tank  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #125 | Saturday, 28-Mar 2015 @ 9:09pm
"I did wonder if i could fit a fuel tank in the spare wheel well and hook it up with an electric pump pushing into the original tank.   I did also think about a fuel cell but my initial research didnt yield a tank that would fit into the origonal hole..."
modifying a sedan fuel tank  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #126 | Friday, 27-Mar 2015 @ 10:52pm
"Folks Since my sedan and I are doing around 180km a day a bigger fuel tank would be handy. Having to fill up every day adds an extra 10 minutes to an already long enough drive. The time also gives me time to think. Has anyone modded a fuel tank for..."
modifying a sedan fuel tank  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #127 | Sunday, 22-Mar 2015 @ 7:06pm
Edited by reubytuesday
Sunday, 22-Mar 2015 @ 7:26pm
"Update   It seems that the alternator that i was using, despite it looking like an internal reg unit, is in fact an external reg unit from an early holden gemini/torana/kingswood.   Moved on to a mitsibushi alternator, that is labeled internal reg, so Im..."
DIY battery charger  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #128 | Sunday, 22-Mar 2015 @ 4:45pm
"That does look pretty hot, but you would want to chrome/blue everything in the engine bay, else it would look out of place.   But, on the flipside, thats a very modern look perhaps more suited to a 200sx or such.   I"
Painted Webers Yay or Nay?  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #129 | Sunday, 22-Mar 2015 @ 4:39pm
"   Back view of the setup   back of alternator B+ is to the left with the larger cable attached to it B- is to the right. You can just see it connected to the frame/earth lead At the top is the the T-style connector. at the top is the D+ and underneath..."
DIY battery charger  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #130 | Sunday, 22-Mar 2015 @ 3:54pm
Edited by reubytuesday
Sunday, 22-Mar 2015 @ 4:43pm
"OK. So I am building an alternator powered battery charger for when I cant wait for a normal charger to work. I have an electric motor mounted up to an alternator in a cage. The intent is that I can clip on the battery leads in the flat battery and..."
DIY battery charger  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #131 | Wednesday, 18-Mar 2015 @ 10:22pm
"wonder if its rated for 62bhp?"
Found an old B10.  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #132 | Wednesday, 18-Mar 2015 @ 10:20pm
"Was thinking of calling someone like irwins. Im just cringing at the price tag. A second hand bar for the dunnydore was still $800 with new ones around the $2000 mark. Ill try to squeeze in a call to them tomorrow and see what they say. You never know,..."
RooBar for 100 sedan  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #133 | Tuesday, 17-Mar 2015 @ 10:39pm
"has anyone ever made a roo bar for a 1000 sedan? I hit another roo the other night driving home and dented the left fender( on the crease above the headlight as well!) Its only a matter of time before I hit one square on in the thou. In my patrol ute,..."
RooBar for 100 sedan  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #134 | Sunday, 25-Jan 2015 @ 8:24pm
"Thanks D. I know that everyone here wants to see another 1000 on the road and lovingly driven regularly. Daisy will be finished soon enough. Its just a short term stall."
A warning from a fellow datsun nut  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #135 | Wednesday, 21-Jan 2015 @ 8:03pm
"well hello and welcome to the home of the humble B10. I'm sure you will find that everyone around here is friendly and generally helpful. "
Hello all  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #136 | Tuesday, 20-Jan 2015 @ 6:51pm
"And D You know what the most annoying part about this whole "thing" is? Its that if it had gone to plan, I would have the car near completed now. Just doing the fiddly bits, getting ready for licensing. Instead, I have no money left to put..."
A warning from a fellow datsun nut  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #137 | Tuesday, 20-Jan 2015 @ 6:26pm
Edited by reubytuesday
Monday, 26-Jan 2015 @ 8:04pm
"Thanks Dix. I know that there are a few good sorts out there. Its funny, I met a dude when I was driving a truck on a construction site who claims that by the time he finished his apprenticeship as a panel beater, he was so turned off the whole industry..."
A warning from a fellow datsun nut  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #138 | Tuesday, 20-Jan 2015 @ 3:14pm
Edited by reubytuesday
Monday, 26-Jan 2015 @ 8:01pm
"Hi to all Perth folks, and by extension to anyone on this forum. I wish to advise you of a exceptionally shadey character that I have had the unfortunate privilege of doing business with. I originally engaged him to do some panel beating work on the..."
A warning from a fellow datsun nut  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #139 | Thursday, 06-Nov 2014 @ 11:15am
"Ok So an update on this slightly random issue. I've just about got a useable work-around. Usually, i've got enough pace (doing 100kmh) to put the car into neutral once it starts to die, let the car roll for a while, letting speed drop off. I wait say..."
Intermittant fueling issue  |  Read full post
reubytuesday
Coondle, WA
Joined: 20-Mar 2011
323 posts
Post #140 | Thursday, 06-Nov 2014 @ 11:07am
"Now that is lucky. I've never had a metal fan fly apart either, but the metal fans don't pull much air. The plastic units off the 1200 do a much better job, but in saying that I've got a metal unit in my thou currently, and its running fine. In my pile..."
Metal Fan  |  Read full post
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