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Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Are you talking about this one? congratulations http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DATSUN-1000-COUPE-4-Speed-Manual-Rare-Rust-Free-Collectors-Car-Resoration-/110871680482?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item19d07795e2 I wonder what other 1000 treasure you might be able to get..."

Post #6162 | Saturday, 05-May 2012 @ 8:41am

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mano1

ipswich

Joined: 26-Apr 2011

36 posts

Post #6163 | Saturday, 05-May 2012 @ 8:21am

"just won the 1000 coupe on ebay got it for 1 dollar more cant believe no one bid on it so happy wife isnt but noiw we have a hers and mine and whats hers is mine"

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Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"My only advice about making two pieces fit that normaly wouldn't go with each other is this... Let's say you have two parts that you want to make fit each other. Your first step would be to determine which parts will need to be replaced more often and..."

Post #6164 | Saturday, 05-May 2012 @ 7:55am

Edited by beetwenty
Saturday, 05-May 2012 @ 8:18am

Upper Balljoint Compatability | Read full post

DatsAmore

Perth, Western Australia

Joined: 03-Dec 2011

239 posts

Post #6165 | Saturday, 05-May 2012 @ 12:12am

"Being the Mech. Eng. pleb that I am, I've been reading this thread with great gusto! The brainstorming, the theories, the practises, is truly inspiring. Leith, Dave, Ash and especially Neil (props for proving a setup on blacktrack AND for being a..."

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Toowoomba QLD

Joined: 10-Feb 2011

"oh yea i remember reading that some on 1200.com, so the vanette stuff is fairly common?"

Post #6166 | Friday, 04-May 2012 @ 9:35pm

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d

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

1432 posts

Post #6167 | Friday, 04-May 2012 @ 8:49pm

"Just to let you know Neil years ago told me about the a15 vanette front end can be used in a 1000 if you reverse the stub axles basically to have the steering knuckles facing the back rather than the front. This would allow you to use the late vanette..."

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Toowoomba QLD

Joined: 10-Feb 2011

"i've decided my plan is to get the gear, set it up for the thou ball joint. because i dont think there will be much of a market for these custom arms im not getting carried away with them as soon as i finished doing my custom arms i'll look into a..."

Post #6168 | Friday, 04-May 2012 @ 6:09pm

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Mauricio

Guatemala, central america

Joined: 15-Dec 2011

7 posts

Post #6169 | Friday, 04-May 2012 @ 3:47pm

"You sell the weber?"

Twin webber setup | Read full post

d

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

1432 posts

Post #6170 | Friday, 04-May 2012 @ 9:44am

"I mean on an original 1000"

Upper Balljoint Compatability | Read full post

Neil

Perth Western Australia

Joined: 03-Mar 2011

492 posts

Post #6171 | Thursday, 03-May 2012 @ 8:19pm

"Torana stubs and balljoints Neither same as Datto"

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d

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

1432 posts

Post #6172 | Thursday, 03-May 2012 @ 6:13pm

"Arent the upper or lowers the same part no. as the 80s vanettes with the A series engines? Im positive they are."

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Toowoomba QLD

Joined: 10-Feb 2011

"Are they 1000 knuckles neil? "

Post #6173 | Thursday, 03-May 2012 @ 12:45pm

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Neil

Perth Western Australia

Joined: 03-Mar 2011

492 posts

Post #6174 | Thursday, 03-May 2012 @ 9:13am

Edited by Neil
Thursday, 03-May 2012 @ 9:14am

"My old racecar But it had Torana upper balljoints and stubs "

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SharmCos

Malaysia

Joined: 17-Oct 2011

18 posts

Post #6175 | Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 10:47pm

"FYI a pair of ball joints will cost AUD150 shipped to Australia by airmail."

F/S: New B10 Bits - ball joints and tie rod ends | Read full post

Toowoomba QLD

Joined: 10-Feb 2011

"dunno hey im not sure how they measure it, found gm have 1 1/2 degree taper poor foot and found a reamer tool for that just not sure of the dimension of the king pin. having a hard time finding a metric reamer taper tool it could be standard its just..."

Post #6176 | Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 9:41pm

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Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Thinking about those numbers... 12.3mm - 11mm = 1.3mm gain over 13.5mm length. So roughly 10:1 eg 10mm length changes 1mm diammeter. Do you think that could be a standard taper size? It sounds as if it could be a metric standard? if such a thing..."

Post #6177 | Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 9:27pm

Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 9:28pm

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Toowoomba QLD

Joined: 10-Feb 2011

"sweet thanks ash gives an idea of its size i dont actually have any at my house to measure"

Post #6178 | Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 9:13pm

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Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

" I just measured one of the 555 ones like in the pic above. Measurements I got were...top 11mm - base 12.3mm tapering down over a distance of 13.5mm. The rubber boot made things hard to measure, (It's a tough little sucker). Those numbers should get..."

Post #6179 | Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 9:02pm

Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 02-May 2012 @ 9:39pm

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Toowoomba QLD

Joined: 10-Feb 2011