dat2kman Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Race a 280Z ( not a zx but a USA spec 280) in Historic Group S racing, last three or so years, also race a Datsun Sports 2000, that has race history back to May 1968, and and old Datsun 120Y rally car fitted with a FJ24, Holinger dogbox and Stanza works ass. One Geaorge Fury used to punt it around the bush at night. And a couple of other Datsun Fairlady/Sports 2000's There is a good youtube by youtube user "aewebster" titled "PI08 GroupS Race 2 front and rear view" etc etc of my 280 spanking yet another Porsche. Also try looking up "EasternCreek HSRCA May Group S 2009", footage from a Alfa GTV of me, Brian Potts and Peter Lang getting blocked for eight laps by anudder Porker. GRRRR I'm a member on a few other Datsun forums as well. Jason L Quote
sco_aus Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Welcome Jason. Thats a nice collection of cars you have. Pics? Scott Quote
C.A.R. Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Welcome Jason. You own THE Fury 120y? Wow... Quote
dat2kman Posted August 2, 2009 Author Posted August 2, 2009 Pics, ? I cant for the life of me work out how to do the upload/download, gallery thingy, yes, I read the how to, but it all goes hazy and blurry by the third rule of instruction. Yep, I got the 120y It was built by Jamie Drummond, under Howard Marsden's OK at Nissan, using a few odd bits and pieces lying around from the GroupC Bluebird Turbo program, and some bits from Nissan's 240RS Group B rally cars. The materpiece is the Blydenstein UK FJ24 drysumped donk, On Dave Bailey's dyno (Sheparton Vic) back in mid 80's was showing 290 at 9600, and 250 ft/lb at 5500 on 55 DCOE Webs. It was built to beat the BDA Escorts, and it DID ! I will never drive it to it's full potential, and it will come out for the odd carshow, and a few classic rallies etc. But this is a Z car forum, so we shouldnt digress! (I don't mind) The Z's next run will be at Sandown Historics November 6/7/8 2009 Any Vic Zedders going to have a look, swing by and say G'day!! They have given me No23, its a dark blue jobbie. Quote
Moderators Zedman240® Posted August 2, 2009 Moderators Posted August 2, 2009 Welcome Jason... Were you at the last Philip Is Historics? I remember seeing a dark blue 280Z... I have a pic from Sandown.. Quote
PZG302 Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 Jason, Good to see your finally here. Enjoy the show and drop in in the next couple of weeks, show holiday would be good as I will be getting the old girl up and running for the dyno. Oh, and show those Mexicans how quick the northern cars are at Sandown!!!!!! Quote
bluerat Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 Your the Man!! Gonna let George drive the Y at the Alpine this year?? Quote
dat2kman Posted August 3, 2009 Author Posted August 3, 2009 Welcome Jason... Were you at the last Philip Is Historics? I remember seeing a dark blue 280Z... I have a pic from Sandown.. Yeh Thats me in the blue Zed. Im back there again this Nov, theyve given me car 23 I think Any other pics, love anything on the car! email to dat2kman@hotmail.com I tried clicking on the pic in the post to save it to my docs, wouldnt let me do it GGRRR thanks jason Quote
dat2kman Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Jason, Good to see your finally here. Enjoy the show and drop in in the next couple of weeks, show holiday would be good as I will be getting the old girl up and running for the dyno. Oh, and show those Mexicans how quick the northern cars are at Sandown!!!!!! Please refresh my addled brain!!! I sniff too much avgas to remeber who you is, and I cant recognise the pic of the car! Isn't it odd, but we all know each others names, and, the cars we drive, but when it's a face, it's like, "Thinking quietly ---- UMMM WHO IS THAT!!!" Quote
dat2kman Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 Your the Man!! Gonna let George drive the Y at the Alpine this year?? Jamie Drummond tells me that George isn't too well ATM, and may be a bit reluctant to come out too often. The 120Y is undergoing a bit of a rebuild, and will unfortunatley miss this years Calssic Alpine, Lets see, it is on in 2011 !!!!! It's first shakedown event will be a local tarmac/shire dirt roads club event next May based arounf Toowoomba, It has been invited to attend. The majority 99% up here in Queensland don'y "GET" this car, it is really only the southerners that "get" it, hence my desire to travel long distances to run it down south in the future. I also dont mind Phillip Island/Sandown, but thats in the Z jobbie, but gee it's a long way to go for a few races, Pharque "m keen, ay! Quote
bluerat Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Keep me up to date with the Y if you run it, I will bring a crowd over!! a lot of people down here are very keen to see it in action!! A couple of guy's in our club ran the '84 Alpine, and a heap went over to spectate, service and drink, I've been hearing about that car for over 20 years. I'll pay your entry fee if you run it down here at our gravel hillclimb! Sorry to here about George hope he's feeling better soon?? Quote
C.A.R. Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 +1 about the Fury 120Y. I'm VERY interested to hear more about it... Quote
dat2kman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Posted August 5, 2009 Keep me up to date with the Y if you run it, I will bring a crowd over!! a lot of people down here are very keen to see it in action!! A couple of guy's in our club ran the '84 Alpine, and a heap went over to spectate, service and drink, I've been hearing about that car for over 20 years. I'll pay your entry fee if you run it down here at our gravel hillclimb! Sorry to here about George hope he's feeling better soon?? Classic Alpine in 2011 ? Ye Old BP Trial??? Classic Adelaide??? Targa Tasmania??? Now if only I could schedule a few other events in between down in Victoria, I could make a bit of a motoring holiday of it. Where/What is the gravel hillclimb?? I used to run at old Morwell, Lakelands ( lilydale) Mt Luera way back in the early 80's. I would be happy to answer any questions about the Fury 120Y. Fire away! Quote
dat2kman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Posted August 5, 2009 couple of pics The fury thing on song, and our old Z at Bathurst State round 1987. The next year we went on to win the NSW State Rally Champs outright in this car. Steve Cox drove, I just sat next to him and mumbled a lot! Quote
C.A.R. Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 How did you come to aquire the Fury Y? Also, how do you go finding parts for the FJ24? Quote
dat2kman Posted August 5, 2009 Author Posted August 5, 2009 How did you come to aquire the Fury Y? Also, how do you go finding parts for the FJ24? OOOHHH thats a secret!! I have been tracking the 120y for around 15 years, prior owner knew I was interested, and he lived in Qld, and as the Y was a "Victorian" car, there wasn't too many prepared to go to Qld to get it. I'm ex Victorian and used to own its twin sister WHAT ANOTHER ONE, but wait, the other was never finished and GF never drove it, I just set it up with five link, big struts a 2.3liter L series and holinger 1/2/3 and terrorised the tracks/circuits with it, it has the flares etc that the PROPER car has, but will never be the PR$OPER car. It is still around but in a very dilapidated state. FJ 24 bits, are possible, but cost plenty, fortunately the motor is still very complete but No 2 had been sleeved many years ago, and with use and heat expansion/contraction had broken around the top of the sleeve, leaving lovely bits of metal on top of the 93mm slugs ( yep, 93 not 92 so it is 2390cc's !!) they bounced up and down very quickly at 9000 rpm into one cylinder head. Head is recoverable but I will not weld it, it has been skimmed 4 thou and is straight, block is decked, and awaiting some fresh JE 93.2mm slugs, and for insurance I have a set of Manley forged rods coming. ( The stock fj24 rods are fine) every thing else crack tested fine, crank is still at stock fj24 spec. The thing had only done five events with GF, and the Toshiba Rally sprint, then sold to Kevin Roben in Wagga, done a further 19 rallies, one with Geoff Portman driving, Geoff couldnt beat Kev Robens stage times!!!, and then in the early 90's it went to Qld, where the motor and box was put into a 1600 for circuit work , it ran as a Sports Sedan in the mid 90's. When I got it I made sure it was all there, and with its CAMS logbook etc. The box is a Holinger helical gear but dog engagement and really weird ratios, better that any of the option 1/2/3 types and well suited to the car and it's use. Rear is a works Stanza type full floater five link with 5.1 Nisma monster H190LSD, ( Ihave three of these monster h190's for my Dato Sports 2000 race car they were fitted to the Group B 240RS rally cars) Quote
C.A.R. Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Awesome Stuff! Thanks for the rundown Jason. Quote
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