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Hey Chev Z I heard you got some pretty good times. Did only 4 Datto's turn up for the Ford vs Datsun shoot out? I tried to attach a photo I got on the day but didn't work. Bit of body roll but I am sure now you have the bug some new heavier springs will be on the list to order. Look forward to seeing your car one day. Cheers

I think we are more into Zeds than Volvos on this site.

Yeah but think of the fun you would have smoking them up and the "G-forces when you finally get traction.

Nice looking Zed. A lot of work gone into that. Not much detail on the engine output. Hope he get's it but might need some luck. Certainly worth it and would save someone a lot of time and money buying something like this already done.

Nice shirts. Might be worth a group buy. I would be up for a couple.

Yeah great video Sulio. We plan to have a trip up to Threadbo early next year. There are some awesome roads up around that area with little traffic on them. Thanks for the offer but I will plan the trip to stay on top of the mountain where all the action is. I just sent Sulio my write up of the weekend on Apollo Bay. He has all my pictures so hopefully we can get them up in the next few days.

Personally I think the next move for the club would be to buy 20 caps with our logo and or site address on it. They would be great to have for when we all go on drives etc.

Wow nice cars Roger. Always good to see a couple more nice V8 Zeds on the site. I have a V8 2+2 with 530bhp which is used mainly on the road but ocassionally on the track. I wouldn't mind seeing or hearing those on the track. Well done a lot of time, money and dedication gone into your collection there.

Yep I had a great time. Thanks to all who came along. Great roads which were dry for most of the way. It seems they have put in a lot of "turn in" lanes for slower vehicles so most did the right thing pulling over to let us through. Great night at the Pub. We lasted till about 1am with some pleasent company of the female veriety most of the night which certainly spiced up the night. Ha. But we had to leave the party to see if Cadel Evans could fly the flag for the Aussies at the Tour De France. 2nd place still an awesome effort for an individual out gunned by a far beeter team. Anyway we got 6 cars and 7 people. I look forward to the next trip up to Buller. That one will be big since it will coincide with the Porsche "Mt Buller Sprint". Will post a few pictures soon. Cheers

I'm not really sure Brabham's priority was to do the Salt Lakes thing. That was more a plan for me. Since I have a diff for the proposed trip I don't see any need to look for another one. I think my 400klw motor might push an R180 to the brink. Something not worth testing at a real high speed!!

An L28 should be looking at 14.4 to 15.4 I reckon. Depends on the work done.

My central locking works great. The motor is located along the inside bottom of the door. Even put in electric windows. So there was room for both and never had a problem. So yes it can be done just find someone with half a brain who will actually take an interest in what you are tying to do. Being in Brisbane no use passing on details to my guy. Cheers

Yep new record. Great place for meeting in the middle of winter. Sulio's place is actually really good for summer with the BBQ and all the cars parked around his factory entrance on display. It would seem we have the perfect mix.

We actually plan to organise a Zed day out there come the summer months. Will keep you posted when we lock in a date.

You are dead right Nato. My 3.36 LSD is the only one I have heard of or seen in a car. I wouldn't be selling it even if I was offered $1,500-. (I have plans) So I would be surprised if Brabham found one. Any R200 LSD is hard to find these days let alone the ratio you want. Took me a year to find my 3.9 LSD and that was through word of mouth.

It all went really well Lurch. We had 21 people rock up with another one very late. We had a bit of an informal meeting at the beginning to lay down some of the plans for us here in Vic. We detailed some drives and how we would like to conduct meetings and ways for generating some cash so we can put on nights like this. Was very relaxed and people seemed to have a good time. Pics to come. We put on Pizza's and drinks for all who came along. Ben (Mayhem) had his fantastic white car on display indoors and gave us a run down on how it came to be. We asked for a $10- donation from those who came and explained that it was optional, not a strict requirement and to my surprise we got $220- which was fantastic. Thankyou all for putting in and to those who threw in a bit more. We also had offers to donate more cash which we didn't take at this point! The night cost around $200- to put on so everything was covered with a bit over to go towards the next meeting in 3 months time before the Mt Buller run. Thanks for coming along we have a good group, a wealth of Zed knowledge and the potential to create a viable/financial Club moving forward. Sulio and I will detail some plans, ask for idas and help on anothere up coming thread. Cheers

It's a shame your car won't be ready for tonight Ash. I have just called and confirmed that someone should be at the Jag Club to open up tonight around 7.00 for a 7.30 start to the meeting. That should give us a bit of time to get a car in etc. Look forward to seeing you guys tonight.

Ahh Brabham I don't think you are comprehending what people are trying to tell you. The thing you need to tell us is how much power does your car have and what does it rev to? I had a 3.36 diff in my car and I would do 200kmh or more at 4000rpm. My car rev's over 7,000 rpm that equates to a car capable of well over 300kmh, if and I say only if the car will rev over 6K in top gear. How fast do you want to go? If the above is the case then why would you want a 3.1 or 2.75 diff??? Unless you are looking to go 400kmh. But I am guessing if your car is a normally aspirated 6 cyl then you don't have a hope in hell of getting anywhere near 300klm no matter what bloody diff you have. Sorry to spoil the dream but I thought I might need to put a dose of reality into this thread. For those who don't know there is an annual event at the SA Salt Flats where 100's of cars gather to see what top speed they can do complete with timing devises, wind guages etc. Massive event with some awesome cars.

Ahhh good old little Bruce. Maybe big Bruce can tell little Bruce if he bahaves for the next 3-4 months he can have sit in my passenger seat on the next run for a short period. Don't worry I am over tyring to impress people in my car so he would be with a safe responsible driver whilst in the car. You can also let him know that they aren't horses on that badge but little whimpy shetlen ponies.

Ha yeah RBZ I wasn't thinking Turbo. I put a 3.9 in my car and I must say the ration feels perfect to me. The 3.36 was high and held me back a bit on the track and was always driving around in a gear below normal. But I do want to make the Salt Flats one day. Got a few people keen to go over with me. The G-nose should help me get up there as well. Ahh one day.

Ha Ha been there done that. I was probably 18 as well. You hopefully live and learn. A good way to learn about your car is to do a defensive driving course and or get on the track in a safe environment and do it out there. Don't feel too bad or embarrassed. Most people have done what you did. It's a learning thing. Hopefully most learn slowly by pushing there cars to the limit bit by bit, working your way up. Not in one big go. But I know how the mucho thing gets to you. Just make sure know one else is in your car. We don't want to be hurting or killing any passengers with us. When you start driving it is very difficult to know how your car will react to certain circumstances if you have never done them before. Live another day and take it easy. Cheers

Well with all that work done to the motor I think you answered your own question as to why the motor is running hotter than it did before. Another trick which I did to my thermostat was to drill a couple of holes in it to make sure to keeps some water flowing even when it is shut off. This helps to keep the car run cooler. If I was you I would be getting a cooler thermostat for starters.

Yep I agree with Lurch why would you need a taller diff than 3.36? I actually have a 3.36 LSD sitting at home but I do plan on going to the Salt Lakes in SA in a couple of years and go for a Zed top speed. With this ration and engine combination I would be looking for more than 300klms maybe to 330 if I was extremely lucky. Can you explain why you would want to go that fast or faster? You certainly can't do it anywhere on the road or on any race track. Especially if you only have 6 cylinders as it simply wouldn't happen. Dimitri was dead right with his initial comments.

Ha Ha yeah your right Ben. If that thing had 400klw and those brakes then the Territory wouldn't have a hope. 1.29 is pretty darn good especially when you look at the tyres he is running. Good on him. I am almost sold on there AWD's now. Well a performance one anyway.

His back seat is folded down. They fold down flat which is hand. Mind you the 260's came out in both 2 Seater and 2+2.