Whittie

Oopsie daisies, fan belt came off.... Coolant everywhere..... Trip to repco but bought the wrong length! Bugger. Good thing there is 5 hours left still

New pb, 70.8 first lap out. Tyre pressure too high, lots left in car, which is faster than driver

Our previous pb in this car is a 71.8 which we could do consistently before the restoration. Our skill has no doubt dropped off, and it's a brand new car to learn to drive, however, the goal I set myself when I started was to do a 66. I don't think we'll do that today, but I've no doubt the car is capable. Time will tell, we'll let you all know tonight! The event runs 12-930pm so maybe tomorrow for most of you folks

It hasn't been mentioned here, but the tacho in all zeds (as far as I'm aware) has a wire feeding back from the dizzy that it uses as the sensor wire. It just so happens that with no sensor wire there is also no spark....

When we did them the first time we logged about 20hrs a piece

How often do you do these?

LOTS of crackle on over-run. There are no noise limits at the track but I ran the same exhaust at Sanddown, Bathurst, Philip Island and Eastern Creek all without any issues. The car sounds louder in that photo due to resonance off the walls and the fact it was the only car on the track, it's actually rather quite, certainly the quietest car on the day.

Unfortunately nothing at the moment. I'm catching up with the photographer on Saturday to pick the final shots for printing. Due to Media Rights, he won't be able to release the high res shots until after the magazines have been printed, could be 3-6 months away. He did these ones for his website and that is all he can do at the moment.

I'm sorry I missed it, I had planned to atleast visit for the first meet point if not join the whole cruise. I will come to the next one tho, I need to get some mileage out of the restoration!

Mine is setup 6-2-1 equal length extractors, 2.5" mandrel exhaust and it's got a hot dog next to the gearbox and a canon on the back. The induction is still louder than the exhaust and it sounds mint in my opinion. However, I highly doubt it's legal, but really is that all that much of a concern?!!

Bugger I totally forgot!! I was out being shot: Next one for certain!!!

Nailed it! Up high, front 3/4 shot - brilliant!

Photo shoot went great, and the photo's are amazing!!! Magazine shots are looking promising and so I can't share the ridgy didge picks, but here is one of the scene: OK, I got hold of one to sneak in:

I sent you a txt message an hour before you posted this. I also tried to call, but no answer.... Bring on the photo shoot tho, the car looks incredible!! Thanks dad

Hi Dimitri, Any hints on where to buy the stuff would be awesome. My ring around of the local car parts shops last weekend was futile. We have stone chips already and are well acquainted with their paint stripping ability. However, without the pressure of last week the car wouldn't have been finished, so a few stone chips were necessary. I have the photographer booked for Sunday week, so the car will be 100% by then

Well I had some time today so I got around to cutting up the video and posting it to Youtube. Because the Lib's have butchered the NBN, it'll be a few hours until the second link is up, but here they are: Dad in car (live now) Tom night laps (live AM 21/1/14)

Depending on what you're looking for - I would avoid the Alfa bonnets. I thought it was good that they were cheap, but I paid for it many times over in panel beater labour fixing up the finishing. It turns out there is quite a process to finishing off a fiberglass bonnet ready for painting and the Alfa ones appear to have less time ($$) spent on them to finish them ready for paint. Probably fine if you just want to slap it on, but if the finish is better, then spend the extra on the more expensive parts and save at the painters!

We'll check them out! 225/45/16 is what we're after with the new rims

The incar video is live from Tom's first run: Sorry Dad, still working on the videos!

Turn up the volume! The datsun was the only car on the track, listen to that sound! I'm working on the in-car, but I had the wrong case on the go pro and it was mounted too low, so it's a bit rubbish

Well, where to begin?! This is not going to be totally straight forward because we changed so much all at the same time. However, if I had to pick: Suspension. The body is stiffer, the spring rates higher and the wheels wider. It was really obvious last night that there is MUCH less weight transfer, so the car really needs sticcky tyres to reach it's potential, but that's why I bought the 8" rims and will put sticky rubber on. The rates on the springs are great and the balance is perfect with no over or understeer tendancy. As I said above, I've never felt so comfortable in a race car. It's also VERY controllable. In the past, if the car got sideways it would let go quickly and violently. Now, it starts to go and you can ride the limit. If you go over the limit, due to less and FASTER weight transfer, it doesn't go widly wrong, it all just happens a lot more smoothly. Previously the tyres would grip up and the weight would get thrown around as the suspension took a while to 'set'. IE, wheels and grip working faster than the suspension can maintain the poise of the body and controll weight transfer - leading to sudden grip, violent body thows and loss of grip again. The stiffer body is due to all new rails and floor and all new suspension pickup points (in 1/8th plate). The adjustable control arms allow for proper adjustment of the setup and the coil-over the correct ride height. The stiff springs and shocks really held to reduce body roll, but would be pointless if the body wasn't as stiff as it is. The whole package is well balanced. The brakes are VERY hard to press. In the order of 100kg pedal pressure, but the feel is fantastic. A light change in pedal pressure is all that is required to right the limits on the brakes as well so it's easier to regulate the pedal pressure, despite it requiring more force. In all, my driving is VERY rusty and I need some laps to get up to speed and get used to the car. I'll be doing as many events as I can get to in the near future to get my skills back

Thanks Gents. Unfortunately I mounted the camera too low in the car and didn't realise until we got home, so the footage is pretty much cabin only. There are a few more photos (not many) and some hand held camera footage, but not much. I'm sure we'll both do what we can with what we have and get it up soon. It was all a little rushed and we pretty much just wanted to drive the thing! I think a few people got some pics around the track, so will chase them down and see if I can get a copy to put up. I'll be putting some new super sticky tyres on, cause the 10 year old tyres on the Rota's are JUNK and the 6.5" rims just don't cut it, the suspension is stiff and can really use the grip of the tyre, so it needs more tyre. This thing is blisteringly fast and so well balanced. No over-steer or under-steer unless induced and just a pleasure to drive. I've never fealt so comfortable driving a car on the limit. never. Now to enter a timed meeting

At the track now. CAR IS FUCKING AMAZING

She's alive! No door skins and missing a few final touches, but it'd 2.45am and I've just finished the first 100km of break in. VERY different car!