Mike260LW

Martin this is the type. The headers are at my mates place and I’ll drop over a get some photos of them. They are a very nice bit of kit. Just not optimal in primary lengths for my race engine but they do produce good horsepower.

Hi Wildy55, I have a set of Kameari stainless steel 45mm, 3 into 2 headers for sale, came off my Group S race car. They have done seven meetings. Hardly used. I’ve upgraded to a set of pipes better suited to my race engine cam shaft. The Kameari headers are about $2,300 new but I will let them go for $1,000 if you are interested.

Hi Aircobra. Had the same experience with Supercheap with the same result. Have a set of the wrong shoes if you’d like another set!

Thanks. I'm checking out a local source this weekend but if that's no good I'll give SWM a call.

Thanks CAF, thought I had already responded to this, but obviously not. Who is Stew? Do you have contact details please?

Unfortunately I had an off in the Targa Great Barrier Reef and had a close encounter of the unpleasant kind with a tree. The car is repairable. I'm looking for a RH front (driver's side) cut off a parts car or old she'll or minted front cut. I need the bit from the front shock tower forward - the bit the that the radiator support panel and front bonnet hinge attach to. Is there anything out there?

Hi I have a set of Superlite GTR 15 x 7. These were the light weight iteration of the wheel before they went bust. They CNCd a bunch of superfluous metal out of the hub of the casting to reduce unsprung weight. We ran them on our Tarmac rally car until we upgraded to a bigger brake package and moved to 16 x 7. Let me know if you are still interested.

I'm interested Richard. I like to see other people spending as much money on race cars as me.

Agree with Brett240, 30psi hot seems to be the sweet spot for the AO50s on a standard weight S30

I'm after a set of aftermarket alloy rims, period look, 14" x 6" or any width if 2 piece. Looking fo something lightweight with not a lot of metal in it to replace a set of Jellybeans which soak up and retain too much heat. As close to 0 offset too. Fussy, I know!

Yes Richard there is an element of ground hog day with these discussions; but at the end of the day, a well sorted Zed is still a pretty competitive package - just look at Steve and Brett Smith in the ex Ja Lea 280Z at Philip Island the other week. I've been looking into the cryogenic treatment of rotors. Steve Smith runs them. They apparently provide longer rotor life. I've asked a lot of people about it but it's all opinion and anecdotal info. I haven't seen any quantitative evidence or test results to confirm or deny categorically what the performance advantage is. Whilst hardening the metal the treatment also embrittles it too. Is that a good thing for a critical component? I also had one metal treatment specialist who does cryogenic treatment tell me that heat treatment is a better thing to do for brake rotors. They do it for trucks and busses. I'd be really interested to hear from any forum members with experience or who have experimented with rotor treatments. Tell me more about the calliper fluid recirculating device. Interesting? Mike

Evidence Richard. Find an owner who has a sales invoice for an S30 with rims and tyres wider than standard. Add triple webers and big brakes while you are at it. I think your comment is unfounded and unfair. Historically, I think there have been very assertive Group S Datsun Zed campaigners pushing the barrow for better tyres and brakes but no one can produce the evidence. The silver Zed Rob and John were campaigning as a sprint car was originally one of the gun Gp S Zeds in it's day. Rob still has a lever arch folder full of legal documents and and court findingsthat came with that car and it's log book, to try to assert the S30 cause. It's the legacy of a small fortune exhausted by previous Zed racers trying to gain some equity with the ubiquitous 911. One of the realities is that commerciality has sunk its parasitic fangs into historic motorsports and the "show" will determine and ultimately provide or permit a greater level of equity into the category. The Group S cars of today (Including Datsuns ) are a shadow of what they were 10 years ago. For me it's the brakes that are the Datto issue. They are effing dangerous in a Zed which is now producing double the original horsepower than standard. But no amount of rubber or no amount of brakes is ever going to overcome the sheer grunt of a 7 litre race engine up or down the mountain.

Thanks Hung, kind words indeed. It's all about the brakes isn't it. You don't realise how much corner speed you can carry until you run out of brakes! Thanks Cozza, but we had to do the "Harold Holt" to get back to Brizzy so we were on the trailer as soon as Saturday's race was run. It was a cracking weekend and the GT cars were awesome. Great result for young Warwick lad Matty Campbell. He's there purely on talent. Bumped into his mum who was staying in the campsite!

Thanks, sorry I missed saying hello. It was never ending fiddling with brakes. Trying to get the rears to do their fair share but wanted to creep up on it and not go full crank on the bias valve and end up with rears locking up first. I think we are pretty close. Now have to find a better front pad compound.

Yes, Mr and Mrs Siddins were there spectating and came and said hello in the pits