MichaelT

Share it on the car groups on FB. That stuff usually spreads like wildfire and a few cars have been sighted/found as a result of word spreading.

Nah I'm talking about the dodgy ad above. Orange car. The White one looks sweet.

I guess if you want to help artificially inflate the market for your own Interest, this kind of ad could be one strategy.

I bought these a while back. Seem to be good quality: https://www.z1motorsports.com/aero-and-body/nissan-motorsports/jdm-s30-fairlady-fender-emblem-metal-p-4453.html Postage was a bit painful so I had them sent to a friend who posted them for $11 USD

Not a true wagon but the star of the bunch: Enjoy the sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIF0s7aAcjM

I know. A Triumph would only detract from your collection though ...

Datsun Sports...

How light Jason?

Yes I'm in the process of repairing the console for my sports. I see you are in Brisbane. Have you joined the Datsun Fairlady Roadster Queensland FB group?

Nice looking sports!

Nice one! Where did the track start at and how far have you increased it? Will be looking forwards to reports after your next run M

Van Gough lives on in your centre console.

That shit cracked me up. Then I looked at the link and it was true! Now my belly hurts from laughing. I need an extra tall drink!

Great story Tim!

Yes. An old expression is that the boring looking driver is the fastest. No room for hanging it out in these ones because they work on a delicate balance. But when its right its magic, and an experience you won't get in most vehicles. There is a reason the F1 guys still love them. Karts are a bit like golf. They shit you to tears but you keep going back for more because occasionally you find the sweet spot. The learning curve is steep and humbling. At least with the water-cooled engines you can do a lot of track time. Testing used to be so expensive with the air-cooled engines. You'd be replacing pistons every 2 hours and a full bottom end, rod and repeat top end every 4 hrs. Not to mention tyres (every 2 hours at least), chains, sprockets etc. M

That cracked me up

Glad your kart arrived. Sorry it wasn't inspiring. These things are very sensitive to setup. When I was racing we'd change the setup every race and be trying to predict the setup changes for the next race as newer rubber got laid down from the races in between. Karts inherently want to understeer due to the solid rear axle and it is caused often by 3 things: Too much rear grip, driving style, not enough front end grip. Yes I stated the obvious and mean no offence. And sorry if I'm telling you how to suck eggs. Watch how little steering input Lewis Hamilton puts into a hire kart piece of shit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKk7oeUhwdg And this one. Hectic start, interesting to see the heart rate. But again, most of the steering input in cornering is neutral. A little flick to break the rear grip and then often the wheel is held pretty straight in corners. I'd leave the Ackerman alone, karts need this (and caster) to steer and its quite exaggerated. I never changed ackerman. With the fixed axle you need to lift the inside rear tyre to turn. So I'd be looking at: a) Rear track width, then front track width b) Chassis stiffness : do yo have a removable 4th rail? c) Weight distribution d) do you have seat stays installed So in karts grip is often a function of the opposite end of the kart. Understeer would suggest too much rear grip and I'd be looking to change that. A 5mm change in rear track width will significantly alter the karts turn-in. Experiment and see which way helps. The direction to go depends on where you start. Too narrow - could benefit from widening. Too wide (need bigger leverage to lift inside wheel) and benefit from narrowing rear track. Driving technique is also something to pay attention to. Reefing the wheel (not suggesting you are doing this, just discussing) can overload the front grip. So you need to drive around what's available. But focus on the rear end, the money will be there. It'll take a while to understand the chassis. They are remarkably complex for what they are and have numerous options for adjustment. I'd suggest experimenting with increasing and decreasing the rear track width to see how it feels, and also experiment with front track width (widening exaggerates the caster and ackerman effect which helps jack the inside wheel off the ground). Also remove any seat stays if present and remove or loosen a 4th chassis rail if present. Did the Kaos guys offer much help? Anyway, as mentioned, not trying to teach you how to suck eggs. Just some of the things I learned from experimenting. M

Very nice and inspiring!

Engine ad: was running when last used. Photo is of long engine without timing cover, ports open. Appears to have been sitting outside for a decade. Every engine was running when last used. Other one that gets my goat are the numerous claims that the motor was apparently rebuilt by the previous owner but I've not checked myself. Guaranteed to mean it's flogged to sh#t.

Is it just the cam gear? Or the tensioner gears as well?

R180 diff. 4.875 Ratio, LSD on eBay. http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/Nissan-Datsun-Diff-R180-LSD-4-875-1-/191831145569?nav=SEARCH

One suspects they were patching them together with what they had close to the end of the production run. Their record keeping wasn't great either and Nissan have no idea how many cars were sold here. And more so some 68 cars were sold as 69 due to shipping delays and sitting around. But they were organised where it counts..in the 'making a good car' department.

So convincingly a late 73 model eh? Wonder why it was registered as 72 for 23 years here. Human error I guess. If early zeds were anything like the sports, it was all a bit wish wash. Granted production numbers were much lower but each year there were differences and the late sports models I believe also had some zed bits in the.I believe interior trim bits differed, so did fuse boxes and wiring looms. maybe Jason can elaborate but I believe the late production sports had a Zed steering box? It's something I heard at.a club meeting not long ago. Well time to find a 72 car to put those plates on!

Got a spare u20? It'll save me shelving my car when I get Lou to make one of his builds in the future!

Yep. Has a toggle switch. Looks like an overgrown fingernail. Odd shape. Saw that in the hs30 pocs Gav posted.