I've gotten my 510 to 160kms, wouldn't got much faster with a 4speed and stock
L18, handled quite well at that speed.
Gregg Sheridan wrote:
> The quickest I've had my 16 up to is about 160 k's. I slowed down when I
> went past a power pole with flowers stuck to it, that woke me up a bit. Plus
> the fact that I thought the doors were all going to fall off!
>
> Gregg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, 27 August 2000 2:28
> Subject: RE: Police
>
> >Gregg,
> >
> >You'd be surprised how stable a 1200 coupe is a high speed, compared to a
> >1600 sedan that is. I could hit the rev limiter on the 1600/FJturbo 1600
> >down conrod and that was 130mph or 210kph (and a real hand full). it had a
> >4.375 diff as it was geared for Wakefield Park and not that suitable for
> >Bathurst. I only raced it there once as I just happened to get invited to
> go
> >there with late notice to a meeting one weekend with a bunch of ford escort
> >guys. I blew them all away especially up mountain straight and you should
> >have seen the looks I got as this Datto that looked like a rally car roared
> >past them and it was worth the price of admission, I didn't just crawl past
> >them I smoked them badly. That 1600 cornered far better around right hand
> >corners (maybe it was in my head) but .
> >
> >I could enter what is known as Bridgestone corner these days at 100 mph in
> >4th with the right foot through the floor and most of the bda's couldn't
> >even clock 100mph up the hill. In my 1200 GX1400/4 spd the quickest it was
> >recorded at Bathurst down conrod was 120mph or 193 kph as it would only
> pull
> >7000 rpm with a 3.9 diff and it was around 10 seconds a lap slower than the
> >Charger E37 R/T at 144mph or 230kph at an average lap speed of only 92 mph
> >so how fast was George's Z18 turbo Bluebird.
> >
> >terry
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregg Sheridan
> >Sent: Saturday, 26 August 2000 9:03 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: Police
> >
> >
> >120 k's in a 1200 would be pretty scary shit I reckon, let alone 223! :)
> >
> >Gregg
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Andrew Denniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Date: Saturday, 26 August 2000 8:03
> >Subject: Re: Police
> >
> >
> >>Mine aint a 1600 but the 1200 has clocked 223km down conrod at
> supersprint
> >with
> >>CA18 my A series it clocked 192kmh :)
> >>thats pretty damn fast
> >>Andrew
> >>
> >>Adam Jackson wrote:
> >>
> >>> what's the highest speed and of you blokes have ahd your 1600 upto? just
> >out
> >>> of interest
> >>>
> >>> hehe
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:50 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: Police
> >>>
> >>> > i laugh now cos if i was in my skyline they wouldn't have had a
> chance.
> >I
> >>> would
> >>> > have been home and wouldn't have even known..
> >>> >
> >>> > i wonder what they would have done then.....
> >>> >
> >>> > - Julian
> >>> >
> >>> > Mark Ward wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > Goin' down a hill is a bit rough. We usually sit, believe it or
> not,
> >at
> >>> the
> >>> > > top of hills and get better results with people booting it up the
> >hill.
> >>> > > Better still, they have no avenue for complaint. Couldn't be fairer
> >>> than
> >>> > > that.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > PS: Those new V6 rodeo's go pretty hard for a tonka truck. You'd
> be
> >>> > > surprised.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Wardy :)
> >>> > >
> >>> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >>> > > From: "Julian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:25 PM
> >>> > > Subject: Re: Police
> >>> > >
> >>> > > > You lucky, got busted earlier this year doing 120 in 80 zone.
> >Asshole
> >>> > > cops
> >>> > > > waiting for someone to come down the hill fast. Lucky it wasn't
> in
> >my
> >>> old
> >>> > > car,
> >>> > > > would have lost my licence for long time cos i was flat to the
> >floor
> >>> at
> >>> > > that
> >>> > > > moment. It was 10 or 11 pm on a country road which turns to
> 100kph
> >>> about
> >>> > > 500
> >>> > > > metres down the road (they caught up to me in the 100 zone)
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > Funny thing was they didn't put on their lights until they were
> >right
> >>> > > behind me.
> >>> > > > I was curious to know what this truck thing was doing closing on
> >me..
> >>> it
> >>> > > was a
> >>> > > > rodeo divvy van with the big cage.... until the red and blue's
> >came
> >>> on
> >>> > > and they
> >>> > > > i shit my self.... Pity i didn't keep going at the same rate i was
> >cos
> >>> > > they
> >>> > > > wouldn't have caught me and i wouldn't have known they were
> >there....
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > anyway, 1 month suspension and $220 fine and now one point.. am
> >not
> >>> > > speeding
> >>> > > > for a year from about now.... :(
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > tip, don't speed past plenty valley christian school any time...
> >>> > > (Yarrambat.)
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > - Julian
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > Davidson wrote:
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > > I dont like em. The only time i have actually had respect for a
> >>> copper
> >>> > > was
> >>> > > > > when he let me off for doing 120 in a 60 zone. I had 1 point
> >left
> >>> on my
> >>> > > > > licence at the time aswell. He was like "you flew past us at
> the
> >>> > > > > round-a-bout...didnt you se us" My reply was "no, obviously
> not"
> >>> There
> >>> > > was
> >>> > > > > a long stretch of road after that and was tested the datto for
> >>> speed. I
> >>> > > > > honestly didnt see them at the rounda bout. The only reason he
> >let
> >>> me
> >>> > > off
> >>> > > > > was because i said he had no proof and i estimated my speed at
> >70kph
> >>> > > because
> >>> > > > > of the Mph speedo. I felt like the luckyest kunt that day. I
> >now
> >>> have
> >>> > > a
> >>> > > > > full 12 points and still speeding as bad. If not worse. :)
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > > Scott
> >>> > > > > Davo
> >>> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> >>> > > > > From: Andy Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> > > > > Date: Friday, 25 August, 2000 17:01
> >>> > > > > Subject: Re: Police
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > > >Why do policemen like Datto's? The only time I got booked I
> was
> >>> doing
> >>> > > 118
> >>> > > > > >in the middle of no-where. The policeman had a new laser speed
> >gun
> >>> and
> >>> > > > > >apologised because he couldn't let me off... I even had a lady
> >cop
> >>> > > pull me
> >>> > > > > >up for doing 62 in a 50 zone and laughed as she let me off.
> She
> >>> said,
> >>> > > "We
> >>> > > > > >heard you coming hehe!" Lucky I wasn't touching the
> >accelerator.
> >>> I
> >>> > > have
> >>> > > > > >nothing but respect for police who do their job. As long as
> >people
> >>> > > don't
> >>> > > > > >winge when they get caught.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > >Andy.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > >>From: James & Chirryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> > > > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> > > > > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> > > > > >>Subject: Re: 180B SSS coupe
> >>> > > > > >>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:26:39 +0800
> >>> > > > > >>
> >>> > > > > >>
> >>> > > > > >> > On a similar subject the best 510 i ever had in my youth
> had
> >a
> >>> 180B
> >>> > > SSS
> >>> > > > > >> > engine (twin hitachis).. It was a lovely motor car and
> very
> >>> quick
> >>> > > for
> >>> > > > > >>its
> >>> > > > > >> > time.. I once got booked by the cops in NSW doing 128mph..
> >>> Luckily
> >>> > > the
> >>> > > > > >>cop
> >>> > > > > >> > was a dattophile and let me off after i gave him a drive..
> >>> Can't
> >>> > > see
> >>> > > > > >>that
> >>> > > > > >> > happening these days
> >>> > > > > >> > cheers
> >>> > > > > >> > Mick
> >>> > > > > >>
> >>> > > > > >>Not unless you get pulled over , and Wardy's on duty :)
> >>> > > > > >>
> >>> > > > > >>james.
> >>> > > > > >>
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > >
> >>>
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