How exactly did it happen?
The car is facing the opposite direction to the way it was travelling and must have
rolled 360 degrees to land back on it's wheels.
It looks like it slewed sideways very fast while travelling forward pretty slowly.
Nick,
Datsun Stanza (A15)
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From: "Paul W. J. Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:49:13 +1000
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Shock oil
Nasty...the cops would have a field day if they saw that
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: Shock oil
> Just the old style non-inertia reel type belts. Being such a small car I'm
> suprised she never made cantact with the inside of the car anywhere...i.e.
> head against the center pillar. Glad she didn't though. Here's some
pics....
>
> In the ditch... <a
>href="http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5658.jpg">http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5658.jpg</a>
> Lifting it out... <a
>href="http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5659.jpg">http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5659.jpg</a>
> Dents... <a
>href="http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5663.jpg">http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5663.jpg</a>
> More dents... <a
>href="http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5664.jpg">http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5664.jpg</a>
> How to remove most of the roof dents :-) ....
> <a
>href="http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5667.jpg">http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/images/DVz5667.jpg</a>
>
> Eddie
> England
> 20 Datsuns and counting...
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <a href="http://www.ratdat.com">www.ratdat.com</a>
>
>
> > That's great! Did she have a harness on? Or just a trusty seatbelt? My
> > friend successfully rolled an old Mazda without a seatbelt, all he got
was
> a
> > headache...lucky to be alive though! Guess he'll wear a seatbelt next
time
> > he tries to go up an embankment perpendicular to the direction the car
was
> > designed to go in...ie sideways
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 5:24 AM
> > Subject: Shock oil
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have welded my threaded collars to my S12 struts and am ready to
> rebuild
> > > them. Has any body any suggestions as to what oil I should refill the
> > struts
> > > with?
> > >
> > > BTW.... Bernie (my girlfriend) has not so much as a bruise from
rolling
> my
> > > Datsun 100A! We got a crane to lift it out of the ditch but first had
to
> > > drag it about 10 meters along the ditch on it's roof to get it out
from
> > > under overhanging trees. I pumped the tyre up pushed the roof out and
> > > despite laying upside down in a ditch all night it started first turn
of
> > the
> > > key :-) Not a drop of oil had leaked out either! Later in the day
after
> a
> > > check over I was driving it around again. Even very small Datsuns are
> > tough!
> > >
> > > Eddie
> > > England
> > > Still got 17 Datsuns
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > <a href="http://www.ratdat.com">www.ratdat.com</a>
> > >
> >
>
>
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