I have to come to Croydon either next weekend or the following one. I will
try to find time to call round in my Luke's 1600. (He's in France for a
while). I hope to also check out the new "Pick a Part" stock - by the way,
the $15 alternators sound good this week.
Sebring Datsuns ring a vague bell as a dealer enhanced marketing job by a
Datsun dealer named Sebring Motors. If my memory is any good I think it was
basically a "sports" steering wheel, radials, (Dattos had cross plies
standard) and some decals and possibly a "sports" (streamlined) external
rear view mirror. It probably also has the factory tacho dash. I may be way
off on this however.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Robert GREENBURY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2001 22:57 PM
Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> Hi Richard
>
> Ashame about your daughter's mazda woes (and therefore yours :)
>
> No I havent checked out the new stock - have you??
> Let us know when you'll be in the area next and we will have to catch up.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Richard Clough wrote:
>
> > What a shocker of a day it was on the Saturday! Despite this the crowds
> > were unbelievable.
> > I picked up a 5 speed box for my daughters Mazda by lying on a couple
of
> > door trims in the river flowing under the car I was stripping. Despite
> > these conditions, I was smiling all the way home, until I pulled in the
> > drive and the Mazda oil light flicked on and stayed on when the engine
hit
> > idle. Checked the dipstick - full. Since then it always shows low oil
> > pressure at idle when its warmed up. I am going through all the
> > possibilities as I fully rebuilt the motor only 6000 k's ago. Jammed
> > pressure relief valve, loose oil pick up, faulty switch?
> >
> > Despite checking it pretty carefully, I think it has a very slightly
bent
> > crank, which has worn out the new front main bearing, despite still
running
> > and sounding fine. The crank suffered a heavy impact when my daughter
hit a
> > tree head on in the previous shell and smashed the timing cover and even
the
> > oil pump, which is internal in the sump, by driving the crankshaft
pulley
> > back onto it. Mazda have no idea about simplicity and accessibility.
I
> > think I will be swapping cranks and reshelling the mains at the same
time as
> > I fit the five speed.
> >
> > Have you checked out the new stock at Pick a Part?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, 15 June 2001 20:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> >
> >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > > Yep the All-you-Can-Carry day certainly was crazy - so many ppl
> > > even though the weather was so bad....
> > >
> > > That IRS skyline coupe disk rear end had gone before we got there,
> > > despite us getting there early.
> > >
> > > I worked along with a friend, and for our $50 we got:
> > > * 2 pintara disk rear ends
> > > * 3 high current bosch alternators
> > > * a starter motor
> > > * 2 sets of volvo alloy 4 spot calipers
> > > * 2 inertia seat belts
> > > * various EFI fuel pumps
> > > * CA bellhousing for an upcoming project :)
> > > * some other stuff i cant remember
> > >
> > > I think we got our money's worth :)
> > >
> > > What gearbox did you pick up? my friend (doing the carrying) said
> > > he could have carried a gearbox aswell as all of the above, but i
> > > didnt want to kill him :)
> > >
> > > andrew
> > >
> > > > Andrew,
> > > > Luke got the trailing arms and discs. I couldnt find the car on
> > Saturday
> > > > when I went to the "All you can carry over 10 meters for $50" last
> > weekend.
> > > > What an entertaining day! Car parking was impossible, sausage sizzle
for
> > all
> > > > day stoppers. I met a guy who saves up each year for this week end
and
> > gets
> > > > a tandem trailer full of stuff.
> > > >
> > > > I was happy to get a 5 speed box for $50, but one guy with Sumo
wrestler
> > > > type body carried out half a Kingswood to the approving cheers of
the
> > > > impressed onlookers. Now the yard is gutted but there are a few
hundred
> > new
> > > > cars coming in this week - could be worth checking out as most of
the
> > old
> > > > stock was raided of all its good bits. Did see a couple of guys with
> > some
> > > > Skyline struts to fit to a 1200 Coupe clubbie.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2001 10:56 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Richard,
> > > > >
> > > > > Yep. what did Luke score the last one for - rear disc conversion
or
> > > > > diff??
> > > > >
> > > > > Andrew
> > > > >
> > > > > > Andrew,
> > > > > > Is there another Skyline at Kilsyth? Luke scored the last
Skyline
> > IRS
> > > > setup
> > > > > > they had.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Monday, 4 June 2001 13:25 PM
> > > > > > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hmmm well I'll send some photos of these calipers next
week......
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Terry there is the whole IRS setup on one of those skyline
coupes
> > > > > > > available too - is it correct that those discs/calipers are
> > useable
> > > > for
> > > > > > > the 1600, but a little more difficult than the r31??
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Not sure on what the go is with the DB1166 pad, they are
quite
> > > > different
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > any Skyline R31 rears that I've seen. The DB1106 is the
common
> > one
> > > > and
> > > > > > also
> > > > > > > > preferred as it's made on the same plate as the DB1086 (VL
Commy
> > > > minus
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > piston retaining lug) which is available in Ultimates, good
> > price on
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > site at $67. These are very different to the DB1166 which
> > > > interestingly
> > > > > > came
> > > > > > > > up if you search on Skyline R31 and aren't too bad I spose
as I
> > also
> > > > > > noticed
> > > > > > > > they are available in Premium.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > regards
> > > > > > > > Terry
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
andrew
> > > > smith
> > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 11:37
> > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Zac,
> > > > > > > > I also noticed that they list 2 diferent pads for R31
> > rears.Everyone
> > > > > > reckons
> > > > > > > > the DB1106 fits the oz r31 so maybe the DB1166 fits the
import
> > > > r31's.
> > > > > > > > Andrew Smith
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Zac Campbell wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > My friend was doing the R31 rear conversion the other day
and
> > > > ordered
> > > > > > new
> > > > > > > > > pads from www.discpads.com/
> > > > > > > > > He foudn out there is two different types of pads,
depending
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > > > car's
> > > > > > > > > spec level. It could also mean there was two different
> > calipers?
> > > > (that
> > > > > > > > both
> > > > > > > > > fit 1600 easily)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > zac
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > > > From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:07 PM
> > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Andrew,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > The one that has the 5mm groove straight thru the face
of
> > the
> > > > piston
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > standard PBR R31 calliper. I'm not familiar with any
other
> > type.
> > > > May
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > other type supersedes the original as it sounds like it
> > would
> > > > still
> > > > > > take
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > DB1106 pads. The groove is in the piston like that to
stop
> > it
> > > > > > rotating
> > > > > > > > > when
> > > > > > > > > > the hand brake is applied and the pads have a couple of
> > little
> > > > lugs
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > fit
> > > > > > > > > > into the groove. The only other explanation is that the
> > > > callipers
> > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > been off the U12 89-92 FWD Pintara although I don't
think
> > there
> > > > was
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > wagon
> > > > > > > > > > in this model. These take a different pad DB1166.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > regards
> > > > > > > > > > Terry
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
Of
> > Andrew
> > > > > > Robert
> > > > > > > > > > GREENBURY
> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 8:51
> > > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks Terry and Heath
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Looked at two sets of pintara wagon calipers today - one
set
> > had
> > > > a
> > > > > > ~5mm
> > > > > > > > > > groove through the middle, and the other set had this
groove
> > > > only at
> > > > > > its
> > > > > > > > > > perimeter ie it looked like a piston within a piston,
with
> > the
> > > > > > groove
> > > > > > > > > > only in the outer "dougnut" section.... :)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Anybody get what I mean, and has anyone come across
these
> > > > > > differences
> > > > > > > > > > before???
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Andrew
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> >
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