Hmm Ill have to look ,cos my set has dat something and what looks like a part number could be ph # ?it has nothing to indercat it is a phone number Malcolm "Pooley, Trevor" wrote:
> Malcolm, > > Between the 2nd and 3rd inlet runner, they have datrally on them with their > phone number underneath. > > Regards > Trev > > -----Original Message----- > From: maldat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 18:38 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: carbies > > I have two for sale one is big portish the other smaller ports(L16). > Neither is Shagged ,Look like new. > Does the Datrally one have dat??? and a part number cast in the middle of > it?? > Malcolm > > "Pooley, Trevor" wrote: > > > Craig, > > > > I believe Datrally in melbourne still stock the twin webber manifold. > > An alternative is Gorden Dobbie from the Datsun performance center (also > in > > Melb) sell a slightly different manifold equivalent to datrally's. He say > > his is better to Datrally's, Datrally say there's is better. They go for > > around $250 new. > > > > Second hand ones are about but, my experience of getting three second hand > > ones is that usually they are all a bit butchered as the studs that hold > the > > carbs in are never in alignment. Datrally manifolds are designed for 48mm > > carbs from memory. 45mm weber carbs have the same body as the 48's. 40's > are > > a different carb body and may not work as well on the datrally manifold > due > > to the large diameter at the carb/ manifold surface. > > > > I don't know if they come as blanks when you buy them new, but if they do > > get a competent machinist to set the carbs up on it. I would be aiming to > > have throttle shafts on both carbs in perfect alignment and all the studs > at > > 90 deg to the carb surface so the carbs can be slipped on and off with > ease. > > Performance wharehouse in Melb sell the studs for $3 for four. Use good > soft > > mounts too. > > > > Regards > > Trev > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Terry Rudd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 0:33 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: carbies > > > > Craig, > > I'm not to sure if you can still buy them new - I sold my 2 x 45 with > > Datrally a couple of years ago and I have only seen one around here since. > > Someone from Melbourne may know what you can still buy these days. A mate > of > > mine picked up a set of 45's off an Escort out of the local rag for $400 > and > > the only 38mm manifold that he could get for a L20B in Canberra was a > Cannon > > for ~$330 and I wasn't too impressed with the quality but that was the > > choice. > > > > TR > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Craig Guppy > > Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2001 12:52 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: carbies > > > > Terry, > > thanks for the advice. i was sorta hoping you'd say that 45s would give > more > > power. (just so i had an excuse to get them, yeah 40s are cheaper but like > > you said 45s sound awesome) i'll keep my eye out in the quokka for the > > webers. just one other thing, how hard are the datrally manifolds to get > > hold of and how much should i budget for spending. > > cheers, > > craig > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
