hi, guess what? i know what poor kids get, a big smile on their face after they whooped the rich kid VTSS butt with a 1600...................
mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 6:21 AM Subject: Engines > Keep saving, Johnty. > Does it absolutely have to be a turbo? A good NA SR20 will make a pretty > quick Datto for a fair bit less dough and heaps less insurance grief. I saw > a very recent VVL/VVT SR20 engine on the floor of a local wrecker/importer > recently and he was willing to "give" it away for $1200. These produce 180KW > out of the box, not underpowered for a 1600 Datto. (Same guy had a couple of > lovely R34 Skylines in the shed). > > Nobody in my area appreciates these fine Nissan engines, they still buy > 350/351 dinosaurs round here with a Holley on them to drop into VK > Commodores and XE Falcons. Connoisseurs drive VL Turbos. Rich kids get > VTSS's. > > You car enthusiasts may be also interested in this. > Yesterday I visited a property with an interesting collection of cars. > 1948 TC MG > 1948 MG Saloon > The last Elfin open wheeler produced (A Formula Ford) > An immaculate fully restored MGB > Austin Healy Sprite with a CAMS log book current from 1968 > A French car (name I cant remember, but it has one of those pointy tails of > that era) that was a competitor in the first AGP at Phillip Island in 1928 > A Pre war Vauxhall Sedan > A clubman sports car powered by a 1500cc Coventry Climax > A Starion Turbo "Club Car" > The sports and racing cars are competition cars from in their early life and > have done almost no road kilos. All have highly developed race engines and > are regularly raced in historic events. > Under construction, an open wheel hill climb special powered by a Lexus V8 - > what a sweet looking engine this is! > These cars are all sitting in open sheds around a paddock, a lifetime > collection of a bloke whose been in motorsoport for 40 years. > > > > If it wasn't a "sideways" version I would have grabbed it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blown 510" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ozdat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 6 June 2002 13:44 PM > Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. > > > > Hey Richard, > > > > Well I found a sr20 turbo front cut for $2800 from A1 Auto Parts in south > > australia. All I need now is some more money. $2800 is a lot cheeper than > > $4000 for the same thing from other importers. > > > > > > Thanks > > Johnty > > http://www.transmentaldesign.cjb.net/ > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/6/02 9:07 PM, "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Johnty > > > Have you found an SR20DET yet? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "blown 510" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2002 11:09 AM > > > Subject: Re: Wheel bearings. > > > > > > > > >> hey mark, > > >> > > >> i ride bmx and my crank bearings have a tube between them as well i > think > > > it > > >> has something to do with stoping the bearings from pulling apart when > you > > >> tighten it up. > > >> > > >> cheers johnty > > >> > > >> > > >>> From: "Mark Alford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> To: "Ozdat discussion list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>> Subject: Wheel bearings. > > >>> Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:38:24 +1000 > > >>> > > >>> Hey guys, > > >>> > > >>> Anyone know the best way to get new rear wheels bearings in without > > >>> damaging them? > > >>> > > >>> Also, should there be anything between the wheel bearings? Mine has a > > > piece > > >>> of tube between them, but I can't see what the purpose of it is. > > >>> > > >>> Mark. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > > >> Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > > >> http://www.hotmail.com > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
