yeah the BDA's a bloody little weapons, especially with those shit hot cams they used in the ralts etc.....all power from 8-11k :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 5:56 AM Subject: RE: poll - geminis > That is an original RS1600, and a very well built machine at that. I > know that car and if you had a look at it you would see the aluminium > hats holding the rotors, the aluminium fluid reservoirs, and the > attention to detail which the RS1600 is noted for. > > The same level of engineering can be achieved with Datsuns however the > 'off the shelf' modifications aren't as easily achieved. I can buy > factory motorsport equipment over the net for an escort and bolt it > straight in. Quaife centres, x members, quick racks, 4 wheel discs etc. > The range is extensive due to the Escort being the UK's favourite rally > machine for so long. I played with a lot of Escort gear when I was > toying with TR7 V8's as a lot of the equipment is interchangeable. > Colin Bond's TR8 rally car had all BDA Escort suspension under it. > > I still prefer Datsuns to the Escort, but I still have a very healthy > respect for them and they would be my weapon of choice when works parts > are totally unobtainable for Dattos. That is, until CAMS let group 4 > homologated cars run again > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of tobias walker > Sent: Monday, 22 July 2002 8:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: poll - geminis > > > > Datsun (1600) 6666 > Holden (Gemini) 1600 > Ford (Escort) 284 > Toyota (Celica, Corolla) 240 > Mitsubishi (Sigma) 451 > > and on the esky point hwat do you spend on it to get it to beat the > datsun ? > I was at Q rally and the BDA there was said to have had many many > thousands > spent on it > > > > >From: "Brad Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: poll - geminis > >Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 00:46:26 +1000 > > > >You are kidding aren't you? > > > >I can sum up gemini bolt on performance in two words: Rodeo, Piazza > > > >A mate of mine built a stupidly fast Gemini a few years back and came > >2nd in the ARN national junior rally challenge. He built it from rodeo > > >engine internals and piazza drivetrain. All pretty straight forward > >boltons. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Friday, 19 July 2002 11:24 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: poll - geminis > > > > > >Don't knock Geminis, they are actually quite good. > >The Isuzu engine is F**N excellent and the Gem is small light and has > >R&P steering and double wishbone front suspension. They are expensive > >to modify though and there are no cheap bolt-up swaps like for the > >Datsuns... > > > >Datsuns are the best because they are so easy and cheap to modify, > >stacks of fun to drive, they have the best sound on the dirt BAR NONE > >and are tough little cars. > > > > > > From: "Brad Hallett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: RE: poll > > > Date: 19/07/2002 10:08:29 > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > I've actually turned a spanner on extremely fast variants of all of > > > these cars. Even the Sigma. Don' underestimetae the power of a 2.6 > > > > astron destroked to 2.4 with the balance shafts removed and twin > > > 45's! > > > > > > Escorts are superb to build because absolutely everything can be > > > bought off the shelf - world cup xmembers, quickrack steering, > > > lsd's. > > > > > Pit they have a narrow track and fall over easily > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of maldat > > > Sent: Friday, 19 July 2002 9:31 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: poll > > > > > > > > > No way,, > > > > > > More people get into escorts than 1600;s and Im sorry to say thats a > > > > fact people.(But we know whats better). :-) > > > > > > Who in their right mind owns a Gemini let alone try and race one (ha > > > > ha > > > ha);_) > > > > > > Sigma what a joke I shall leave that one alone. > > > > > > I would belive world wide the it would be between the escort and the > > > > corolla. > > > > > > > > > Remember they made the rest to keep tossers out of 1600's. > > > > > > Malcolm > > > > > > Richard Clough wrote: > > > > > > > I think it looks pretty right! Except perhaps, what happened to > > > > the > > > > > > Toy/Celica owners? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > From: Brad Hallett <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 18 July 2002 18:39 PM > > > > > > > > Subject: poll > > > > > > > > > > > > Allright, who leaked our strategy to a Gemini > > > > owner............... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Or do we have a double agent????????? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Poll] > > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel. > > > > sl > > > > t/ > > > > > >Mail/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1 > > > > .3> > > > > > > > > Which is the best old-school car for modifying? > > > > > > > > The results so far... > > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel. > > > > sl > > > > t/ > > > > > >Mail/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1 > > > > .3> > > > > > > > > Datsun (1600) > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel.sl > > > t/ > > > Ma > > > > >il/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1.3> > > > > 5531 > > > > Holden (Gemini) > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel.sl > > > t/ > > > Ma > > > > >il/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1.3> > > > > 1245 > > > > Ford (Escort) > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel.sl > > > t/ > > > Ma > > > > >il/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1.3> > > > > 161 > > > > Toyota (Celica, Corolla) > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel.sl > > > t/ > > > Ma > > > > >il/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1.3> > > > > 118 > > > > Mitsubishi (Sigma) > > > > > > > <mailbox:///C|/Program%20Files/Netscape/Users/maldat/mal/8v7ohuel.sl > > > t/ > > > Ma > > > > >il/pop3.paradise.net.nz/Inbox?number=3213043?header=quotebody&part=1.3> > > > > 410 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------ > > > - 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