Yeah datsun 1600 is the intended recipient I am currently torn between the whole historic thing & just going improved production which free's up a lot of stuff.....
historic your stuck with mostly original "casings" but internals are free so stuck with r160 diff housing but free ratios etc same with gearbox......stuck with 4 speed, but any gears u want are OK in some ways it seems to make it harder & more expensive not cheaper....... one of the guys who runs an historic 1600 reckons the bigger diffs are to heavy and i suppose saving weight is good.....but there cant be much difference can there ? maybe a couple of Kilo's at worst i suppose ? I am wondering if it will end up being easier & cheaper to just go improved production there is certainly much more freedom. Oh & you can advertise on improved production cars, but not on historics ! I currently run in "road registered" class. I really fancy the idea of a 5.1 diff ratio as a cheap speed maker for climbing those damn hills ! QLD hillclimb champs this weekend 5th & 6th Gramzow rd Mt Cotton (south of Brisbane) Saturday you might get in free as its practise day, but Sunday there will definately be a charge sorry, but i dont know how much, club meetings are usually free for spectators. Believe it or not the old 1600 is not always the slowest car there even though it has still got stock running gear & suspension !, QLD champs though should see some quick cars turn up ! I am rambling again so better go :) anybody turns up on the weekend come for a chat if you want white datsun 1600 no.66 cheers Jeff Subject: RE: Installing Subaru LSD I've got a list of ratios avail for each diff R160, R180 , R190, R200 at home. I'm pretty sure a 5.1 for an R160 would be hard to find and the bigger ones won't fit in the R160 case. I believe a bigger diff is better in a 1600 (is this what its going into?) as they benefit from the extra weight down back. I would go for the R160 subaru LSD in 4.1 or 4.4 with either a Z 5 speed or similar (depending on the Historic regs?) as these would be easier to find than the Datto ones in R160 size. Dan G. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Oldham Sent: Friday, 4 June 2004 9:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Installing Subaru LSD Importance: High this might sound like a stupid question.....i know i know But can you put a better ratio say 5.1 in the original datsun 1600 diff housing ? or do you need to actually change the whole diff ? two reasons for asking this question 1.0 I am still trying to keep my car historic (which means original housing, but not internals - go figure) 2.0 i have been told the other diffs are very heavy & can affect car balance anybody know or got an opinion ? ta Jeff Subject: RE: Installing Subaru LSD mark, ive looked at a Subaru R180 from a STI recently, my interest is whether the datsun r160 'axles' will fit the splines in the centre or whether i would have to have something made to work the 4.11 R180 LSD is only $750 (clutch packed) once i have a chance, my plan is to try some datto shafts on the r180 and see what fits can any one else shed some light on this? tim >From: "Mark Overend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Installing Subaru LSD >Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:30:16 +1000 > >Has anyone put a Subaru lsd in their datto igot a r160 4.4 lsd on the >weekend and was wondering if anyone has installed one themselves and >what is required. The splines are different i have been told. > >I'm not sure if i can use the 280zx half shafts? Cheers >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ Smart Saving with ING Direct - earn 5.25% p.a. variable rate: http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;7249209;8842331;n?http://www.ingdirect. com. au/burst6offer.asp?id=8 --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]/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
