Re: "Old school" 1600 does it again

[The Cleary's]

yerr most of the time it's the driver, not the car, my cousin rides road bikes, he goes on this memorial cruise each easter,  he rides with these old boys on their old ducati's, old hondas, 1980ish model bikes, he can't believe how quick these old buggers are up in the hills, they have owned these bikes for years and know them like the back of their hand. it's knowing what your car can and cannot do.   Heath       ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Clough To: membersozdat@datascribe.com.au Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:21 PM Subject: Re: "Old school" 1600 does it again Thanks for the support Mick.  Your on the mark.  We are not into throwing annual salaries at our car fun - we are basic family battlers, trying to create our fun on the cheap, with a bit of old "enginuity".     ----- Original Message ----- From: Mick Ralph To: membersozdat@datascribe.com.au Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 5:25 PM Subject: Re: "Old school" 1600 does it again Jimmy Big brakes might come standard but they're NOT 30+ years old and some of them aren't even Dattos - and what fun can it be to get the big brakes standard anyway?? Most of the guys on this list are into the challenge of making a perfect car even better!!  I don't know about you but I really enjoy the challenge, and the satisfaction of knowing I did it myself. Anyone can spend the dollars and buy the performance you speak of but very few can DIY. Well done Richard (I never received your original post)!!! For those who haven't experienced it - there is NOTHING quite like the sweet sound of a Weber powered L series on full noise!! They're not exactly fuel misers though! HaHa Cheers Mick PS  On 'my' favourite road I have never had anything (including "WRX, Silvia, EVO, GTiR") keep up with, or outbrake my Datto. I eagerly await challenges ----- Original Message ----- From: Jimmy To: membersozdat@datascribe.com.au Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 6:37 PM Subject: Re: "Old school" 1600 does it again has he heard of a WRX, Silvia, EVO, GTiR???? Big brakes come standard........    :| Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Finally completed the transition of my daughter-in-law's "Granny" 1600 auto into a "real" Datto yesterday.   Got the L18 installed with the bigger breathing head, the five speed box, improved rubber.  Luke (son) and I drove soberly around the Macedon area tuning the carbs, got them on song almost imediately - then spent an hour (and a tank of fuel) howling through the nearby forest using 7 grand in every indirect gear.    Luke had to admit nothing built these days with less than 3.5 litres goes like a good old school Datto - he's impressed!  (bigger brakes are a definite next item)  --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au 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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au 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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au 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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au 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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to membersozdat@datascribe.com.au 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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------