HAHA!

"Looks like he just pulled a Homer"

Hey guys,

I'm trying to wire up my A12 alternator. The motor came out of another 1200 and I found that the plug on my loom doesn't match the hole on the back of the alternater. My plug has 2 pins in a T shape configuration and the hole in the alternator has the 2 pins in a parallel configuration.

Has anybody encountered this when perhaps replacing an alternater?

I had a go at wiring it up by the wiring diagram. I have put the heavy white wire with red tracer on the pole "A" which has a little bolt on it.

I have earthed both of the black wires to pole "E".

then I have wired up pole F and N to the white with black and the yellow respectively.

Most importantly the alternator is not charging and I know it's in good nick because the motor and alternater just came out of a perferct running car.

Where do I start?

So is the bloke callled Kevin Macpherson going around telling people he invented it?

If so that's hilarious! I suppose it may help with sales, after all, he fooled homer!

I'd probably believe him too

Heh yeah,

I don't really mind, I'm just curious where they got the photo from because as far as I knew that photo never left my hard drive!

I got a message from a conscientious 1200.com member that my car is on ebay!

It's not quite as serious as that but somebody is using a picture of my car to sell theirs!

Is this person a member here?? I don't remember posting the picture anywhere!

LINK: Mine is the green one

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1971-Datsun-12 ... ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Nothing beats the feel of a ridiculously overpowered datsun!

I have a bluebird with an FJ20 and my bro has a bluebird with an SR20. Both make about 160rwkw but the SR is so much more fun to drive becaues it's got so much low down torque.

The SR also has a much nicer note than the FJ in my opinion!

Gearbox and crossmember are both sold pending Payment.

you do have the right dash.

You have to swap some pins around for it to work correctly. Check out shoeys.com

In his technical diagrams section there is directions for the changes you have to make. (thanks Chris).

1 X genuine Maddat modified crossmember to fit a CA18 in a 1200.

$200

1 X R30 skyline 5 speed with CA18 bellhousing fitted with interchanged secondary shaft front bearing.

$150

Located in South East Melbourne.

I'm going to go with the crowd but then add......

Why would any of us bother going to all the trouble of fitting CA18's with all the messing around, if it was only going to keep up with VS commodores!