"I have to make a new cross memeber for the gearbox which is being a prick seeing as a I cant get the bearbox to mount up to the engine."

Maybe thats my problem. I have a bearbox and not a gearbox. Hmmm..

Just bought some new rear shocks for the rally car. A set of Pedders Gas Shocks. I didnt have shocks as the previous owner took them with him, I just wanted something decent that could handle the job of rallying for a while. After I bought them I called Pedders Head Office in Vic to check they would be ok. Turns out the bloke I was talking to used to rally a 1200 coupe and sedan back in the 70's. He told me alll sorts of ideas and stuff he used to do and use such as using Range Rover engine mounts for more stability and better torque distribuiton. We chatted for ages about 1200's, it was great.

Anyway, I put in the new shocks and she is pretty stiff in the rear which is great. I have spent this arvo trying to put in a motor and box but for some reason the box wont mount flush with the motor, even when they are both out of the car! Total Bastard. I have to make a new cross memeber for the gearbox which is being a prick seeing as a I cant get the bearbox to mount up to the engine.

I am going to see if I can build this new motor next week or sometime soon.

I found out some details on Special Interest rego. The vehicle has to be 30yrs old, luckily my car was built in Jan of 1973. The car has to be inspected (put over the pits) again before it gets SI approval. Can only drive the car 52 times a year. There is some other details that relate to rally cars but they are all good.

Have a good one!

Simon

Yep, just as you said 1200rc, the bias valve is simply plumbed into the brake line. If your fronts are locking first then if you place a bias valve on the rears wont you only be able to decrease the power of the back brakes? Wouldnt you be better off having it on the front brakes so that you can tweak the pressure to the fronts down a bit so they dont lock up so quickly?

I run a brake bias valve in the rally car. It is located near the handbrake and can adjust the amount of rear brakes. All my fuel and brake lines are inside the car so fitting the brake bias valve seems like it wasnt too hard.

I was looking at the other spare Dattos that the bloke I bought the rally car off had. One of them had this centre badge. It was an S but as 1200RC described it, it looks like two C's, with one reversed.

Strange what you can find in a paddock.

That top photo looks really great. Nice time of the day and a bright red Datto coming around the corner. Looks schweet. Those Skyline rims look pretty good in motion too.

I originally got the GX head with the twin SU carbs. When I bought the rally car I got a manifold for twin Dellorto/Weber's thrown in, and it sits nice and snug on the GX head. I am gonna turf the twin SU's and find a set of Dellorto's/Weber's (twins) to suit. I reckon they will be about 40's.

Hey go_the_datto,
I work at Super Cheap Auto. Well what can I say?? REPCO? Hmmm. Look, whenever I order parts or look something up for a customer I double check it is correct. There is nothing worse (recalling personal experiences in other shops) than getting a part that doesnt fit or is for a completely different car. Besides all the paper work we have to do for an incorrect special order (hahaha) it pisses the customer off something chronic. Some people dont have the kowledge of some motors (ie. what an A12 head gasket, or even a CA18 gasket looks like) so unfortunately that throws a spanner in the works. If we ever #### up we like to look after the customer no just fob them off.

I feel sorry for your inconveinience, I hate the feeling when you cant get something done when you want it.

I believe it a pretty strong little unit, otherwise why would you put it in a rally car? It apparently runs wheel spacers on the back but the track is clearly smaller than normal. I think it is out of a Daihatsu van or something. The diff is locked and runs about a 5.1:1 ratio!

I saw a write up in Hot4s about this. It was actually made by Crane Cams. Sold for about $300 I think with all you need in the kit. They even tested the setup on a A12 1200 ute. Gave good results and seem pretty simple to setup, no new dizzy needed!