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Re: Your thoughts on new wheels/mags on old cars
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Well I'm running the rims below on my 1200ute. they look sweet as seeing there a brand new rim and the car is old skool styled. Big feet at the back (Mini Tubs) and a ride height of 3 inches off the deck make it look sweet. Will have picture of the whole car in December for you all to see.
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Posted on: 2004/8/12 3:44
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Re: radiators
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tommy,
I used the sunny radiator in my ute for ages and it was perfect. The Temp gauge only just got over the C. It's very easy to install also, just needs to be bracketed off to one side and the other side can use the original mounting holes. You can pick them up from a wrecker or a reconditioning place for about $80.
However I was using it against my standard A14. Maybe the way to go is the SR20 radiator to give you a final solution and never having to change it again.
I think I might investigate the SR20 radiator also for mine to solve a minor heating issue since the motors been worked.
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Posted on: 2004/8/11 23:49
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Re: Wanted: Chrome side view mirror
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You can get your black ones chromed up. Their is available the ability to chrome plastic ones these days. Just another avenue to explore if you don't find what your looking for. I've been trying to find good chrome mirrors for ages without any luck. If anyone has any suggestions then I'd be happy to hear them.
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Posted on: 2004/8/11 3:58
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Re: What 1200 do you drive?
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81 model ute. Not ever going to give it up even if petrol runs out i'll be converting to electric, even nuclear power if they'd let me.

Posted on: 2004/8/10 1:57
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Re: WANTED Mags
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If you could wait till December, you could purchase mine. They are 5 spoke speedy wheels, Grey in colour, 5 of them all with 90% Tread. They come with 185/60/13 and 205/60/13 Nankang Tyres. I wanted $400 bucks for the lot. If your interested I can get you a photo? I could even drop them off as they will be in the back of my tray as I'm passing through sydney near to Xmas.

Posted on: 2004/8/8 23:37
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Re: How old are you?
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30. The little ute is only 24 and were both fairing pretty good.

Posted on: 2004/8/6 4:01
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Re: can anyone help??
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The Tacho would be drawing only minimum power, so getting a new alternator wouldn't be the solution. It sounds as though you've got the wiring wrong in some way. Check out the mounting instructions the Tacho's on Autometer to see if you've got it right. Then match that with Tacho Diagram to see if anything is wrong. Let us know how you go!

Posted on: 2004/7/28 7:45
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Re: tyres rubbing?
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Basically that's up to personal opinion. I choose 15" because It was easiest to tub the back end with the choice of tyres. But be aware that the 15" front profile tyre is hard to get. I'm running a 165/50 on a 4" rim at the front, but they are hard to find. However, Falken still do it but there are expensive. For me the 17" rims make the car look to tall and you can't dump it to the floor. As you can see on my avatar, which is the actual profile of my ute, that I can dump it as far as I want thanks to air bag suspension. The 295/50's on the rear really give it a sweet look and keeps the car in the old Skool style, like a hot rod. That's the look I was after, but the more modern look is to go with the 17" rims.

Posted on: 2004/7/28 4:09
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Re: tyres rubbing?
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I used to use a 185/60/13 as a front tyre and a 205/60/13 as a rear on my 1200 ute. These fitted sweet on a 6" rim and I had no problems with scrubbing. The overall rolling diameter of the tyre is what you need to be concerned with, so the tyre dimensions above should fix your problem as they come in very close to the originals supplied by Nissan/Datsun. Go to this Tyre Site which will help you calculate your overall diameter.

Posted on: 2004/7/27 23:12
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Re: How much have u spent on ur vehicle
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and to think, I only started the project because I was sick of idiots passing me in a Hyundai thinking they were tough because they had a loud exhaust!!!!!!!

Posted on: 2004/7/16 5:08
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