i think it a manual tunnel as auto have a square hole from memory

Great little car mate. So strait to start off with will make the whole build enjoyable. Who are you getting to make up your manifolds? I want come custom manifolds as well so could get a couple made if someone is doing to the troubles. Could be an thought. What do you plan to do with the car? Well good luck in advanced and il be watching this thread to see how your going.

Yeh it is definately an original manual car!

Thanks for the comments, im getting my inlet manifold and throttle body from a guy in QLD, has a small business called Spot on Performance. He makes them to suit any TB, and with or without bellmouths, polished or raw finish. If your interested mate send me a pm and ill ask him bout gettin a couple done!
Im building the car mainly as a weekend street car, visits to powercruise, Calder and WSID. Might even enter a couple of beginner drift days at winton..would be good to see a datto out on the track.

Got heaps done today,
Trial fitted engine and box, drilled holes in the floor for the maddat crossmember.Radiator and cooler are all mounted up, bloody tight fit but i got there, also sprayed some black sound deadening around (Under car, inside, wheels arches and boot)

Also made some reinforcements for the gearbox crossmember as i wasnt happy with the way it was.

Pics

New radiator (S13 SR20 ebay job, fits perfectly!)


Under bonnet





Cooler fitting







Didnt realise the engine sat so close to the firewall!!





Sound deadening





Great day to be in the shed workin on the car!! 40mm of rain in 2 hours

looking good

what did u use to spray the underbody and wheel arches?

just used a special sound deadening type of chassis black. Got it from my local auto paint shop.

sweet as, looks like its coming along nicely, cant wait to clean up the underbody and interior like you have done.

Thanks mate, yeh its not comeing along too badly, concentrating on getting it painted by next weekend. Then the real fun starts lol.. Should have my plenum and throttle in 2 weeks time

haha kick ass, after i get mine running i will be moving it to the father in laws to start on the body, removing rust and a fresh coat of paint, then onto the interior.