well done on getting it running, looks like you need a bit of a tune! video is worth a look if you have cable net... otherwise you might be there for a while. keep those updates coming, especially on how it drives and the tuning process you take.

Yeah sounds like a beast!...very loud and does sound like it needs a tune like Lagwagon said..your mate taking the video enjoyed the bit of traction loss

its a great looking coupe mate well done

I only had dial-up but like a true dastun freak I downloaded it at a measley 4.58 kb per sec

Haha nice one mate!! Looks like the below of smoke my old sunny used to make

That thing is a beast and im sorry doesnt sound healthy! But as B120dat n lagwagon both said with a tune things should all be settled and fine! Im guessing that its not as responsive as it should be yah?!

Keep the progress coming mate great to see how it finally comes up!!

Dave

Heheh, yeah she's a beast alright! Check it out!




Even with the crappy tune the throttle is SUPER touchy and very responsive, but you're right...not quite as it should be, but it'll be there soon don't worry!

I actually plan on taking it to a Japanese tuning shop as they know SR's well and can tune better than most. I'm going to have them do two settings in the SAFC and boost controller, one for about 1.2 bar (for racing) and another for about .8 bar for the street. It'll be sick!

mate I knwo how you feel, my coupe was like that when I first drove it on base maps. It would cough and splutter down low but when the revs got up, it was just hold on time.

I love the look of your coupe, looks VERY nice in silver!!!!!!!

Cheers
Damo

And the end of this thread will be.....mmmm....Im reading Andy's mind.....mmmm......he will be transferred to richmond RAAF base and will import his car to Australia........where.......mmmmm....he will be disgruntled of the power in the Datsun in comparison to the Pratt an Witney turbojets and turboprops he flies in and ....mmmm......he will sell the car to me.....

Oh man, that would be the best assignment EVER! You know there's a position down there I could fill, but those guys are scamming the system and likely never to move, and if they did some brown noser would steal the position before I even knew it was open. Guys in those positions tend to hook themselves and their friends up....unless I was magically requested by name to come down there but they'd need a good reason.

There was a sweet little modified orange 1200 at Richmond RAAF base though, never found out who it belonged to.

Oh, these turboprops got nothing on the Datsun! I can easily beat them to takeoff speed, I'm more interested to see if I could beat, say an F15 to takeoff speed...now that would be a challenge!

Andy I want video of that challenge with the F15...
BTW you didnt say whether or not you'd sell it to me.

I can tell you from experience that F15s are damn quick to take off speed with no externals and full burner. There's not immediate acceleration but the rush comes on strong, and speed seems to multiply exponentially.

Yeah we'll see about the F15...

Today I labored over the brake master cylinder (ugh!). I've HATED working on them ever since about 5 years ago. Anyways, I got the 280ZX master in there, it sits REALLY close to the manifold compared to the stock master but I had no choice. I put a manifold blanket (heat shield) to keep the heat away and also put some more heat shielding on the master itself...it should keep it from melting

Going to a top mount turbo setup would have been a lot better choice in the long run. Or at least sticking with the stock cast manifold would've helped a lot, the header type manifold just sticks out too much into everywhere else. The turbo also sits less than 1/2" above the steering box, even though it's heat shielded I don't like how crowded it is, so a top mount will probably be in the future. RHD cars don't have to deal with any of this stuff.

Keep in mind if you want to use the 280ZX master cylinder, it's set up for 4 wheel disk brakes so it may not work so well with drums on back. Also, it's a lot bigger in diameter (3/4" vs 11/16") than the stocko so the 1200 pushrod doesn't work the same, but you can make it work. I cut a slot in the 280ZX washer that holds the pushrod in so I could use the stock 1200 pushrod, but the pedal height is not quite right....to get it right you will need an adjustable pushrod. Some Datsun models have these (210's usually), and sometimes they come with the master cylinders but I have neither so my pedal is going to have to sit a little bit lower for now (only about an inch). Not that it really matters anyway because the pedal is STIFF as hell and doesn't need to go down very far anyway! None of my 1200's have ever had a pedal this hard but I think it has to do with bench bleeding the master cylinder REALLY well, and actually having a brand new master cylinder (not rebuilt or reconditioned)....not to mention it's also a 3/4" master and 4 wheel disks that are normally power assisted so that makes it pretty stiff too.

I don't have anything to do on it tomorrow except maybe cleaning and straightening it up and acquiring more small parts for it. I need to get ahold of some front brake pads for a Z car and the struts won't be done until Saturday so I finally have some free time to do other things. It does need a new battery and I've got some new speakers and an amp for it, maybe I can do that too in my down time. My goal is to drive it out of the shop, kinda for good by Sunday because they will be closed ALL of next week. I have to find a friend with an extra parking spot off base which can be a huge challenge in Japan. I'll keep everyone posted!

Thanks for the great comments!

-Andy