Dattoman_1000... you're a legend! I'll look forward to the info!

feel free to drop into chermside store in Brisbane any time and ask for either myself (tyson) or Brian, he knows more than me lol
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Bad news on the gearbox Good to see your influence has welcomed another to the fold Hope we can all get out to the track together again soon1
Cheers

Quote: If my info is correct, you are running a Datsun 60 series gearbox. If this is so, then sometimes you gotta look around & see what the others are running.
Much as it makes me gag to say it, it might be desirable to spend what it takes & get a Dellow kit & run a Toy,.... Toyo,.... Yoyo, Tota, ahhh, hell, you know what I mean.

The box itself is relatively cheap in the wreckers because they are so strong that hardly anyone ruins one, so demand is low. I think that they sometimes have trouble giving them away. Well, maybe not quite as cheap as that.

Anyway, thats what a racer of my aquaintance uses & try hard as he might, he hasn't busted it yet.

I heard that the young bloke went out a bit tentatively at first [very wise] & improved quite a bit during the day,.. & he had a great time as well.
Good on him.

Yep. Its a 60-series 4 speeder. Yeah, we know all too well what Chris is running. We only run the 4 speed because we run a double entered car on a miniscule budget of about $4000 bucks a year combined. Once you take fuel, entry fees and 1 set of tyres out of that, theres less than a grand for mechanical impovements! Thats why we've missed a few races lately!!

I have just purchased a good toyota 5-speed out of a T18 plus an weathered celica 5-speed for parts. I'm currently making my own bellhousing because we can't afford a Dellow. I'm making it to suit our current datsun clutch and will be operated by the ol' faithful clutch cable.

How much are the dellow for the toyota 5 speed ?

When you work at a company with a large machine shop, they too bloody expensive. I'm making mine out of an old auto gearbox bellhousing (which is bolt-on). It will cost me about $20 bucks for the lot but will take a few afternoons!

Anyway, back on the original subject:
I've been to my local supercheap auto store and have been quoted the following:

Datto1000 parts:
Pair of Upper Balljoints = $120
Pair of Lower Balljoints = $100
LH + RH outer steering links = $30ea
LH + RH inner steering links = $30ea
Pitman arm link = not available
Idler arm link = not available
Freight surcharge of $10 per order
I believe all parts are "PowerMax" brand.

Can anyone do better than this?? I really hope so because I need to order them asap.

I asked the question about bushes. Apparently, everything is available for 1200's but nothing available for 1000's. I really need a set of these too! So I'm hoping to hear from you soon Dattoman_1000

I have all the genuine bushes now except the ones that go under the front spring ends
I'll try to get some measuring done and an email off to Noltec this weekend.
Did supercrap give you part #'s of all the items ?
Particularly the "steering links" ( tierod ends )

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You should turn that into a tech article of at least give a little rundown with some pics, it sounds like a really good idea!