I heard those Camira's were absolute trash - engine blows like nothing else...

I've got like 600 dollars lol, I should look for another job, my old one didn't pay me enough to cover the petrol I used during it.. Damn pizza hut..

What are a few prices on some datsuns ? Like 1200's and the like? I was out looking at cars today and everything I've been looking at is in bloody pieces.. I don't even own a pair of vice grips yet, I can't put a car together lol..

Thanks for the offer, if I can't find anything else in the next week I may consider it..

Hows about a camira?
I know a guy (you probably go to school with him...) who has a auto JD (read: ####box) which you could get for $100

It'd get you around intil you find a datto.

I tried making him feel guilty for going back on his deal with me, I offered more money, and I offered him tea - along with a quicker pickup date, a faster payment date, and I even considered throwing in some Anzac biscuits.. I didn't get the car.. Guess I'll get some exercise on my 27 km walk to school..

Oh, okay - I never got a chance to see it then.. Too bad.. got any pics? :)

Tyrie : It's beige, 4 speed manual, bloke lives near Bungendore.. I'd offer him more if I had more but I don't really.. Thats a good idea, though. I'll see what I can do.

Thanks :)

nah wasnt track raced, dosn't have front spoiler at all...was just a street car..

offer some more $$$

also the car you're looking at wouldnt be yellow would it?

Oh noooo.. The guy I'm buying the car off of on Friday (still the main plan) wrote me and said he might be selling it to his nephew ! ! What should I do to persuade him to keep with his word that the car was being sold on me... Ah I'm going to weep if I don't end up getting it ... I actually really need a car too

Kevin,

click on the link in my previous post, there may be some sort of canberra meet taking place soon.

I was thinking .. without doing any research, at all... I had a CA20 powered Pintara once.. Ah memories .. It wasn't the fastest creature, but it ran well and no matter what broke it was always cheap as hell to fix. The gearbox was solid and the engine was strong as.. Plus it was EFI -

I highly, HIGHLY doubt the mounts line up, at all, and would then require custom mounts for it - but if there was anything I could use from a CA20 based car on this Stanza, I'm wondering if anyone knows. Such as gearbox (doubt it) or complete engine. Carbureters scare me to tell the truth I don't know much about them at all. I didn't mind the power that came from the CA20 I owned - but recently I've been getting used to a 3.8L Commodore so I guess I should just save for something better..

In the future I was planning on something along the lines of an FJ20DET, CA18DET, or, if /remotely/ possible - and only if needing to remain the same displacement - a GA16 out of an NX.. I'm not a fan of SR20's as they're just so common - and I like the more old school engines.. I'm only thinking of engines I know a little about..

I was looking at differences between the L16 and L16SSS, seems the difference lies in the camshafts and ports/valves.. could I not grind out the exhaust ports - throw on a bigger exhaust, and have a few hp out of that?

I know I said I didn't want to do an engine swap.. but maybe instead I can replace a few things - here and there - preferably something I can do in my driveway style .. Just to give me a little more power ...

Any idea's ?

40RST---
I don't /quite/ remember if it was the same car I'm thinking of..but..was it track raced ? sort've ghetto looking front spoiler (no offense..practical - just wasn't the most pretty of sorts.) .. I think I remember reading up on your car - I don't have the magazine anymore.. left it in Canada =(

It /was/ a track car though.. wasn't it? Not some little street car?

Hmm.

you can do alot with the stanza!

handle realy well with minor suspension work, check ferol's website
think its datrats.com.au ??
he's had lots experience with them..

Also check out fast fours june 2004 for my old car
Yellow stanza sss with sr20det conversion, it was a good old thing