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'Teddy'
Two Door 1970 P510 Bluebird The
aim was to modify the car for better performance and handling whilst retaining
the era of the vehicle. This meant using the L motor rather than an FJ
etc and even though it doesn’t produce the horsepower of the new technology
I prefer the sound of the Webers under full noise. The motor has not been
dynoed but it has been calculated to be producing around 150 Horsepower.
The Specification plate under the bonnet shows the original 1300 to produce
77 Horsepower.
The car has had a full bare
metal respray using two pack paint in the original Persimmon Lemon colour.
Prior to applying the final coats of paint it was rubbed down so that there
was hardly any peel effect that sometimes comes with two pack paint. There
was considerable bodywork to be done as the previous owner had lost interest
and had let the cars condition deteriorate.
New front guards and replacement
Bonnet and Boot lid. When the boot lid was fitted it overhung one side
by about half an inch which I later found out was caused in an accident
when it was hit in one side and pushed into a tree on the other. As I said
lots of bodywork. The beaver panel was reconstructed along with the rear
section of the sills on both sides. Even the window frames had to be reconstructed
as after the stainless trim was taken we found a fair bit of rust.
All of the work has been
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SPECIFICATIONS
Motor
Original L13 block bored
from 83mm to 85.5 mm
180B Crank and Rods which
has increased capacity to approximately 1820 cc
Even found the original
DATSUN 1300 OHC tappet cover
High Compression Hepolite
pistons
Previously running genuine
1600 SSS Head and 72 Degree works copy cam
Recently bolted on more
extensively ported head with 280ZX inlet valves and match ported Melbourne
Datsun Performance inlet manifold
Twin 45mm Webers
Compression 9.5 : 1
A milder billet cam is now
being used to achieve more torque
H & M 21C Headers with
a 2 inch Sports Exhaust
Lightened Flywheel with
2000 Sports clutch
Unsure of Gearbox but is
imported and was the same length as the standard box and has the
normal 5 speed pattern
I did not have to cut the
floor and was able to use the standard tailshaft
Has been suggested to be
out of short 280ZX ??
Currently using 4.1 : 1
Diff out of 200B SSS but is only R160 and will probably not last long
I have also installed a
hydraulic handbrake for use in bitumen motorkhanas.
SUSPENSION
Front
200B Front Struts with adjustable
Koni Shocks and variable rated Kings springs
28mm Front Stabiliser Bar
Larger Adjustable Radius
Rods
Adjustable Camber
Rear
Tokico Gas Shocks
Heavy Lowered Kings Springs
18mm Rear Stabiliser
WHEELS
Performance Challenger
15 X 7
195 – 50 – 15 Dunlop Spec
R Tyres
INTERIOR
New Carpets and Hood lining
Original Rear Seat and Door
trims
Recaro Front Seats
Momo Steering Wheel
1600 SSS Dash |
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Datsun
1600 197x Wagon
I had the Wagon for some
14 years before selling it to my Cousin last year.
It had an 1800 with twin
webers, 5 Speed etc, etc and was a lot of fun but with the Two Door and
a Silhouette GTS you can only have so many toys. |
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