This artical is a real landmark for a British classic car magazine. Aside from Z and a few small bits about roadsters there has never before been an artical like this about "ordinary" Datsuns. I'm ho
I know, I know! It's an S54B which is the second generation ...er...... I won't spoil it yet...I'm sure there are plenty of folks on the list that will know what this is. They also came with a shorte
Hi all, I've been tinkering with the 1600 again, this time to get it running nicely. First job was to make the valve train a little quieter so I warmed it up and set about adjusting it. The rockers o
Hi folks, I recieved this email which I though I'd pass on as I can't really help much with 411 panels. Can anybody here help this 411 owner? Eddie Rattley eddie@ratdat.com www.ratdat.com HiI've got
The alternator protection is there so that if you cut the switch whilst the motor is running it won't fry your alternator. All it does it earth the alternator output via a resistor. This type of swit
That's something I always dread... in fact the number one reason that I no longer use any of my old Datsuns every day. I decided to keep one of my Roadsters as a parts car just in case of a disaster
I had a diagram relating to this in an old Mini tuning book so I've scanned it and uploaded it.... http://www.ratdat.com/ram1.jpg It shows the relative designs of horn and their effect on flow. Eddie
Our prayers are with all those affected by the terrible tragedy that is unfolding in the States. Hope everybody is okay. Eddie Rattley England eddie@ratdat.com www.ratdat.com
The second half of a part number beginning 322xx is a number for early Nissan Cedric (1959 on) a 30 series with a 1488cc engine so I assume the 1500 Roadster uses the same engine?? Maybe Alan Bent in
N/A FJ20 parts here are no problem to get but turbos were never officially sold here. I'm building a 510 with an FJ turbo at the moment and have found that most parts for rebuilds can be aquired from
That's a really nice looking car. I didn't know about the RS version, it sounds like a bargain. I don't think I'd be able to afford one even if I sold ALL of my Datsuns though! Eddie England eddie@ra
These hub caps are similar to those fitted to some Japanese and European 710 sedans and some 720 pick-ups too. I have some of new ones of these. Mine have a slightly different part number ... 40315 N
I just found my local hobby shop can suppy these roadster bodies. They are made by a Japanese company who also do a 4dr 510, 240Z and 240ZG, old C10 and C110 Skylines and several other later Skylines
I'm going to go to the store here tomorrow and find the manufacturers name and post it. There must be somebody in the US who can supply them. Even if I ordered several and got a discount the price wo
Okay, here it is... The company who makes the roadster body is called ABC Hobby. Street Address-- 8-10 2-chome Sugawara City-- Higashiyodogawa-ku State-- Osaka Postal Code-- 533-0022 Country-- Japan
Vanden Plas was a coach builder founded by Guillaume Van den Plas in 1884. They had a Brithish offshoot who worked under licence from 1913. From 1923 Vanden Plas were based in Kingsbury, London and w
I have a PDF document FJ20E engine manual (about 1.2Meg) on my server at http://members.sniffout.com/ratdat/fj20man.pdf Right click the link and select "save as". Wether this will be understood if yo
No way...that car wouldn't fetch that much here even if it was straight! I used to work on Triumphs and the only one I'd own would be an early GT6 or TR4A the rest are pretty poor, especially TR7's.