yiou can cut the stock flywheel down to about 16 lbs
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>; "Datsun Roadster Mailing list"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 6:48 PM
Subject: RE: Lightened flywheel
> I was persuing this a couple of months ago and actually called Tilton.
They
> have changed their process for making the Flywheels - they no longer use a
> separate ring gear. The Roadster Flywheel pattern or whatever you call it
> was either lost or thrown out and they said they will not be making any
> more. That may change but that was straight from the horses mouth 2
months
> ago. If folks are interested I also talked to Malvern about making a run
of
> them. They need to do at least ten and would run about $5000 for the run.
> If there's interest let me know but I abandoned the idea as I don't think
> there's 10 of us willing to shell out 5 bills right now and I don't have
5K
> to do a run and sell them piecemeal.
> Does anyone know if the L series units could be used? What's the L series
> crankshaft register diameter.
> Stock flywheel weighs 22lbs.
> Brian '69 2000
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> The only "off-the-shelf" light flywheel that I've seen for the roadster is
> the
> Tilton 11.5 lb aluminum one.
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