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Post by rat510 on May 19, 2009 21:48:03 GMT 10
A New Newbie has arrived. Hi Guys Just Joined.Great looking site still getting to know my way around. Were any of you guys around dattos 15 to 20 years ago.We just bought an old 1600 from Adelaide ebay it should be rego this week mind you water has showed up in oil Doh.
The new one had to be powder blue or nothing as my last one 15 years ago was. The new one is all old school stuff 45 Webber's cam 2l etc etc 13x7 hotties.
15 years later these babies still bring a huge smile to your face when you drive them.Even had a bit of a run on the highway coming back from police yard/Transport after inspection.
Does anybody remember my Old datto RAT510 plates 13b peripheral port rotary 15x7 Remotec wheels Mitsubishi nice blue paint Mazda Rx2 tail lights supertrapp muffler etc etc etc.
Any way enough dribbling hope to see you on the street.
Have a good one guys Ben
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Post by stanzacoupe on May 20, 2009 20:21:23 GMT 10
yep I remember that one,been long time but I did here it was going up blessington on a trailer one day that was 3-4 years ago was in in a bad way though that might help if your looking for it. Adrian .keep your eye out for bright green stanza thats me.
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Post by boost on May 20, 2009 20:51:13 GMT 10
Hey Ben how r u m8 do you remember Shane with the hatch back torana that lived up the road from you in Chris st that is me I now own 3 1600's but will soon be 2.
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Post by rat510 on May 20, 2009 20:56:01 GMT 10
Hey Adrian Yeah it went that way.Its life is well and truly over.I sold it to my brother and he ran it with 240k wheels painted ford wild violet and standard 13b for a while.I think I fixed my water in oil prob. After work today I whipped the webber manifold off and fitted welsh plugs to the head that supply heated water into standard manifolds. I am hoping they were letting water into intake manifold and that was the problem also changed oil and filter.I will keep an eye on it if it turns out to be head gasket it will be a good excuse to trick up the head some more it has some porting done but looks like a poor job.Have a good one I will keep my eye out for you. Ben
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Post by rat510 on May 20, 2009 21:08:53 GMT 10
Hey Shane you saw the light got out of holdens and into dattos are you still in prospect we are in blackstone do you have any ski boats at the moment we sold our last one and I am rebuilding one huge job.Yeah go the datto this one Catherine bought as she loves them this was going to be her daily driver but I think she is a bit scared of it grumpy cam webbers no heater etc etc so it may go on special interest rego.We will have to catch up some time are your dattos runners do you use them I would love to see them some time.Ben
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Post by boost on May 20, 2009 21:39:02 GMT 10
Yeah m8 near the cas so not far from u I still have the hatch so haven't totally gone dato, None of the 1600's are drivable 1 is a project that goes to a new home soon, 1 is my old race car that had zero brakes at the hairpin at symonnds and found the wall at about 150+kmh ouch and the other is a good car rust wise that needs some panel work(remove rear flares to standard arch) so will build 1 top car from the 2 of them but i do have a late model dato the goes lol "sil80". I do have a boat that needs to go back together 350 inboard that I had at Chris st but you might have moved b4 I got that one. Would be good to catch up some time.
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Post by stanzacoupe on May 21, 2009 19:59:28 GMT 10
Yeah that is a catch, I got stung by that, had too put welsch plugs in the head that fixit,my
wife wont drive my car ether have cage,race seats,but that all the more for me too enjoy..Adrian
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Post by rat510 on May 21, 2009 20:28:06 GMT 10
Hey Adrian The ratta goes for final sign off for rego tommorow its all good now.It will look dorky as they recon the 13x7 hotties with 185/65s stick out the front guards so its going back in with hotties on the rear and 14 inch gazell rims on the front. Then straight home to change them back. Just need some folding stuff and its all good to go. I scored a free pre pollution 2l head for free today so I am going to port that baby out. I have a 72 degree cam at the moment but I am on the lookout for a 74.Have a good one. Ben
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Post by bluerat on May 22, 2009 15:58:00 GMT 10
G'day Ben, Is this your car? I took this photo in 1998 at a southern Targa spectator point. In the orginal photo you can see the purple wheels. I was rushing about servicing for a mate and didnt have time for a good look. The reason I took the shot is my brother has a R100 (same taillights) and I have a blue 1600, I wondered at the time did it have a rotary? now I know!! I also didnt know someone had RAT510 plates before me! img188.imageshack.us/img188/8476/rotoratm.jpg |
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Post by rat510 on May 22, 2009 20:04:54 GMT 10
Yo BlueRat,Yeah that is it I reackon my brother still just had it then it would have had stock 13b at that stage. I got the RAT510 plates about 16 years ago wish I still had them I had checked on the plates web site it said they were taken. I was hoping they had not updated their records and by some chance they were available Doh. Apoligies to anybody who works for service Tas or transport but how hard is it to register a car from interstate the amount of hoops you have to jump through. You need patience to try and achieve anything with these guys. It was easier 15 years ago to register the 1600 with rotary than just normal inspection now. Anyway its all good now went for a quick run tonight.Have a good one. Ben
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Post by bluerat on May 24, 2009 19:41:20 GMT 10
Yeah sorry Ben, my wife got them for me last June for a Birthday prez.......
I hear you re the transport dpt, I'm building a roadie 1600 and have to get a full engineers insepection because of the 240K front struts!!
I like to sound of your new one, we will all have to meet up for a look sometime,
Catch ya
Hodgo
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Post by rat510 on May 24, 2009 22:40:02 GMT 10
Hey Hodgo What all that for 240k struts tell them there dreaming. ours cammed its way into the Police impound/inspection station here with 2l Webbers etc etc. They were not in the slightest interested. I thought I still had some bike rack RAT 510 plates I think I may have ditched em. Yeah dont get too close to the new one its largely original it came with 30 years of receipts from every globe to oil sparkplugs fuel etc etc good reading.Have a good one. Ben
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Post by mkyle on Jun 26, 2009 7:39:13 GMT 10
Bluerat
Be careful who you get to inspect your cars. Choose your inspection station carefully (ask someone in the rally scene where they got theirs done recently and what they were like). Its just that some inspectors use their brains (ie what is fair and reasonable), whilst others will go by the book, regardless of logic.
I have had trouble before, registering my rally car. Initially went to the closest inspection station and they wanted the original seatbelts (as well as the full harnesses), original seats and a whole lot of other restrictive stuff. Didn't take it back to them. Went somewhere more liberal (after asking others) and they were fair and reasonable.
How did they know they were 240K struts? Don't tell them things you don't need to. 240K struts are a superior item so why should they care?
I have recently registered a 1600 with 240K struts & brakes, 5 speed, 2 litre, down draft webber, extractors, different front seats, adjustable control arms & radius rods. A part from a few minor electrical issues, spare tyre not bolted down, no demister (put a hair dryer in), she pasted no problems. No certificate required.
Mark
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