My mother had a Datsun 1200 1972 sedan which did 42 mpg driven around the
city(very carefully of course). She sold it because she was worried that it
would wear out (it had done 90,000 miles) and bought a Daihatsu Mira which
is a piece of junk and struggles to do 48 mpg and feels very unsafe. Sad but
true.
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>From: "Daniel Kroehn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Disk Brake conversion
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 8:47 PM
>
> How the hell are you getting that petrol consumption figure? It almost
> seems too unbelievable, what sort of engine are you running and what mods
> has it had done to it?????????
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James & Chirryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 4:06 PM
> Subject: Re: Disk Brake conversion
>
>
>> I'm thinking a14 or a15 for my 1000. You can get a decent amount of power
>> out of these engines, I think Andrew Denniss had almost 150hp from his
> a15.
>> I recently rode in a 1000 coupe with a mild A15 with mikuni's, This coupe
>> would have left my old L20'd 1600 for dead (In a straight line :)
>> I wouldn't bother fitting an L series to a 1000. Their best feature is
>> the fact that they weigh around 660 kilos. But their handling is at best,
>> average. I reckon putting a heavy L series up front would make the already
>> dodgy handling even worse.
>>
>> James Empson.
>>
>> PS: $1 per litre petrol doesn't bother me, I'm getting 39 miles per gallon
>> :)
>>
>>
>> > what engine you putting in your 1000?
>> >
>> > I've got a 1000 coupe sitting around I might be putting a 351 Windsor
> into
>> > and just using for drag racing
>> > but it'd be a shame to cut up a car that as far as I've heard is fairly
> rare
>> > I've looked into ways of getting some decent power outa it but there's
> too
>> > much fabrication needed to fit any decent engines in there
>> > I was gunna try an L16/8 but there's tonnes of mods needed to fit it and
> the
>> > engine sits so low in the bay anyway that the sump would be smashing on
>> > every speed bump and pot hole
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: James & Chirryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > Date: Wednesday, 30 August 2000 5:17
>> > Subject: Disk Brake conversion
>> >
>> >
>> >> Gday List,
>> >> I recently met a guy with a datsun 1000 coupe, It had been fitted with
>> >> 120y disks and sigma calipers. A mounting bracket had to be fabricated
> to
>> >> hold the caliper in place. I'm very interested in getting a bracket
> like
>> >> this made up. I don't have the skills or tools to make it myself, and
> it
>> >> obviously has to be done properly, Because I plan to put some
> reasonable
>> >> power into my 1000, and the drums just wont cut it. Can Anyone
> recommend
>> >> someone around Sydney who is capable of such a task?
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> James.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>
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