Hi Everyone, thanks Richard for sharing these kind of stories (and everyone else who also does - Brad Terry Errol etc etc etc), because being too young I would never hear of these tales otherwise.
btw - was using 18 tyres for the event a lot or not many?? Thanks Andrew > Nat > Yes I met Glenn and his partner at the car's first rally - "The rally in the > Valley" a couple of years ago. Mega money spent, (did you say $52K) but > what a machine! (The Black BMW road cars his partner drives isn't bad > either). > As you said Nat, money is no object to this outfit. He swapped alternators > at the halfway and his service truck had a full set of running gear for > spares. > > I think Glenn basically just likes to have a thrash in rallies as each time > I saw him the car was sideways, doing 180's 360's everyway but smooth and > straight! > > That Les Collins L18 block (2.23L) working at full tilt in the night forest > air sounded bullet proof all the time however. Well worth a trip into the > bush and eating dust all night just to hear it! > > Reminded me of Geoff Portman's legendary 1600 "grunter engined" IFK250, > when he finished 27 seconds ahead of Colin Bond's factory RS2000 Escort to > win the Alpine Rally in November 1978. This was the closest finish ever in > an Australian Rally to that time. Remember those Alpine's were three day > ,1500Km enduros, not one of todays 1hour 55 minute, 175 Km sprints. > > During the Australian Rally Championship in 1978, this 1600 won the > Lutwytche Rally in Queensland early in the year, blowing away the factory > stars/cars and stamping Datsun 1600's firmly in the minds of young(er) rally > fans (me included), who could actually afford one of these! > The 1600 came forth in the Bega Valley Rally behind Greg Carr (works > Escort), Ross Dunkerton (works 240Z) Colin Bond (works Escort). It ran > second to Colin Bond in the Endrust round of the ARC in South Aus, beating > the recognised "works Datsuns" driven by Ross Dunkerton and George Fury, > just a month before winning the legendary 1978 Repco Alpine Rally event. > > The big difference for the Alpine Rally was that the Portman/Runnells 1600 > had been fitted an LSD and a 1:1 (option) 5 speed box fitted, both for the > first time! Portman said after the event that he had never driven with an > LSD before and was staggered that they used 18 tyres for the event. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 28 June 2002 2:20 AM > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > Yep, Sorry about thre mix up! > > I've never seen it BUT Glen Bakker told me about it. > > Nice guy!!! I've been told he's the type of guy who > > could afford to go 4WD but wants rear wheel action!! > > Do you know him? > > Cheers nat > > > > > > --- Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nat > > > His surname is not Bakker is it? That sounds like > > > the price of his Les > > > Collins built car (48mm webers though not EFI) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2002 15:23 PM > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > I know a guy who has spent so far $53,000.00 on > > > his > > > > 1600! its the ultimate 1600 rally car! 2.4, EFI > > > > everything and I mean everything! Les Collins is > > > > building it for him as a one off! > > > > Cheers NAT > > > > > > > > > > > > --- mark krawczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > for > > > > that amount of money , it wanna do 7 second > > > > > 1/4 mile, and be > > > > > completely driveable on the street. thing is, > > > he`ll > > > > > be too scared to drive > > > > > it, i wonder if , he`ll get it insured? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark k > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Adam Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:42 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > omg that's just plain stupid! > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Cleary Signs" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:52 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i just heard of a young guy who just paid > > > pac > > > > > performance, > > > > > > > $79,000 for his 20B Rx3, they did the lot. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: JUSTIN FRIEDRICHS > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:20 AM > > > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I reckon you can easy spend 30K on a 1600 > > > with > > > > > all > > > > > > > > that gear he has, if you do all the work > > > > > yourself. So > > > > > > > > if its had 900 hours spent on it (still > > > > > possible) then > > > > > > > > you could spend that much. More dollars > > > that > > > > > sense > > > > > > > > but!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Tom Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > The > > > > > > > > guy doesn't know anything about the car, > > > he > > > > > just > > > > > > > > > paid other people > > > > > > > > > to do every single thing on it. I think > > > > > your first > > > > > > > > > comment is probably > > > > > > > > > pretty accurate Mark! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark krawczuk wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >either tthe guy is on drugs, how can u > > > > > spend 75000 > > > > > > > > > $ on a 1600, he mustt got > > > > > > > > > >shafted big time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i think he must have ment $3200 , not > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >32,000................;-).................... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark k > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > >From: "Adam Jackson" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > >Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 8:47 AM > > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A > > > DATTO > > > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>sounds like he's real keen on selling > > > the > > > > > car too > > > > > > > > > :P > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > >>From: Frank > > > > > > > > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >>Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:56 AM > > > > > > > > > >>Subject: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>FOUND IN---- > > > > > > > > > >>Classfieds Ads > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>26/06/2002 - datsun 1600 > > > > > > > > > >>fj20 je pistons cams heavy spings > > > bafeld > > > > > sump > > > > > > > > > stainless headers coated 600 > > > > > > > > > >>garet ballbearing turbo handmade > > > pelium > > > > > 780cc > > > > > > > > > rochester injectors autronic > > > > > > > > > >>sm2 with cdi 300z brakes 300z 5speed > > > with > > > > > close > > > > > > > > > ratio gtr33 gears 7 1/4in > > > > > > > > > >>twin plate clutch billet flywheel r200 > > > > > diff > > > > > > > > > 4.4ratio vt rear brakes bias > > > > > > > > > >>valve full caber and carster rear end > > > > > docterd > > > > > > > > > trailing arms 3in staino > > > > > > > > > >>exhust 16in nismo polihed rims > > > bridstone > > > > > potensa > > > > > > > > > type r tyres front end > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >koni > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>adjustable shocks camber and caster > > > full > > > > > auto > > > > > > > > > meter dash momo wheel full > > > > > > > > > >>polished dash and engine bay standox > > > black > > > > > paint > > > > > > > > > 3years old 480hp at fly > > > > > > > > > >>wheel on dave handley engine dyno 2 > > > much 2 > > > > > list no > > > > > > > > > time wasters or joy > > > > > > > > > >>riders cost over $75000 > > > > > > > > > >>$32000 ono > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >>SOUNDS LIKE THE DATTO "scared" IS UP > > > FOR > > > > > SALE!!! > > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>--membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > >>OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > > > > > > > > >>Send (un)subscribe requests to > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >>Send submissions to > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >>No unauthorised redistribution of this > > > > > email > > > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > > > http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au > > - Find yourself a bargain! > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
