Re: V8 Datsun PL510

[eddie]

That's David's Weitz's car. I stayed with him and his family when I visited the east coast last year and got to ride in his 510. It's really torquey from low speed and sounds awesome. The Rover motor fits in there really nicely and I should think the weight isn't all that much greater than most four cylinders...the handling certainly doesn't seem to suffer at all. He has got some pretty trick headers on it though... they would be very hard to make. I can get block hugger headers for them here which would probably work on a 510 install. I had a Rover V8 in a Datsun 280C a few years ago and although on paper the output doesn't look that much different to an L28 it was heaps faster than a stock one.   If you start comparing the Rover V8 to American V8's it looks really feeble but forget about it being a V8...just look at the wieght saving and the fact you can buy a ton of tuning stuff for them (well, here in the UK anyway). There are many Rovers here in the 400bhp+ region. I probably wouldn't go this route myself a I like screamer four cylinder motors but it's an interesting and different conversion.   Eddie Rattley [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ratdat.com                           ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob P To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 4:20 AM Subject: V8 Datsun PL510 Hey listers, I was enquiring about a front spoiler from the US described as the "ultimate 510 air dam" Unfortunately it is $500 Australian plus postage so I passed on that one! However the guy selling them said he had a 2-door 72 Datsun 510  3.5 V-8 (soon to be 5.0 V-8)! The motor is an Oldsmobile 215CI  V-8. It is the same as the Rover motor (you know, the all alloy unit they put in Triumph TR8s and stuff). I asked him to send some photos, which he obliged so if anyone is interested, I'll post them on the Ozdat upload section. I just can't remember or find the link to do the upload. How is it done? I have the password etc.   Regards   Rob P   --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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --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/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------