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Thursday, 26 January 2012

Time is Tight

With January already fast approaching the end, the same cannot be said about the amount of work 'Mr Datsun' has been doing throughout this entire month. As I alluded to in the previous months blog post, the modifications done to the old SSS to now resemble the 2-door 1970 BRE Datsun is something remarkable.  A lot of work was done in order to finish it in time so as to be part of a car display and also as a form of promotion for the upcoming February Cape South Easter event to be held on 4 & 5 February 2012.

2-Door 1970 BRE Datsun P510  (Click to enlarge)
The car will not be taking part in the February event as some mechanical desperately need refurbishing and suspension changes also need to be implemented for competition use.  The head which was damaged during early 2011 was miraculously salvaged but needs some more work for serious racing.  Also there are still some race parts awaited for the engine refresh and should be fitted during the 2012 season which will also make a difference. As such, the Datsun 140Z will have to step up to the grid and do duty for the Cape South Easter event.


As also alluded to in last months blog post re the Datti, I afforded it some TLC in November while much of December was spent redoing the power plant in preparation for the 2012 season.  I never ever realized how much effort goes into building a race engine.  Dummy setup, measure, strip, modify, assemble, measure, strip. It was not all a walk in the park as we always seem to somehow expect with parts, settings and adjustments testing 'Mr Datsun' to the 10th degree including his patience and sleep.  The final adjustments are to be completed by this coming weekend of the 28th and should be race ready and awaiting his rather backward 'GITS' owner who arrives closer to the time of the event.

1971 Datsun GX B110  (Click to enlarge)
Now sporting a set of Mini-Lights for the new 2012 season with a fresh set of 'boots' should help to get off to a good start to the season but as with any form of racing, one can never be too self assured.  The proof will be in the following.

The little GX will now sport the A-series A15 engine, twin Dellortto's and a modified race clutch kit which should perform well according to those in the know.

As always, THANKS 'Boet'