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1. Re: vegemite (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:28:45 +1000
As a Canadian living in far northern Oz, I can assure you that Vegemite is only eaten by Australians (with some gusto I might add, especially when layered on white toast). For the life of me, I canno
/html/datsun-roadsters/2005-12/msg00181.html (6,910 bytes)

2. Re: Octane Boost, and avgas etc (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 08:03:29 +1000
Hi folks, this is a topic close to my heart, as my '70 1600 has a thin head and pings like crazy on ordinary fuels, though it goes like a cracker. Since we got BP Ultimate 98 up here in Townsville a
/html/datsun-roadsters/2005-09/msg00481.html (8,107 bytes)

3. Re: My Miata seat install experience (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:15:07 +1000
Hi Allen, saw your post and note re: tuning early solexes. Have you checked the brass blanking plugs that are in the choke (cold start) circuit?? On early solexes, they can sometimes leak slightly (o
/html/datsun-roadsters/2005-07/msg00495.html (7,789 bytes)

4. WE LOVE DATSUN ROADSTERS (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2005 07:40:25 +1000
Hi folks, I've just used my delete button on a whole bunch of messages without reading them, and now I'm singing to myself, "We Love Datsun Roadsters, We Love Datsun Roadsters...." best regards, Eric
/html/datsun-roadsters/2005-05/msg00095.html (6,532 bytes)

5. Re: Strange "presents" from PO's ?!?!?!? (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 21:01:06 +1000
When I first got it I found a plastic doll's head, some other stuff and a piece of paper towel the size of your thumbnail in the gas tank of my 67 2000. The doll's head just floated around and was ea
/html/datsun-roadsters/2004-10/msg00058.html (8,453 bytes)

6. RE: Taking my show on the road (score: 1)
Author: "Eric" <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:26:37 +1000
I must speak up here, I can't help it, because I think from my experience the roadster is a fantastic vehicle for doing long distance with ease. The roadster has passing ability almost bar none, with
/html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00131.html (8,445 bytes)

7. clutch slave insurance (score: 1)
Author: "Eric" <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 22:16:31 +1000
for those who like to use a roadster for long-distance touring when reliability is very important, the Toyota part #04313-60011 cylinder kit is a great investment for less than $20 Aus. This is for a
/html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00111.html (7,201 bytes)

8. RE: San Diego Burning (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:13:38 +1000
Hey Dennis, thanks for the US fire update, <and> the reality check .... let's thank all firefighters!! roadster content: weather here is getting hot enough that my top's going up soon, it's been down
/html/datsun-roadsters/2003-10/msg00472.html (6,901 bytes)

9. sense of humour (humor to some) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:21:36 +1000
On ya Stan, for those who don't know, here in Oz the practice of making jokes about people you know is a mark of respect. The more it hurts, the greater the respect.... (colloquially known as "taking
/html/datsun-roadsters/2003-09/msg00442.html (6,624 bytes)

10. Roadster water-resistance test results (score: 1)
Author: "Eric" <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:34:43 +1000
I'm surfacing from silent mode to pass along an observation about the fantastic water-resistance of Datsun roadsters. At around 40mph with the top down, rain will start to flow over the passenger are
/html/datsun-roadsters/2003-04/msg00409.html (7,671 bytes)

11. RE: Hardtops and header coatings (score: 1)
Author: "Eric" <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:02:20 +1000
Hi Bob, I love your story, it's great and warms my heart. I bought my 2000 about then too, I'm glad marriage didn't have the same effect. Best regards and good luck Eric in Townsville (another lurker
/html/datsun-roadsters/2003-02/msg00215.html (6,838 bytes)

12. 67.5 hits the road again (score: 1)
Author: "Eric Gustavson" <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 06:57:24 +1000
Hi to all our roadster friends, I'll be signing off in Oz tomorrow, on my way to Canada on 4 July for some R&R (roadsters and revs). SRL #183 will come out of storage and hit the road with a couple o
/html/datsun-roadsters/2002-07/msg00016.html (6,756 bytes)

13. A Datsun Roadster look at what Cyclone Larry did (bit long) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:15:52 +1000
Hi folks, I thought you'd like a quick recount of a really neat north Queensland roadster journey I did this week, just got back tonight. We drove north from Townsville to Port Douglas, about 270 mil
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-04/msg00023.html (8,450 bytes)

14. Re: Steering Universal Joint? (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:10:28 +1000
I read Dan's email about steering u-joint rebuilds, and went to look for the part number that got me through a rebuild job, but couldn't find it. Last week, I "tidied" my roadster parts cupboard and
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-06/msg00040.html (7,545 bytes)

15. R16 water tower removal (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:42:12 +1000
I too had this problem with the 2-stud tower on my late R16 - it was stuck on so tightly by corrosion that I couldn't remove it without risk of dmaging the alloy head. So, I used my Dremel with a thi
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-06/msg00318.html (6,901 bytes)

16. Roadster Touring (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:58:48 +1000
We're on our way to Canada, and so the yellow 67 2000 will soon be cruising the roads of BC again. Wave if you see us ..... Eric in Townsville, North Queensland 1970 rhd 1600 SP311-06003 (the only on
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-07/msg00257.html (6,497 bytes)

17. Re: VERY squeaky breaks (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:41:19 +1000
get 'em hot a few times in a row and the squeak stops for a long time, on my experience. full hard stops from 60+mph worked for me; mine only squeak in reverse in parking lots now, usually with peopl
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-10/msg00235.html (7,636 bytes)

18. Re: Structural Boxes Needed (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:00:34 +1000
Have a look at H & R Classic Restorations in Melbourne: www.hrc-dat.com.au/ Hardy Kuhn does this sort of work, and has sheet metal parts shown on his website. regards Eric in Townsville 70 1600 rhd
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-11/msg00153.html (6,694 bytes)

19. Re: [Roadsters] '70 Roadster - RHD? (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:54:51 +1000
with all this chat about late models, it prompts me to ask again, whether anyone has ever seen a RHD 1970 1600 ?? I've been looking around for years, but I can't find any other one but mine (SP311-0
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-09/msg00173.html (7,218 bytes)

20. Re: [Roadsters] 2000 Solex Carb expert, rebuilder? (other idea) (score: 1)
Author: Eric <egustavson@bigpond.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:32:18 +1000
There is a small brass blanking plug that closes off a drillway in the cold start circuit on the old carbs. Sometimes it leaks and there's no way you can tune this out without fixing it. The symptom
/html/datsun-roadsters/2008-01/msg00153.html (7,308 bytes)

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