Steve,
What's a 180B SSS? Is that what we call a 510?
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
To: <KosmicKat2@home.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 6:37 PM
Subject: RE: Melb. Datsun Sports Roadster Club AGM & tech tip.
> Hi Bill,
>
> No, I'm talking about replacing the steel synchro rings on the 5 speed
with
> steel synchro rings from a 180B SSS 4 speed box. Apparently they're
> identical. I'm not sure if the 180B SSS has a different name in the US,
> though.
>
> Anyone help on that?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
> >From: "Bill Christy" <KosmicKat2@home.com>
> >To: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: RE: Melb. Datsun Sports Roadster Club AGM & tech tip.
> >Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:08:09 -0500
> >
> >Congrats Steve on your promotion,
> > On those synchros rings, are you talking about replacing the synchros on
> >the early 5 speed with the weird little clutch-band type synchroring that
> >are basically crap??
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Stephen
> >McCartney
> >Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:27 PM
> >To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Melb. Datsun Sports Roadster Club AGM & tech tip.
> >
> >
> >Had an interesting day yesterday, with a display of Datsun sports cars at
> >Southbank, here in Melbourne, Australia.
> >
> >It pissed rain all day, unfortunately. But there was a huge range of
cars
> >-
> >from a '65 1600 roadster that's recently been restored, to a '99 model
> >GT-R,
> >and a lot of stuff in between. There were race cars, rally cars, and
> >street
> >machines. Of interest was an original 510 SSS, a couple of cars that had
> >competed in the Targa Tasmania, and Ian Livingstone's gorgeous 1970 2000
> >has
> >just re-hit the road after a total rebuild. No expense spared on this
car,
> >and it's basically a new car. And the beautiful metallic silver-blue
> >(Sebring blue?) finish is gob-stopping! What a car!
> >
> >Bruce Campbell (who some of you know) has stepped down as President,
after
> >5
> >years of building the club to the strength it has today - something like
50
> >or 60 members! He feels it's time for younger blood to influence the
> >place.
> > As part of that, we've got two new "social secretaries" on the team -
> >yours truly being one of them!
> >
> >Things are going to be good this year, methinks!
> >
> >Hey guys, did you know that you can get synchro rings for the 5 speed out
> >of
> >a 180B SSS 4 speed gearbox? It has to be the earlier 4 speed (not the
> >later
> >"dog leg" 5 speed - that has brass synchro rings) with the steel
synchros.
> >Apparently they're a perfect fit!
> >
> >Cheers & happy roadstering!
> >Steve
> >('68 2000 Solex & now "Social Secretary" - DSRC)
> >
> >
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