[Roadsters] Roadster on Hagerty's News

[Linda J]

No sense being stock if your car burns down due to the marginal wire etc
The idea is to keep them on the road, IMHO

Linda


Sent from my iPod

On May 16, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Greg Glass <greg at bciitv.com> wrote:

> Yes, and all the crap that the extra amperage in that GM alternator powers -
electric fan, electric fuel pump, stereo, electronic ignition...
>
> Greg Glass
> 66 1600 - far from original but drives great and all mine since '99
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gordon Maness
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:27 PM
> To: Linda J; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Roadster on Hagerty's News
>
> Thus  the prolific use of one-wire alternators.
>
> g with a fleet
>
>> From: ljordan704 at netscape.net
>> Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 17:06:56 -0700
>> To: paulsdatsunstuff at gmail.com
>> CC: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Roadster on Hagerty's News
>>
>> Yes there is the high cost of rebuild that can drive the swap process,
>> not just a desire to change things.
>>
>> Linda
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
>>
>> On May 16, 2013, at 10:56 AM, Paul Kort <paulsdatsunstuff at gmail.com>
wrote:
>>
>>> Hence the KA24 in my roadster.  With the high cost of rebuilding a
>>> R16
> or
>>> worse, a U20, engine swaps are fairly common.  GM alternator swaps
>>> and Volvo or Toyota disc brakes have become fairly common.  But over
>>> the past
>>> 15+ years of owning my roadster, I've seen some very nice
>>> 15+ restorations
> back
>>> to perfect stock Datsuns.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>> Ohio
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 12:46 PM, David Patten <futofab at gsinet.net>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> If a car in stock condition has limited market value, there isn't
>>>> much guilt felt when modifying it.
>>>>
>>>> Dave Patten, Owner
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