Something else that caught my attention in the Frank Monise photo was the
half-size
battery in the engine compartment. I'm guessing that a unit like this is used
for weight
and packaging considerations, right? I don't suppose a battery that small would
be
practical for daily driver use, would it?
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
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Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> Rob, fantastic stuff on Jack! I love that picture of him and Morton at Laguna.
> That shot and the one of him alone in #4 also show the very rare American
> Racing LeMans wheels. I used to have a set of these. Magnesium, not aluminum.
> 14x6 wheel was only 9.5 lbs. Man, do they look good on a roadster.
> Unfortunately, mine were actually for a Z-car and had zero offset, so they
> never worked quite right.
>
> Other pieces of trivia:
> You may have heard about the cowl drain that causes the front fender to rot
> out just ahead of the door post. Take a look at
> http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/FrankMonise.htm and you can see it clearly. The
> front tire throws dirt back into that area and the cowl drain keeps it wet.
> When you see rust bubbles in a vertical line down the fender, that's where it
> comes from.
>
> And that lump inside the cowl on the passenger side is the shroud over the
> heater air inlet. It keeps rain from blowing straight into the heater box.
>
> RoadsteRob@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Hi there
> >
> > FAIRLADY ROADSTER WEBSITE UPDATE
> > JACK SCOVILLE, 1969 ARRC CHAMPION, D PRODUCTION
> >
> > Latest page on the CFRR website features a gallery of rare Datsun Roadster
> > racing photos from Jack's personal collection plus a super interview with
> > Jack, conducted especially for the CFRR pages. The interview includes many
> > reminiscences from Jack's Datsun racing years. Interview topics include
> > 'Tricks and Modifications', Jack's Roadsters (SRL-00004 & Jack's factory
> > lightweight), the 1969 ARRC etc etc..
> >
> > URL through http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/usindex.htm
> >
> > Historic Datsun Roadster fans enjoy!
> >
> > Rob Beddington
> > <A HREF="http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/intro.htm";>The Classic Fairlady
> > Roadster Register</A>
> >
> > (Many thanks to Jack Scoville himself and Michael Spreadbury, for his time
> > and enthusiasm and for interviewing Jack on behalf of the Register)
>
> --
> Gordon Glasgow
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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