Hi all,
Seems to be a 610, actually.
This site has a pic or two...
http://www.datsunworld.com/610/index.htm
BTW, they were quite successfull in rallying, just like the 510 before them.
I'm not super keen on the styling, myself. YMMV.
Cheers,
Steve
>From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
>To: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>, <KosmicKat2@home.com>,
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Melb. Datsun Sports Roadster Club AGM & tech tip.
>Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:28:45 -0500
>
>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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