Not sure if this has been posted here already but saw this on datsun1200.com, worth a read. Cool car.
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Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
Isn't that kitch's old car?
Bit rich to say it needed a full rebuild...........
Bit rich to say it needed a full rebuild...........
They don't call me the man with the rubber arm for nothing you know.............
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
Yea it is Kitch's old car. Probably the journalist changing the word upgrade to "full rebuild".
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
Didn't Greg Murphy just use Kitch's old 1200 shell? Was under the impression that he had a SSS with a bad body, and put all the parts/interior he had into rebuilding and the shell.
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
Remember that time I met Greg Murphy?Bartman wrote:Isn't that kitch's old car?
Bit rich to say it needed a full rebuild...........
Grrrr.
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
he didn't exactly say it needed a full rebuilt, said it wasn't quite as good a condition as it was supposed to be. a cars condition is a pretty subjective thing as he's obviously driven a few nice cars in his time so would probably have pretty high expectations
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
I both got a good look at Kitch's old 1200 and had a drive of it.
It was as good as you'll find.
It was as good as you'll find.
They don't call me the man with the rubber arm for nothing you know.............
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
I have also seen this thing in the flesh and I thought if my car turned out half as good as that after my full rebuild I'd be pretty stoked. I think you are right when you say it is probably just because the man pretty much gets a brand new car to drive every time he races and is just used to a really high standard. 13k doesn't seem bad at all either. My mate sold his rough running (but still tidy) 1200 coupe for just over 10k. I guess inflation over 30 years can make it seem a lot more when he had one for $2900.
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
Was the A12 in this turbo charged previously? I seem to remember it having an SU carb setup from a Jag?
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Re: Article by Greg Murphy on his 1200
Your thinking of my old 1200 that I did a draw through setup on and sold to Aaron (my1200) who rebuilt the whole car.blitzballa wrote:Was the A12 in this turbo charged previously? I seem to remember it having an SU carb setup from a Jag?