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Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:10 am
by classicdat
Just wondering if the whole pedal box has to come out? Not a conversion I have done but it would surprise me if Mr Datsun had two totally different pedal boxes, I thought you would have been able to just swap pedals over, can this not be done in place? That makes this a bigger job. Keep up the good work.

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:38 am
by brocky41
Problem is no one has the clutch pedal and brake pedal by itself, they are usually sold with the pedal box, they hav a longer bolt etc to fit 3 pedals.

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:56 am
by classicdat
So the pedals aren't interchangeable? The metal folded into the box shape is different? amazing, One thing I have appreciated about Datsuns is the interchangeability of parts and them not seeing the need to reinvent the wheel for each model variant.

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:04 am
by torqued
me and Greg are seeing a lot of differences between the 510 and 610.

He has noted the rear subframe is different and i have just seen the heaters and heater boxes completely different

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:13 am
by Kitch
Basic pedal box the same, but the manual one has additional folded metal to LH side thats
added on to hold the clutch pedal setup.
when i jimmy out the old pedal box will take a comparitive photo FYI

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:16 am
by classicdat
Thanx. Sounds like it will be a bit of mission.

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:56 pm
by Bartman
it was a piece of piss on the 910.

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:44 pm
by Blair
Shit, I didnt know it had tried to fall on you. If you need a hand, text me. Ive still got my fingers crossed about that drive shaft.

Re: Kitch's 120Y - "A12 and Auto awesomeness"

Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:20 am
by Kitch
Blair that drive shaft came up OK, I just used one of those paint stripping woven wheel things, then gave it a rub with some 800 grit wet n dry

I got the new pedal box in, just needed to cut a couple of studs of, and drill new holes for the 4 bolts from the brake booster mount block.

Should get box in tonight an back down on the ground - I better cause Karen gettng shitty with her car parked outside in the rain

Re: Kitch's 120Y

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:21 am
by Kitch
Finally got gearbox in last night, and connected up drive shaft.
few we jobs left, like installing starter motor, modifing gearbx mounts,
minor wiring changes etc, should have on the ground and ready for road test in a couple of days
Got the pedal box all in - was straight forward exercise in the end (thanks heaps Scotty BRDFLU)