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depends if it's series one or 2 for both EB and NC fairlane. but if the are both same it's direct fit. exact same.. the only difference will be if one is series one, the other series 2 the lower control arms are wider on Series 2. you can change the bushes to suit on one end of the lower control arms to suit.. or if your car is a series 1 and you fit a series 2 diff you can just pack out the difference with big steel washers like a tow bar has EF has different brakes and series 2 style lower control arm bush.. AU is a wider diff with EF style brakes.. would probably still bolt in but you'd be mucking around a fair bit

wheels look amazing! interested to see it sitting in position regarding the other mounting tabs. but i'd go with this method

thought i'd bump this again for the new players

on what car? 3.5 is a tight fit.. will also depend how low the car is for diff travel.

looking forward to round and balanced wheels finally! definitely was good painting weather, i did some touching up on the diesel gemini. might post some pics on My wagon thread later. interested to see the difference with the 32/36

an auto shouldn't make any difference rocking it.. flywheel(flexplate) shouldn't be able to move from that. how was the flex plate when you fitted it? teeth gouged in any spot? i'd try another starter motor maybe? unless the flexplate to crank bolts have come loose?

if the EST works fine, keep it. because it works fine. the leaded dissy also works fine, if you want to use it just join the 2 wires to the coil as it is now. the engines aren't very different, other than rear main seal, maybe flywheel bolt size and various vacuum hose layout..

i reckon the datsun 1200 utes look awesome. never tried to fit in one though.. i heard the a15 engine from nissan vanette etc is a good base to work and looks same? not saure you'd need to turbo one, they are probably lighter than a gemini. the 120y sedan My brother had for a while was flat out doing 110kmh.. just as well because it handled like a boat. he drove a 1200 coupe and said it was awesome, didn't have the $1000 to buy it.. yeah, was long time ago... probably no change from $15k now? what's the XG like?

would it fit? it would work if it was setup properly.. the comments in this video the guy says an M112 would be better

Cool. .both are nice. .Polish should go with the rest of the chrome though

is the bottom in video the polished part? i actually like the 1200 raw finish going by that(partly because it means i don't need to do polishing)

i would say pros.. keeping the current exhaust if it's decent having people tell you a turbo is better(and when you ask them why? they probably will stumble and walk off) cons depending on fitup might be impossible to fit your hands in anywhere ? haven't seen one for ages having people tell you a turbo is better?

has the car been sitting for ages? sometimes the light switch gets dust and crap inside(i've pulled them apart and cleaned them, fiddly... where'd that spring fly to....) the blinker switch because it dips the low and high beams also gets dirty.. try flicking the switches on and off 100times or so. and same for high and low beam on the indicator stalk.. if that fixes it..might need to look for spares. pulling back (towards the steering wheel) on the indicator will "flash " the high beams.. see if that works.. could be bad earths in the engine bay something to try for starters

fitted on a 4x4 at some point?

probably way too hard anyway but there may be same left seats out there to buy one or a pair and swap the trims over or reskin off other seats from BMW or VW etc are these the same seat? the bases are probably way different to mount(VW are weird) but i wondered if the cloth could be swapped over for eg if they were same https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VW-Volkswagen-Polo-GTI-Recaro-Seats/292750709930?hash=item44294d54aa%3Ag%3AdcgAAOSwTWZblJFm&LH_ItemCondition=3000

the F100 wrecker in Carrum gets them from time to time, last pair i saw there he had sold for $1200 though were already brown and good nic.

could get brown ex ambo scheel seats for about $1000 maybe

the trimmer i used to use would have patched that with a similar grey material for $200 odd probably back in the day.. if you watch enough tutorials you could probably do it yourself. i'd run it with a seat cover and call it done.. (and be on the lookout for others that direct bolt in. )

time consuming job. i wonder if you can buy seat trims from recaro if they still make the same style?

ahh, misread what seats were.. will wait for pics

ask @Panko he broke one.. i suggested heating them up in hot water perhaps to soften them slightly? and grease them even?

bargain of the century those seats! what is the original trim on the left seat like? (might be able to sell that trim(for RS owner to put genuine trim back on his) to cover cost of trimming them to suit the brown vinyl rear(maybe brown cloth center and leather sides?

did you try auto surplus? if you have the ring thickness, depth and bore size.. it's probably all they need(might be off a chev for eg)

i always wanted to build a boss motor from a windsor. but cost for all the custom stuff adds up very fast

i've had pistons machined to take a thicker ring when the groove was worn..(from revving too high with ridge worn on the bore) (should have bored it and new rings..no money problems) think the rings i got from auto surplus in mitcham, they still exist 20+yrs later (https://www.autosurplus.com.au/ ) wouldn't surprise me if they know what you want and have it?