Basically, my alternator is fucked [pardon the french] and in need of a rebuild. What im after is some basic information [im yet to have a proper look at it]. Ie Brand, type/model number, replacement reg's/part numbers, rebuild kits etc. That, or an alternative alternator off another engine that fit...

Finally went to pick up the Piazza last night and fuck me dead, what an adventure [or misadventure]. Arrived at the place about half an hour late, so we tried to get the cash thing sorted out as quickly as possible, only to realise id left $100 and home. Off to a great start, lucky my cousin had cas...

If my mates NA fairlane is anything to go by they arent reliable... Seriously though, as far as i know the Fairlane dash is no good for a number of reasons. First is the tacho is setup to read 6 pulses for 6 cylinders. Second is the speedo drive is electronic and it is setup to read from the 3speed/...

Hang on, i just realised something...fuck me dead im slow. How much wider is the Piazza's track then the Gemini's? 10mm each side? This could be overcome by wheel offset right? From memory the Gemini offset was 35....because the piazza diff is 10mm longer each side you subtract 10 from the wheel off...

Peugeot was the shitty 8V 1.8 Manual, its gone now though. The BMW is gone now too, well not really gone, its my little sisters now. She gets her l's in one month, shes rapt big time. Cant blame her, the 318i is a pretty nice car. Piazza comes tomorrow night!!!!!! One day to go. It feels like christ...

Don't need to worry about the LSD we've already got them :) Yeah, but the way i drive its only a matter of time before something either wears or tears - preferably the first. Its good knowing theres a local replacement - makes hunting down new clutches abit easier. Definately stay with the 3.89 tho...

Just incase you missed it... Bob yer it's the same dimensions. LSD is 2 pinion, gears are 43/11. No good to Gemini owners they don't run Jap rear ends and the diesels that do use the 8-bolt diff center. Didn't measure the axle diameters but they're 17 spline if i remember correctly. Bear with me hea...

Brendan, what happened to getting everyone some more pics?

Mine cost me 2800 unreg'd....bit risky, but atleast she runs/drives and fuck it does go better then i thought. Picking it up soon woohoo

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Anyone thought of chopping/modifying another cars analogue dash and fitting it to the Piazza? I was looking at a peugeot 306 cluster at my cousins house...i reckon it can be done.

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My dads car collection wasnt really any better i guess, well in the eyes of normal people it wasnt. In the eyes of 4cyl RWD old schoolers its a dream... -Datsun 1600 ex-rally, cage, L20B, short ratio box -Datsun 1200 sedan, A14 with extractors -TC Gemini with a warm G161, abit of head work etc etc -...

Hahaha, somehow i doubt that one. When we went to check out the DOHC JR130 in Camp RD ages ago he didnt break out into babble the same way he does when he sees an XY GT or HQ GTS. His mates had em, he drove all of them off the clock. Including a mates HQ GTS with a small block 350 and 6-71 charger, ...

Hrm, bit of an update me thinks. Had a few discussions with the "loan sharks" [parents ] so if all goes well i should pick her up this weekend. MmMMm...fingers crossed.

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Hahaha yeah tell me about it. Thats what happens when i get bored i guess.

Carrozeria [my spelling is dodgy] means "chassis", which is why im guessing it was called Carrozeria-Ghia, Ghia being the design department and Mr Sargiotto being head of the chassis/body department.

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Just because i was bored and this forum seems to be pretty uneventful.. Mr Giorgio Giugaro, or Mr G as he is more commonly known, has designed some of the more interesting cars over the last 30 years or so, many of which were popular production models. As a designer, he prefers to concentrate on the...

The humble Piazza never looked so good! Oh wait, the Piazza is the red thing. My bad.

lol

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