Hey folks. I'm doing a little bit of work on the purple (MS1600) 1600 trying to get it roadworthy. Once roadworthy i'll cruising in it as a daily as me and Brianna are down to one car at the moment. Bought an XF Falcon as a family so it will be good to have a datto on the road again
Anyway, i have come across a few things wrong with the car that have been that way the whole time it was registered and driven around in back in 2008. The main one is that the tailshaft is 24mm too short, so it doesn't fit the whole way into the back of the gearbox. It does go in a drives ok but there is a knocking noise coming from that area when at idle and I always thought there was a problem, so as soon i looked under it and noticed the input shaft only half way in, I knew there was a problem. I know there are different sized tailshafts for use with different gearboxes but i thought there was more of a difference tha 24mm.
So can anyone tell me what i need to get the correct shaft from? It is an L20B engine with a 240K 5 speed.
Also, here are some pics of the beast now.
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dattos aren't MEANT to be nice - they're meant to hardcore - occasional road use only, semi rally / racing cars with stripped interiors, full cages and a pair of webers.