Nissan Datsun Sports Nationals 2007 **PICS -- GIBSON EXA! **

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:15 am

Yeah, it was good day. I have some picts of the Gibson on the track and so other cars I'll put up soon. I had a look at the suspension setup. Shane has a pick of the rear here, the sway bar is only about 10mm thick and the blades are quite thin. There is no strut bracing upper or lower. Coil overs on the rear. The chassis has be seam welded in parts, which will improve stiffness. The owner siad they rely on the 9 inch rubber gor grip!

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raddavey · Post by **raddavey** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:29 am

The sway bar might only be 10mm thick but the leverage is pretty short so it would be stiffer than a stock one.

Panda_ET · Post by **Panda_ET** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:52 pm

Gibson racing cars always seem to have such long runners on their exhaust manifold

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:39 pm

Here's some more picts from the day:

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:42 pm

Ohh, I wouldn't mind a copy of that tail spoiler for my exa too

Might have to ask him if he's got any spares, or molds.....

SammyET · Post by **SammyET** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:06 pm

lol like a vl walkinshaw

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:13 am

raddavey wrote:The sway bar might only be 10mm thick but the leverage is pretty short so it would be stiffer than a stock one.

Yes we have longer arms, but...the spring rate varies with inverse of the arm length, but it varies with the 4th power of the diameter, so double the arm length and get half the spring rate, but double the diameter and get 16 times the spring rate.

now there are other things taht come into play, like the stiffness of the bushes and the relative stiffness of the arms etc... but thats a reasonable first approximation.

ohh, sorry for the delyed response, but I wanted to check my facts first.

Panda_ET · Post by **Panda_ET** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:34 am

Callumgw wrote:Ohh, I wouldn't mind a copy of that tail spoiler for my exa too

Might have to ask him if he's got any spares, or molds.....

as far as i know all molds were smashed same with the bluebirds

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:30 pm

See if the current owner would be gracious enough to make a mould.... I am sure a bunch of guys would pitch in toward the cost.

Now Questions:
Is that the bloody AFM I see below the airbox on the Gibson Exa?!?!?!?!
What is the air cooler core looking thing unp the back under the tank?

Panda_ET · Post by **Panda_ET** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:35 pm

yes its an afm, had to run stock ecu remember, tho i would say there wasa few mods to the ecu as it had a mixture adjustment knob

the bit at the back looks to be an oil cooler BUT its a long way from well just about everything lol maybe trans oil cooler? still a long way away tho

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:28 pm

What are the chances of us getting a look at the ROM & mods in the ECU?
Slim you say?
Yeah, thought so.......

Yeah, the cooler has me stuffed too....... Fuel cooler??! LoL.

Post by **shanec86** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:12 pm

It was engine oil / or trans cooler, didnt look 100% but the lines were run through the firewall and through the cabin.

Post by **The Renegade** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:47 pm

oh.
Yuk.

photoglossy · Post by **photoglossy** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:51 am

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I envy you guys SOOOOO much!!! What i would give to see that car in person...

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Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:13 am

Well I put a word in for the web site, so maybe he'll drop by one day....Also he is a member of Nissan Datsun Sprots owners Club (NDSOC www.ndsoc.com.au) So you join the club and ask him! A couple of guys on the forums are thinking about it.

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