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Mr.Jones		#1 Posted : Thursday, 24 January 2008 8:57:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 17/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 485 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Does anybody know the daily output of the various factories as I have 2 9/78 Pagewood tags with the body numbers about 260 apart, the chassis numbers are just over 300. Were they built on the same day (unlikely) 1 or 2 days apart (more likely) or a week apart? TIA Leroy
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boom		#2 Posted : Saturday, 26 January 2008 4:31:01 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		all i can say, is that holden is cutting jobs from its plant in Elizabeth because the VE is too efficient, the VE would be done in the same day. If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make honda motorsport Homo?
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boom		#3 Posted : Saturday, 26 January 2008 4:31:01 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		all i can say, is that holden is cutting jobs from it's plant in Elizabeth because the VE is too efficient, the VE would be done in the same day. If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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cloudy		#4 Posted : Saturday, 26 January 2008 4:49:42 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		I found out that Holdens in Eliz has taken back the export preparation jobs and sunroofs from HBD and will run it with its own employees.
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Guest		#5 Posted : Saturday, 26 January 2008 7:23:27 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		They made 154,155 HZs at 4 plants but Sydney and Adelaide were the big ones, so I would suggest maybe 1/3 at Pagewood. Made between 10/77 and about 3/80, about 29 months So monthly output would be 5315 a month or 170 to 250 a day depending on how ma

keithholden		#6 Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2008 7:39:23 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 31/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 349 Thanks: 1 times		We built 8 cars an hour at Trentham Upper Hutt General Motors back in 1984 about 1000 people worked there If its not broke it will be soon
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boom		#7 Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2008 8:33:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		in wellington right? i saw a few VLs which had the SR20/RB20? instead of the usual RB30, the only way i could tell was that it said "2.0 electronic injection" is this right? If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make hon
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boom		#8 Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2008 8:33:47 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 20/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 990		in wellington right? i saw a few VLs which had the SR20/RB20? instead of the usual RB30, the only way i could tell was that it said "2.0 electronic injection" is this right? If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make hond
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Dr Terry		#9 Posted : Sunday, 27 January 2008 7:57:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,116 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi Guys. Yes, that is correct, the RB20-E (2.0-litre 6-cyl) was available for VLs made in NZ. Dr Terry
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cloudy		#10 Posted : Monday, 28 January 2008 2:33:48 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		When I worked at GMH Eliz back in 87 we still had a few 2.0 VL`s comming down the line, near the end of the VL series we had a batch from a cancelled order for export we had to change the petrol tanks so they could be sold else where.
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mmazz30		#11 Posted : Monday, 28 January 2008 8:43:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/01/2007(UTC) Posts: 282		I heard that a few RB20-E cylinder heads made its way onto RB30-E bottom ends or was it the other way around?....I can't remember...old age taking over. cheers...mario
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mmazz30		#12 Posted : Monday, 28 January 2008 8:43:55 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/01/2007(UTC) Posts: 282		I heard that a few RB20-E cylinder heads made its way onto RB30-E bottom ends or was it the other way around?....I cant remember...old age taking over. cheers...mario
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Dr Terry		#13 Posted : Tuesday, 29 January 2008 8:01:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,116 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi mario. You heard correctly. I heard from several sources that quite a few (not sure how many) RB30-E engines, accidently had RB20-E heads fitted in Japan by Nissan. These things pinged very badly, because the only real difference was the smaller com
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