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Hi folks ,<br>the A14 head can be found in the B210 like my1977 honey bee that I race . I believe that they we're available "74" through "78" and there we're...
sagemanone
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Jul 1, 1999
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Well, your e-mail is very helpful. Im trying to figure out the best combination for A series engine and this sort of stuff helps. I had a A15 with a cam and ...
Davo1200
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Jul 4, 1999
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Hold on and fasten your seat belts here are a few places to get a fix for your need for speed:<br><br>NISSAN MOTORSPORTS ( NISMO USA )<br> P.O.BOX ...
sagemanone
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Jul 4, 1999
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I am reluctantly giving away the GTI seat. It's far superior for everyday use to most aftermarket seats, blue with red pinstriping (Rabbit GTI style). I'd keep...
tlthehun
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Jul 8, 1999
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Does anyone have speedometer to spare and maybe sell????...
DUARTE66
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Jul 9, 1999
3:36 pm
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I have a spare US-market Datsun 1200 speedometer. I'd have to dig it out of storage and would want $100 for it. E-mail if interested. TLtheHun@.......
tlthehun
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Jul 11, 1999
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I removed my 1200 engine and I'm planig to store it for at least an year.<br>Should I keep the old oil, or drain it?<br>How can I prevent rust?<br><br>any...
danielblues
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Jul 25, 1999
11:03 pm
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Draining the oil is a common pratice. <br> There are a few things to be mindful of when putting your engine in storage for a while and the most important is ...
sagemanone
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Jul 27, 1999
1:34 pm
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i'm bilding a A15 motor it has no need for forged pistons juest some good flap top cast ones...
derekrol
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Aug 3, 1999
9:32 am
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If you just want plain flat top pistons you may find that there is no such animal out there.<br>I have searched most of the online sites for piston...
sagemanone
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Aug 4, 1999
2:56 pm
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Hi gang, I plan to put all the A series stuff I have into a 1200 as soon as I find one. Although I am tempted to put it into an 86 corrolla that is not doing ...
sagemanone
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Aug 7, 1999
6:07 pm
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Im sorta up to the same stage u r in rebuilding your 1200. Why the SU's? If your going to get all the good stuff and want a good performance A14, twin webers...
Davo1200
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Aug 13, 1999
4:32 am
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Well so far I havn't been able to find the webber set up where I am located in utah . I spend a lot of time on the internet searching ANY place to get parts ...
sagemanone
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Aug 14, 1999
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I have e-mailed some other 1200 owners in the US and they all say the same thing. There's not much A-series engine stuff. I do know of a guy in the US that ...
Davo1200
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Aug 15, 1999
6:46 am
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Well Davo it seems we navigate in some of the same circles.<br>You have obviously been to some places that I have also visited. I have had telephone chats with...
sagemanone
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Aug 15, 1999
3:19 pm
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Over here in OZ almost every perfomance engine mechanic would have worked with the A series. They are used alot in rallying and circuit. I know of a A14 with...
Davo1200
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Aug 18, 1999
5:33 am
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Well it sounds like OZ is is truley the place to be for A series enthusiests! <br>I am really interested in knowing more as I am sure others are about this...
sagemanone
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Aug 18, 1999
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Another idea for some higher compression is to shave the crown off the std A15 pistons and deck the block. As for the stoker crank, i dont know what mods he ...
Davo1200
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Aug 19, 1999
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Ok, I think my Datsun isn't running at it's full potential. I've got an A-15 with .020" over pistons (stock compression), .286 adv. duration cam (.229 @ .050")...
Errrnstak
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Aug 19, 1999
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What year and model Datsun did the Z-18 Turbo engine originally come in? My guess is that it wasn't offered in the US just as the CA18DET among MANY others ...
Errrnstak
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Aug 19, 1999
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How hard is it to fit a 32/36 Weber carby onto a A15 Manifold. Should I leave the automatic choke or convert it to manual? What mods have to be done to the ...
chris_stam
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Aug 19, 1999
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Some semi educated guesses ? <br>I haven't had time to look up in my books for sure yet but the stock compression for that engine may be as low as 8.5 to 1 ? ...
sagemanone
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Aug 19, 1999
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I've kinda been discouraged from going to the strip. Last time I went, on my first run the computer didn't pick up my time, so when I went back to go again, I...
Errrnstak
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Aug 20, 1999
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Well The story is Good and not so Good as to what the Bee is running !<br>After setting a whole year waiting to be put back together, I finally re-assembled it...
sagemanone
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Aug 20, 1999
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Not hard at all. Just an adapter plate in between.<br><br>Davo...
Davo1200
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Aug 24, 1999
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Hello everyone , The page is launched But it is not all there yet.<br> You can still get a peek at a lot of it . Still to come are some photos of my old ...
sagemanone
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Aug 27, 1999
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Brought myself another datsun yesterday. Its a 120y (or b210). Today i put a new head on it as 2 valves were screwed, new head gasket, some new sparkys and the...
Davo1200
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Aug 31, 1999
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I'll agree, my 120y has been moving for me for about 3 years, no rust, no engine failure and the weber helps it heaps, go the 120y...
schooners50
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Sep 1, 1999
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Im sorry but Ive never actually seen one in real life but do the rear side windows of the 1200 two door sedans wind down or are they hinged like the coupes....
datto_1200
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Sep 9, 1999
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They are hinged like the coupes. I have a 2 door sedan S1. Have anybody eard of the Datsun 1200 S1?<br>A sporty version of the 1200 modified in Portugal....
pfbranco
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Sep 9, 1999
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