To add: I ran a turbo with blow thru setup into a dellorto downdraught, and I had endless kak cause I didn't have a BOV. Every time you tap off and put foot again, you had a "too rich situation" and a flat spot.

Mmmm, does it still run a leaf-spring rear end , or is it ladderbar/4-link??
Send some pics my way too please mate - terrymeinzer@yahoo.com

Hey Clive, I lived in East London, SA, and used a copper gasket for a few years ( on both a turboed A14s & on a Mazda FE3 in my bakkie)without much problem. Your surfaces (head and block) have to be VERY smooth/good otherwise u pick up seeping. I had the block decked very slightly and the head. Used that spray-on Spanjaard copper gasket spray.If u boost past 1.4bar just order a Multilayer on the net, pay by card, and youll have your gasket in the post in 2 months. OR get LASERTECH in PE to make a copper one, the last 2 they made me were less than R200 each because I sent them a std one to use as a template, DETAILS 34 Hancock Street North End Port Elizabeth Tel: 041 487 3303. Fax: 041 487 2442. Email: sales@lasertech.co.za

Send these guys a template of what you want and they will make you a multilayer steel gasket (if they don't already do one for A12/14 motors)
http://www.gasketstogo.com/
Cheap as, Cheers Bones

Hey Levey, saw yer 2 door outside a tyre shop in Kingsley week before christmas, nice work man. Knew it was yours as it has "LEVEY" across the rear window!!!cheers bones

Hallo julle, hiers vir julle n "rundown" op die struts wat ek laat opmaak het.
Ek het orals in SA rond gebel en info gesook oor wie en wat die beste strut setup sal wees. Ek het n paar Koni 90/10 drag inserts van n hilux (toyota tundra in VSA) gekoop en Steve van CRS (KONI) Midrand het die hele lot vir my opgemaak. Hy het net die onderste deel van die bakkie strut afgesny en aan n ander thread laat vas weld, Dan die toyota insert ingesit en n paar alloy top mountings laat opmaak. Dit saam met 148lbs coils het baie mooi gewerk op die drag strip. prentjie in my foto album http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=18004

Agreed, the 3 that I had for my business were all 1990-1991 models and far better quality than the newest (last) off the production line. Just the way that South Africa works - try and screw the consumer at all costs.

Dream on about the EFI fella, just the normal Hitachi carb on them.
You can probably bring a complete body over though if ya willing to do some paperwork - they were R21000 (AUD3230) new out the factory when I left in Nov last year. Lot of the enthuthiasts there were buying new bodies instead of fixing/bogging etc. That would be the best idea.

They were AUS $1800 , but that was 2 years ago. Thats for two 15X3,5 fronts and two 15x10 rears.

My white work ute 1200 was SNOWY, and my blue ute was.....wait for it....BLUEY!