Pretty sure it is possible to get a car like this registered. You'd need to meet the current ADRs for a one off build, the starting point would be talking to an Engineer that works in the area. You can register anything if you can meet the ADRs.

Sounds like a plan!

I love it. But there's a bit of me that thinks if you're going that far why not install the current 6.2L grunter? Unless of course it was done before they were available.

Got a bit of sun through the back windscreen over the years by the look of it. Who can tell at the front, they don't look like the original seats, at least not both of them!

My manifold didn't cover off the water ports. Maybe the dry type manifold is the same?

Yes you can, I tapped threads and screwed in set screws with some thread sealer on them.

Happy New Year!

I'll never be older than my Datsun. Maybe this year I'll get it out the shed once in a while.

Hopefully it's still around for my little one as soon as he's big enough to grasp a spanner! I was missing it.

Did anyone else get a dead link message for the last few days? This afternoon's the first time I've been able to load the forum in the last few days...

That sounds alright, I couldn't find anything in the wiki on what strength the standard bolts/ studs are.

Just thinking about this from a different angle, the number of bolts is probably driven by the need to make the gasket seal as much as anything meaning stiffness is more important than strength. Stiffness is fairly constant across steel grades, ~200GPa.