Hi all,

I wanted to ask if anyone has any tips for replacing the front vent window rubbers. I've purchased new rubber from our friends at B-Projects.

Currently I'm in the process of removing the old hard rubber and general preparation getting ready to glue in the new rubber. Good time to add a fresh coat of semi flat black paint on the upright between the vent glass and the main window.

The nut was rusted badly on the pivot shaft and twisted the shaft off right at the nut. To fix the shaft I'm planning on welding on a short piece of bolt with the MIG to replace the missing threads.

So if anyone has tips on getting the rubber glued in neatly let me know...

Thanks!

Edit: Now that it's all apart it looks like no glue was used in the original assembly. Just the rubber pressed into the channels.

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From my perspective your just around the corner... I would love to have a B10 but they seem to be more rare then hen's teeth in NA...

Currently, on the slightly warmed up A12 stocker I'm using a sunny flywheel lightned to to the Datsun Comp guideline. It's about 6.25Kg. Sitting on the shelf is a B-Projects 2.7Kg chromemolly flywheel purchased for the big bore A15 project. The 2.7Kg flywheel will most likely find it's way onto the stocker well before the A15 is done...

Yep, I blew it with the numbers, putting the same number in twice.

Datsun Comp must have it wrong also... As listed in the catalog:

9/6-H1050 B210 competition oil pan

9/6-H1052 1200/210 6 quart competition oil pan

The price list is of no help as only has "OIL PAN" as the comment for both part numbers.

I was not aware that there were shape differences between the early and later A-Series pans other than the rod clearance detail. The warmed up A-15 I built many years ago proved the point of rod clearance quite concisely. With the 1200 pan in place I found that the rods hit the side of the pan when I tried to rotate the crank by hand. Fortunately the engine was still on the stand...

Though this does not look like alloy, it was sold by Datsun Competition for racing purposes. The pan holds 6 quarts of oil. The pan is baffled and looks like it has a windage tray. There were 2 part numbers listed, 9/6-H1050 for the B210 (120Y) and 9/6-H1050 for the 1200 and 210 (B310). Both pans were listed for $500.00 in my 1984 parts list. I have no idea if any are available.

Do any of you blokes have valve spring test data? I have a set of dual valve springs of unknown source. They came with a big valve head purchased from one of the local Datsun builders in Vancouver WA. The story is an person he knew brought the head to the US from Japan when he moved, then never built up a new motor.

I'm looking for numbers for spring force at height, like "x" pounds at "x" inches or "x" KG at "x" mm so I can try to figure out if they are GX springs, or one of the other after market spring sets.

Are the Kameari pistons forged? I was under the impression that they are cast based on the current US Ebay add that B Projects is running...79mm pistons on Ebay

I'm all for allowing "For Sale" ads that are for dedicated Datsun goodies.

While doing some mid-winter maintenance on the Suby this afternoon I was looking for issues putting the boxer in a Datto. Other than the width the only thing that stands out is the intake manifold.

In the Suby, the engine is way forward. The engine/transmission junction is 11 inches forward of the firewall. The whole engine is ahead of the front wheel centerline. Subaru uses the space above the transmission for part of the air intake plumbing. The throttle body inlet is almost flush with the back of the engine.

In a Datto where the engine is close to the firewall some custom manifold work would be needed. The intake system has the same issues that a lot of the front wheel drive engines have.

Having both a 97 Legacy with the EJ22 engine and a 1200 sedan I've thought about this more than a few times. It would be an involved swap in a 1200 as you would need to widen the engine compartment to get the Suby engine in.

The EJ22 is a nice torquey engine that breathes pretty well in stock form. In a light car like the 1200 it would be a lot of fun to drive. The late model Suby 3 litre 6 banger is barley longer than the EJ22 for some real fun.

The EJ22 engine is ~28.5" wide across the valve covers and 17" long from tranny to crank pully. It looks like the 1200 engine compartment is 28" wide at best.

Some fancy sheet metal work just above the frame rails shouldn't be too hard to do to give clearance for the valve covers. You would need to include removable covers to be able to adjust the valves without pulling the engine...

If it's in the US there were many 411's that had the R16 engine and drive train that came in the roadster. I had 2 1600's and a 1300. The only difference between the roadster and 411 versions I found was the location of the V-belt for the water pump/alternator and the exhaust manifold. The exhaust had a funky fender well outlet on the 1600's. I tried to put a 411 water pump on a roadster but the pulley did not line up with the pulley on the crank.