hey there, i have just finished a ca conversion and may try and get down there for a bit of a look....

not sure if i can get away from work though

hey guys, no stress. I got the ute fully engineer certified yesterday- no probs, only had to get the tare weight and slightly modify the oil catch can. So no Police worries ever again.

Have to sell it as the wife is getting ####ty that i can't take the kids with me anywhere. I am actually in the process of doing up a 1200 coupe as well and that will replace the ute. Still can't decide what motor to use though...? Any suggestions, something different would be nice...

Datsun 1200 Utility- Supercharged a14. Motor has been fully rebuilt (1500kms ago) with forged Ross pistons and shot-peened valves, con-rods etc. Water-injected supercharger sucks through a 2-inch SU filtered through a K&N air-filter. Rare option-1 five-speed (56A) gearbox. All suspension, steering and drivetrain is new or reconditioned. Interior is standard, but wouldn't take much to bring up to the new condition of the vehicle. This vehicle is an awesome drive and this is a regretful sale (kids)...
If anyone is interested I am asking $10,000 ono and would love to give it to someone who loves driving it as much as I.
Please call on 0412574247
Cheers
Mick

Thanks a14force, I am certain similar transactions will occur for you, once your beast is on the road.

I have just had a read of the rta website (nsw registration authority) and have discovered that the dirty bloody copper really didn't know his stuff. There are a whole heap of rules, regulations, tables and theorems that clearly states what engines and gearbox's we can use to modify our beloved datsuns. Firstly a supercharger does not breach any of the rules as far as 'owner modifications' power outputs go and secondly (and this is the big one) right down the bottom of the document it clearly states:

"The above tables DO NOT apply to 4wds, light trucks or commercial vehicles"

My little ute is registered as a light truck!!

Nyar, nyarny, nyar, nyar to the NSW POLICE. HA HA - I WIN!!!
YA BASTARDS!

Well, I have been in Canberra for 4 months and finally got pulled over by police about 200 meters from home.

Apparently some losers were cutting burnouts up and down the street about 20 minutes before I came home from work. I get pulled over 5.00pm friday afternoon- DEFECT.

Reason: "supercharger fitted". That was it, nothin more, nothin less.

Coppers stink here in ACT/NSW- they don't even know the bloody law...

A quiet weekend for me

Hi there bad_andy, I have Ross forged pistons in my supercharged a14 and the can (reportedly) handle up to 25psi of boost.
Ross is an american company and they do custom jobs for reasonable prices ($AUS1400), which included everything that a piston kit normally includes...

If you go forgies, get the compression sorted first- I am not a big fan of using head shims to decrease the compression ratio

hey kegs, leave the msn messenger with me- tonight i will definitely do it.

several schools of thought on the manifold for the s/c. my thoughts were that the manifold is a chamber that gets pressurised (with fuel and air) by the s/c- then when the valves open that pressurised mix attempts to equalise the cylinder and fills the cylinder to the same pressure.

i therefore created a plenum chamber (of sorts) which allowed me to place the blower wherever i wanted in relation to the inlet ports. does that make sense? if i am speaking chinese let me know and i will try and post some explanatory photos (with the help of Lobster- thanks by the way Lobster, appreciated)...

a14force, good to hear you are getting close to fitting that blower!
just reading your description of the intake manifold problems, i faced similar probs and had to constantly re-adjust where everything was sitting. have a look at the photos of my manifold and you will see the funny shape that it ended up being...
with the oil prob- hmmmmm, my little motor has got an oil catch can and i have to say it does blow a bit when i am giving it herbs. don't know that it would be as much you mention though....

Hi Salty, number of things made the damn thing run like a hairy goat.
First, a bent needle in the SU. The needle bent just a tiny little bit (like a few thou') and was scoring on the main jet.
Second, a small air leak through the inlet manifold gasket. After some thought, I did remember that it looked a little dodgy when I put it on and thought that it would need replacing at some stage....seems sooner rather than later now.
I am putting a new one in tomorrow
Then... torture some rear tyres

hey just another thing, anyone have any thoughts on gasket goo? i don't use it generally and wonder if i should...??

Hey rueby, have a look at this site:

http://www.teglerizer.com/sucarbs/

go through the tuning guides for the SU's on this links page and you will find that they are quite easy to tune once you have the basics. There is one link there that is specifically from Nissan and goes through everything to help you keep those SU's purring.

Hope it helps with the decision