Anyone know if the piston pin size changed for the A14 between the early ones (B210's) and the later ones in the B310's? I think the early ones are 0.748" diameter. I can't find that spec online and need to know quickly!! Thanks for the help -
MIchael

Rocket scientist here. Work for a research group at a university that builds satellite and rocket instruments for NASA, Air Force and others. Fun stuff - many benefits to working at a University too ;)

michael

I see struts/shocks on ebay periodically. Haven't found any springs except for King springs in Australia (lower a little bit - maybe 1 inch). You can get shocks and struts from rockauto.com according to their catalog.


rear shocks on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBa ... 7963981949&category=33590

Try the datsun 210 Yahoo Group. They're more geared toward the 210/B310s than this site, though I do get lots of info here on the engines because they're all basically the same. But you may get more 210 specific help there.

What a nightmare. I hope you catch the f*ckers.

You got the earlier one with the round headlights which give it an older look. Once they got square (in '80) they start looking too modern for my tastes. Fix it up. It's nice to see guys giving attention to these later models.
MIchael

You're right Dodgeman. I was getting steering box mixed up with gear box (we don't use those terms here in the US). So feral probably did say gear box originally. Thanks for all the ideas. I'll probably try some combination of grinding and compressing that tube a little, or bend the whole thing if I can make up some sort of jig to do it. Hey Feral, tell the manufacturer to give a little bit more clearence in that area and they could more easily sell them here. Even with shipping it's cheaper than a Nismo header, assuming the exchange rate stays about where it is. Well, maybe not when you throw in the $50 western union charge but there may be a way around that (paypal??). Thanks again
Michael

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You'll get the help you need there. But wait till tomorrow as it's down for upgrades right now. Good luck
Michael

I'll try to get a pic showing where it hits and how it sits on the head. Feral thought it would hit the gearbox - not the tranny which would make more since. Or maybe it also hits the gear box when the wheel is turned one way or the other. I should try that.

IF the bolt pattern is the same and they're zero offset (ie mounting flange is directly in the center of the wheel) then they should bolt up just fine. Only issue you may have is with wheels rubbing but that's a tire issue, not really a rim issue. 14"x5.5 shoudl be no problem if you keep the wheel diameter about the same. My 210 has 280ZX 14"x6" I think is the size and I was able to find tires that fit. There is a wide range of wheels that fit these cars - if they came off of another datsun they'l probably fit fine. good luck.

The car is a manual. It's hitting the bellhousing, nowhere near the gear box. I figured if I made a smooth dent several inches long to keep it flowing it won't affect it too much except for the slight reduction in flow area of that tube (probably will still better than the stock exhaust). What concerns me is that it may rattle against the bellhousing or heat it where it makes contact. Maybe I'll need an insulator between the header and the bellhousing.

What I might try to do is build a wooden vice to grab all 4 tubes near the flange and try to bend the whole set of 4 at once. It won't take much I think. The wood will keep it from scratching and will keep pressure off the flange as I bend it. I'll just need a lot of leverage to bend all 4 at once. If that doesn't work maybe I"ll try your idea feral. But I'm not sure if thickening the gasket will help enough. Thanks for the ideas.
MIchael