Do you have a coupe or a sedan? No vents on sedans.

Eddie,
To bad on the 5 speed. I have 3 in my garage (not for sale). They are fairly easy to come by in the states. I am not familiar with side drafts but if you check my pictures on the
Dual Down Drafts, you can see the intake that I made. I think it would be a lot easier for me to fabricate a side draft intake than a down draft. Look forward to seeing some pics
of your coupe.
Ernie

Hey ratdat,
Did you get your dual sidedraft intake and carbs that you bought off of ebay? I saw your bid but did not want to out bid you. I finally got my dual down drafts on my car and
they run great. See the picks on the photo page.

Ernie

You are correct!
I sent an email to dudacus and mentioned that. 120Y is the same as a
B210.

Ernie

I work for a large company so I don't know everyone. Some guy last month posted on the classifieds a 1972 Datsun pickup for sale. I called and left a message to see what style it was
and mention that I was looking for a 1200 ute. It was a far shot in the dark to ask since I've never seen one in the States. The guy never called me back. So I blew it off. I figured
it may have been a 1300 or somthing since I've seen many of those.
I guess I was not watching the classified close enough because the guy posted it again as a
1200 ute. To late. The pickup sold for under $400. I guess it was in great shape.

Datsa73

I originally bolted my electric fuel pump to the side of the frame but you could hear it chattering in the cab when idling. I had an extra rubber motor mount so I attached it
to that and then bolted it to the side of the frame. No more noise.

Ernie

I'm surprised the electric fuel pump is still running? Quite a load on it with the pump being positioned that high up above the gas tank. Must be sucking like crazy, unless it
is some heavy duty pump. I knew one guy that mounted it that high and he went through a few of them and could not figure out why. Kept burn'n them out.

Ernie

It might just be your gauge. Where does your gauge sensor sit on the head? Hopfully it is close to your thermostat so you can get the same reading. How does it compare to the factory thermo
gauge?
Take the thermostat out and put it in boiling water on the stove and use a reliable meat thermometer (not one that has the different meats on it but one that actually has numbers on it).
Watch the thermostat and check the degrees when it opens up. Put it back it and run the engine with the top off the radiator and with the same thermometer in. Watch for the flow in the top
of the radiator (your thermostat has open. Check the degrees again and it should be the same then check your gauge in the car and note any differences. Let it run and see if the temp rises.

If it does, you need a bigger radiator.

I have a Stewart Warner gauge that reads about 10 degrees higher.
At least you have a place to start.

Ernie

Andy,
I'll be in Olympia for Thanksgiving but I won't have my car. My wife won't let the kids ride in the back. She thinks it's a death trap. Anyways I stripped the interior out today. I am
getting new carpet put in and the back seat recovered with cloth. I fabbed new brackets for the front seats to hold high back-one piece cloth buckets out of an Mitsubishi Eclipes. All
black interior.
Car's going to look good. Next a new paint job. Any ideas on the color. I was thinking Canary Yellow.
The wheels are off of a '77 280Z - 195/60R14.
I'll be home the day after Thanksgiving.
Email me if you are going to be in the Seattle area.

Ernie

Dual Down Drafts.
The intake is out of a '82 210 which I hacked the top half off on either side of the carb mount all the way to the bolt mounts common to the head. No restrictions to the head. Aluminum
extruded boxes were welded on either sides. Using a piece of wood as a jig, the boxes were welded at the same height as the old carb mount. Foward half of the old carb mount had to be cut
off to clear the linkage but the back half stayed for the PCV valve.
The intake was welded in steps so that I could do grinding work on the inside after each weld. I had an old head to bolt it to so that it would not warp during welding.
I think this is a one time deal because if I had to make another one and price it with all my labor, I'm guessing $500. I wouldn't sell to many of them at that price. It was a fun
project.
My next project is to fab an exhaust manifold for a turbo although I am very happy with the setup that I have now.
Tinkering with these cars can be never ending but it's fun.

Ernie