Hi,

I am in need of an oil pan (and perhaps a rocker arm cover) for a 1200 engine.
Anyone have something available?

Thanks,
Pete

pdx.pete@verizon.net

Hello,

I am in need of an oil pan for a Datsun 1200 motor and am wondering if oil pans from other A-series engines are interchangeable.

Any help would be appreciated.
Pete

pdx.pete@verizon.net

If you don't mind, please send me your email addy ... I have some questions about fitting an A12 engine in a MK I Sprite and would like to get in touch with you.

Thanks,
Pete

pdx.pete@verizon.net

I probably could ask about a bazillion questions, but the most important one (about the Weber) has been taken care of. Now I have baseline recommendations on both the 40 DCOE and the 45 DCOE.

Right now, I have two cars and three engines and was trying to make up my mind which engine goes where. Now it looks like the Austin 1275 will be going back in the Morris Minor (in front of a Datsun 5-speed) and the Datsun A12 will be going into the Bugeye Sprite (again, in front of a Datsun 5-speed).

I'm still new at this and it will probably take me forever, but with the help received from you and ddgonal will make things a whole lot easier.

And another question would be about the cam in your A12 / Mk II .... is it stock?

Thanks again!

You are my hero.

This is great news, especially because I already have a used 45 DCOE on hand, sitting out there in the garage.

Can you tell me which series your carb. is?

Thanks again,
Pete

I want to put a side-draft carb on a fairly stock '72 A12 engine. It's bored about 40 over and, for right now, has a stock cam in it. (don't tell the British car guys, but it is going in a Bugeye Sprite and there will probably be an issue with hood clearance with a downdraft carb. )

I would like to find someone who has actually put a single DCOE/DHLA, dual DCOEs, or dual British 1.5" SU carburetors on an A12 engine and can give some good recommendations on jetting or needle selections to use as a starting point.

I think I've read all the info here, the guidelines aren't all that clear-cut. For example, the info on the 1200 site has recommendations for a single DCOE 40 with a 27mm choke, etc., etc., but the folks at a Weber site (www.racetep.com) say that with a DCOE 40 "the performance will not be good with anything smaller than a 30mm choke".

So ... does anyone have any specific recommendations DCOE or SU-wise?

Thanks very much
Pete
pdx.pete@verizon.net

Annoying the purists by putting Datsun running gear in Little British Cars

Where are you located?

Been a long day at the end of a long week. Did more digging (which, admittedly, I should have done first) and found the answer to the question.

thanks!

Re: "A12 should have '180' or 'H10'"

Any chance the '180' refers to the pre-7/73 1200 head and the "H10" to the post-7/73 head???????????????????

I just came across a factory reconditioned A12 short block (serial number A12 033455) and will need to find a head for it. The dizzy is up front so I assuming it's a pre-7/73 head. I have don't know how to tell one head from the other visually, so when I go to scour the salvages yards, should I look for the '180'??

Thanks!