An A12 will go on the 1000 gearbox but if i remember rightly you need to cut a bit off the input shaft of the gearbox as the drilling in the rear of the A12 crank isn't as deep.

If it's a late engine the mounts wount line up so you'll have to make some plates to adapt them. Early engine should bolt right in.

-Ed

Matt, the car you are thinking of is Jon's one, which is silver...




He bought it in Portugal and it's currently in Gibralta awaiting transport to the UK.

I had always assumed the 140Z/160Z to be a PB210 but it isn't. The Japanese 1600 Sunny Excellent coupe is a KGB210 and the 1400 a KHB210 so it seems logical for the Z to be the same.

In Nissan engine codes, a long wheelbase is usually denoted by a G prefix (as in GC110 vs C110) but it seem in the case of the B210 the G (or H) prefix denotes engine size instead. I checked the wheel bases in a Japanese Sunny Excellent brochure and a 120Y brochure and they look to be the same at 2340mm. I'd wager the revised frontal styling is still therev to add a little length to the engine bay to accomodate the L series though.

I'm not normally a big fan of B210's but I'd have that yellow 160Z in my collection like a shot! Most awesome

-Ed

Yeah, basically the blocks are the same and you can convert FWD to RWD and vice-versa but if you go with a FWD engine you'll end up having to source a bunch of parts with which to fit it unless you want to fabricate the mount brackets etc yourself. The FWD DE's have a poorer intake design the RWD ones and of course the exhaust manifold points vertically downward so you'd need to find a replacement. Probably not worth the hassle unless you can get all the other bits easy.

-Ed

Like Steve says, might be FWD A series one...they have a different number of teeth on the gear to RWD's.

-Ed

I initially ran a welded diff in my S13 for drifting and it does the job but it's still not as good as the proper 2-way LSD I fitted later. The LSD gave more control through transitions and made the car more predictable. It was easier on the driveshafts too!

I ran a locked diff in my 510. It's great for drag racing but that's about all. It actually drives pretty well on the street but you have to treat it with respect in the wet. I don't think I'd ever recommend it. When my SR goes in I'm fitting an LSD with it. Car's with IRS like the 510 can get away with an open diff up to reasonable power levels I find but live axle cars are just plain annoying, spinning the inside wheel out of corners. To a degree running lots of roll resistance up front with a soft rear setup helps a bit but I think for anything with a bit of go an LSD is essential.

The only car I've had with a locker is my AMC Javelin. It's really very agricultural

-Ed

THIS has got to be one of the dumbest people i have ever seen on a forum yet

There's plenty of LHD B10's in Scandinavia so I'd think if anyone was stuck for coupe e-brake bits that's be the place to get them.
Curiously my '69 RHD sedan has a floor mounted lever

-Ed

Looks more like a manual trans mount for a B210. It's not listed in my parts catalogues so maybe a US market specific part?

-Ed

Topgear, could you send an H165 overseas?

-Ed

I'm in the same boat as you guys in the US. Utes weren't sold here or anywhere else in Northern Europe however I have found two so far. Both are SA built ones. The first one was a real basket case and I still haven't finished trying to piece the body back together but 18 months ago I found a guy who owned a much better one. I gave him parts to get it on the road and three weeks ago he called me to ask if I'd like to buy it. Joy! It went straighht into my workshop for a rebuild and so far it looks like this...




Prior to finding this one I had even considered importing a ute from SA but I can't really afford to do that. I also wondered about importing just a bodyshell to help with that but again the cost would most likely be too much. I have time but not money so restoring what I already have is the only way. I wonder, if you imported a bodyshell and the ute specific parts like tail lights and rear glass, if you could build it up using everything from a 4 door sedan and register it as you might a kit car... using the original donors identity. That might get you around some of the legalities. I don't how the law on this kind of thing works that side of the Atlantic.

-Ed