So how far along are you with this Ute? I know you’ve been buying lots of new parts for over the years.

Would love to see some pics.

They certainly did. Not sure what year they started, but I have retractable seat belts in my 1979 and 1985 utes.

Any luck yet? I searched all the piston manufacturers I could think of (Arias, Carillo, Mahle, Endurotec) and also drew a blank.

Surely Nissan must have thought someone would be reconditioning these engines in the future and produced oversized pistons themselves.

Maybe you need to get the block sleeved down to stock dimensions 😡
Or find a suitable piston from another vehicle.

Who’s doing the rebuild for you?

Time for the CA18DE + T build

Nice! Gotta love a Supafatto coil over setup.

As for intake, unlike the CA18, there are some cheapish aftermarket option like Greddy copies that
may give you more clearance.
Otherwise, if you want even more bling and 2.5k less in your bank account check out the Plazmaman ones.

https://golebysparts.au/search?q=Sr20*%20intake*&type=article,page,product

I’ve watched all your YouTube content. Been waiting to see how you went installing those LED headlights…are they in yet? How’s the Coupe going?

Progress yay! I'm looking forward to seeing that SR20DET in the engine bay.

P.S. Nice looking TIG machine, hopefully you'll harness the power and be stacking dimes soon!

Sent you a PM with a link that may assist you in tracking down Simon.

Seconded. It is a fantastic resource and I have searched it many times and pretty much always found what I was looking for.

On the Speeduino, I've watched quite a number of Youtube videos and was keen on an already built one like the 'Dropbear' unit. But I wrote to Speeduino via their website and never heard back. I know the main man behind Speeduino is Josh Stewart who is from Victoria, but seems like you need to buy them either through America or through Aliexpress. Where did you buy yours from?