Does anyone know where or who I can buy a L series engine from, preferrably L18 or L20B. I am convinced this is the smartest way to go for my 1979 Datsun 1200 ute, and I am going to try and do the work myself, so be prepared for a lot more questions!

should be easyenough to get, but from memory your better of with the L18 as the L20 is taller and becomes hard to fit. think L18's can be bored to an L22 anyhow?

> Does anyone know where or who I can buy a L series engine from

Yes, check the classifieds. You want a 180B or 200B (Datsun 610) that is for sale cheep. Could be rusty, you just want the running gear.

ive got a complete L series setup thats kinda forsale...not the cheapest but will make more power than any other NA L series your likely to ever have

Could you give me more info on exactly what you have to offer and how much youd be asking? cheers!

engine, L18 stroker built for rallying. made 130rwhp and did a 14.7 in my heavy 1200, has near new ignition stuff and year old HD exceedy 4 puck clutch. engines is complete as taken out of the car
crossmember and sump to suit it in a 1200, sits really really low
rebuilt r30 stumpy box
tailshaft to suit ute diff
radiator hoses to suit camry radiator
accelorator cable to suit 1200
and anything else i can remember that ive got for it

wanting as close to $3000 as possible as i payed a fair bit more than that for just the engine a bit over a year ago

Cheers for getting back to me, I am very interested but I just need to have a bit of a shop around locally first before making a decision! How much would it cost to get it over to WA?

no idea...never had an engine shipped before
think my brother got a whole engine and box with a heap of extras from NSW to VIC for around $100...but thats alot shorter distance

no great rush to sell it really...might go back into the wagon for a bit after rego depending on how far i go with the CA rebuild, and how long i can stand driving round with an A12

No worries pigdog, sounds good, will keep in contact after I learn a bit more!