Quote from a wrecker when he was telling me about the 5 speed he had in his 1200 ute
"They are rare as chicken's lips mate..."

I still got a 4 speed. Idealy I would like a 5 speed, but they are too rare in Australia. and if you do find one they will be overpriced. And, as (rumour says) mos tof the 5 speeds in Australia have the same ratio 5th gear as 4 speeds have 4th gear.

I am probably wrong about that though. Feel free to correct me.

Lobster, I think your wrecker may have things around the wrong way. Most of the 5 speed boxes are actually overdriven in 5th gear. The 1:1 5th gear (same as 4 speed) are the rare ones. But I may be wrong.....

check out datrats web site (its in the links) , they have a few there at a reasonable price, they are based in victoria (aust). that is were i got mine from . mine did have a higher overdrive so it does go better on highways, i have never heard of a sunny box that didnt (although hearing about one atleast in tassie is rare anyhow)

I am planning to put a toyota T50 5 speed in mine, which makes sense seeing I plan to install a toyota 4age twincam down the track. does anyone know who makes the conversion kits? I heard there is some people in sydney called dellow , but I can't find anything on the web about them

cheers

Tom.

after quick search found this in a site:

For conversion information please contact Dellow Automotive:
Fax +61+2+9774 4783 (24 hour) Address fax to Jeff Dellow, or to Danny
Phone +61+2+9774 4419 or +61+2+9774 3873 Time-zones- to ring them? Approximately 7pm-3am in NYC, 5pm-1am in Denver, and 4pm-midnight in LA.
Physical address: 37 Daisy St, Revesby, Sydney. Mail to: PO Box 43, Revesby North, NSW 2212 AUSTRALIA
Price at Feb 2002 is A$595 for kit. This is approximately US$310 (plus shipping, guess 15 kg with yoke)
Very Basic web site - http://www.dellowauto.com.au/

ok,
so can someone tell me what would be the most sensible engine conversion for my car, something that's not too hard to install and not too slow or expensive either
any sujjestions?????

its simple if you want a straight forward answer and want to stay nissan, oterwise options are endless

low budget $90-3000
a-14 or a-15
a-14 provides higher revs/ a-15 more tourqe
what do you want it for, i guess if your gonna use the tray to carry something heavy some tourque would be good

$3000-6000
a14 or a15 with all the mods and go fast bits aswell as a straight as body fresh paint big mags loud stezza

higher budget $6000-15000
ca18det maybe sr20det (lot harder arguably no better)

above $15000
would you really want a 1200 worth that
try checking out some skylines preffreable save some more cookies and get GTR

p.s. i said as low as $90 cause i picked up an a-14 block at the wreckers for that and arguably i could bolt that in for nothing, not including gaskets and oil though

does anybody have the wiring diagram for an electronic dizzy out of a B210? I bought it off some guy that was using it in his 1200 ute, but havent been able to find one for love nor money. (eg ignition module, ignitor etc)
btw there is some cool pics of modified dattos on : www.datperform.com

Thanx alot 1200 rally car, ur answer has made far more sense to me than most others, i am not going to use my datto to haul stuff around in so i dont need much torque.
a friend of mine put a l20 engine in his 1600 and said it was a bolt in, it went hard, would it bolt straight into a 1200?
i wouldnt mind putting in an l20 for the same reason, would it be more work and more expensive than an a14/a15?
does an l20 generally mean it will go any harder than an a14? what is the easiest to put in?
i gather that an a14 is a more practical choice what are some good options for an a14? my price range is about $3000
-thanx for healp again

Hey Osmo - an L series motor would be a whole bunch of work, weight and expense. Stick with an A14 or A15 - you can get them pumping out more than enough HP for the street or track. Are you in Sydney? If so we can show you a couple of projects to give you an idea.