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Joined: 2006/5/6 6:14
From Arlington, Texas
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Anyone have any pictures they don't mind sharing of a Model A with a 1200 in it?
Rod and Custom mag did an article recently about a Toyota 2T-C or 3T-C engine being put into a Model A. In researching those engines, I stumbled into the Datsun B210 and found this site. (I am not familiar with the Datsun engines at all). Just wondering if the 1200 will pull a tudor well. I am not looking for break-neck speed, as the car is to be a cruiser and not a hot rod. I am looking more fore economy and just an easy to work on and nice working engine and tranny combo. Would I be looking for a '70-'80's B210 or a Datsun truck as the best donor source for a good engine/tranny?
This is certainly a non-traditional street rod set up to consider a foreign engine in a Ford, but I am dead set on doing it at this time. I am tired of the cookie-cutter 350/350, 454, flatties and other engines that I see at every car show. I am looking for something different, that won't break the piggy bank, and that is easy enough to maintain and get parts for. Again, economy and enough power to get it on the super slabs is what I am looking for.
Anyone seen such a set up and have any pics? I'd appreciate any info on what to expect in taking on such a project. I have already begun disassembly of my 1930 tudor. I was thinking of looking over some R20, R22 stuff this weekend, but stumbled into the Datsun site and began looking over the great engine pics. Thanks, Huey
Posted on: 2006/5/6 6:27
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