Leave it as is harry and just sort braking and handeling. If you get bored then add L

jaw dropping wheels and awesome manifold setup
facet pump &h 5 spark plugs its got the works!

got a quote on a set of these in 13x7 and 8" too. 3 piece wheels made in the UK. Might have to wait a while before I can justify the expense, but they are all sorts of awesome!

I'll say it again - This one definitely won't be raced. Just a nice mildly modified cruiser.

Here's the engine bay currently. A14, extractors, and 32/36 Weber on big Roland manifold. I've got a few bits of wiring and plumbing to tidy up in the short term before worrying about whether to drop a mild L series in there :P

Plan is to keep this one long term, so there's no rush. It makes me smile driving it just the way it is to be honest. Thinking about taking it to the nostalgia cars drive in night this weekend hehe

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How about sidedraft fed Euro supercharger on L18 cranked L16
with small rectangular plenum on twin weber manifold?

http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php? ... t=7541&hilit=supercharged

bloody hoons! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxFyuqapT-4

Do it harry, l18 rev monster. You know you can put it back to stock later on if need be

LOL this is what happens when you toy with the Y factor.

Just out of curiosity I weighed up many L, CA and A series bits and the
L16 was equal to an A15. A12 block was 7kg lighter but if you lighten
the crank, rods, flywheel and use heavier L head theres only around
15kg more than an A series & 8kg more for a stumpy 71B box vs 5 spd 60s.

L is the way

It actually drives really nice, and handles surprisingly well. I didn't exactly push it, but it turned in so sharp in the twisty mountain roads where he lived when left his place. And that was on the 155s! hehe Not much body roll either surprisingly. Definitely feel lighter and more nimble with the A series. But you can't beat the extra grunt and effortless power of the L series, combined with cheap readily available 5spds for much better highway cruising, it really is the way to go I reckon.

Definitely get some current photos up soon. Apart from the engine, it's just as immaculate as it was before, only the rust in front edge of bonnet lets it down. I'll have to fix that soon.

It is a convoluted thread:
Look for 210 or 310 coupe for a track car project
Buy blue 120Y coupe - clean it up and find it's too good to race
Buy yellow 120Y 2dr sedan with A14, weber and 5spd, which gets turned into the L20B track car.
Sell blue 120Y coupe to a mate to fund 2dr sedan project :(
Sell 2dr sedan engine to fund project - ends up in the blue 120Y coupe
Build and race 2dr sedan :)
Sell 2dr sedan to another mate :(
Regret it. Look for another Datsun.
Buy 720 ute. :/
Swap 720 for original blue 120Y coupe with the old engine out of the yellow 2dr sedan :D
Other mate gives me the S13 brake upgrade back off the 2dr sedan after he upgraded his brakes, as well as the 175lb 260Z King Springs, and the spare Stanza 5spd I gave him when he bought the car.

This is one of the complicated threads Harry, knowing what you know and have had then driving the thing stock as a rock to appreciate its factory engineering and features yet still having the urge to go to the Excellent level or performance.

This is my fave Y shape and owned a pristine beige low km one I couldnt bring myself to do modify had just over 46,000km back in 1998 sold it to a young guy who managed to wrap it around a pole testing the A12 with his P plate skills on a rainy night.

Almost a year ago was going to buy a 4 door excellent with all original L14 but really wanted the coupe for the styling.

This blue one is obviously asking for your attention. Can we have a perv of the engine bay with the rowland mani setup?

lol yeah I probably will too... they're just so much better with L series and 5spd in my opinion.