Does anyone know what sort of vehicle a Datsun J15 (1483cc?)motor from 1978 is out of?
The reason I ask is a have spotted one in my automotive class at college. The only reason they have it is to demonstrate the internal camshaft and pushrods, so I was going to offer them
a couple of hundred dollars for it, OR if I can get away with it I will ask if I can swap their J15 for one of my A12 motors!
The only other problem I have come across is, seeing as I dont know what sort of car/ute its out of I dont know where I will get a gearbox from!:( I also need to get differnet parts for
it (bolt on bits like water pump etc).
I would love to fit it in my coupe so I can get more cubes :) and I would build it up to take twin webers or something! :)

Thanks for any help

Simon

Stay right away from the J15 engines they came in the 1500 table top utes really old ones. They only have 3 main bearing caps and have a cast head from memory !! the A12 would
go better and last longer. I had a mate who worked in a wrecking yard & mechanical shop they where always keeping him in work either bearings wearing out or many other probs.
Stick with the A series can cop a floging and go better for longer.

Stick to the A series! The J15 are gutless. My mate who is a mechanic had a flat tray ute with the J15 in it and it gave him heaps of trouble, plus it
had no power.