A little different in this photo from the initial post. I put the filter from the A12 back on the rocker cover instead of the pipe venting it to the catch can. Basically it wasn't long enough and ran too close to the throttle linkage.
This is a temporary measure until I get some longer hose.

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Some pics. Maybe?

OK. Bent inlet stud.

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I felt an electric fuel pump would be a better option anyway for the twin carbs so it wasn't really an issue. A mate of mine owed me a favour and he had a brand new one in the box so it worked out well.

The engine mounts are home made, not flash manufactured ones. I had to notch a corner of the pass. side mount to make room for the exhaust manifold which runs extremely close to the idler arm mount and the bellhousing. I guess I could be trying to do pics instead of sitting on datsun1200.com ......


@MrSturdee - It's exactly people like you I was hoping to help. Thanks for the reply.

Custom mounts are somewhat rare. Can you post photos of the mounts?

I never had issues with fuel pumps in the a15 I had before l16.

As for dizzy I do the same but use a screwdriver to make sure its at tdc.
Found out my Falcon has flat tops from this.
If you get the plug rotor position wrong sometimes easier to just move the leads around on the cap then reinstall dizzy.

Hi, I also had an issue with the engine mount and the fuel pump. From memory I cut the stud down as short as possible (the one that hits the fuel pump) and used a lock nut without washers. It's a tight fit but this way you can do away with the electric fuel pump.

Just wanted to say thanks for the detailed post, sometimes people like me (or maybe only me) feel too noobish to ask questions like where the crank case vent hose should go (cause its a simple thing but im still learning about these smaller things) to as my a12 engine had it run to the air filter but Im upgrading to an a15 in my datsun soon so just yea thanks for extra info, little things like that help people like me to think about problems im probably gonna run into. Aleo the distributor thingy. Nice job

It was Jeff who supplied the manifold many, many years ago and I can safely say it has never caused me any problems or issues.......




.......EXCEPT that the runners are cast very close to the studs so I had to move the manifold in as I tightened the nuts. If I had the manifold against the head the runners were way too close to fit the nuts on the end of the thread.
Also the flat area cast around the stud hole to allow for the washer/nut to sit flush when tightened didn't really exist. The runner side of the bolt hole is too close so a spring washer sits on a slight angle and if I did the nuts up flush, it would bend the stud away from the runner slightly.


Edit: And thanks for the Manifold info....

That 'GX' manifold is a twin weber pattern one that's been made for years here in Australia. Was originally made by John Taylor, who had his name cast into it. He then sold the molds to somebody else, who changed the name to GX.

Not sure if it's a genuine Datsun GX manifold, and it's hard to tell from your pics, but it has a big GX cast into it hence why I called it a "GX".