crossing fingers don't work
just realised that because its now rotating oposite to its design I won't have centrifigal advance plus I will have vac RETARD!!! bummer back to the drawing board

thanks all for your help I was given a electronic dissy off a Suzuki sierra that I modified to fit,had to machine the housing a bit,shorten the shaft,turn the drive gear upside down havent fired it up yet maybe tomorrow,the only thing I've noticed is that it now turns the opposite way to the inteded Suzuki cap markings ie:Suzuki-clockwise/Datsun-anticlockwise but I can see this being a prob after setting timing,fingers crossed!!!

If ucan't find a second hand one try nissan Parts Australia. I enquired about one for my A15 and they quoted $270. It takes 5 weeks to arrive from Japan though. Nissan will ship it to your closest Nissan parts dealer

Its expensive but this one appears as if it will fit on your front mounting datsun, not only that it is also an electronic distributor which should give you trouble free motoring for years to come.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ELECTRONIC ... ories&hash=item2ec1064e99

Item location is Australia so win for you!

Please note I am not affiliated with this seller, I simply am in the same boat as you and have considered this distributor as an option.

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Yes, only the timing plate needs a very simple mod which hand tools can do. See Using Newer Distributor.

after further searching found Bosch JF4 dizzy may have been fitted to early VW's and Alfa Spider's WTF!!& JFU4 fitted to some Fords cant find what the diff is between the 2,tried contacting Bosch Aust but hit a brick wall[no help at all]
So will a later A12[centre dizzy]fit a early[front mount]A12 with out modification?
if not does anyone have a early dizzy for sale?
tks Russ

cant realy tell with that pic as mine has points & no vac advance
tks Russ

Bosch JF4 -- it may be a Ford Fiesta distributor. See http://datsun1200.com/modules/mediawi ... dex.php?title=EI#Ford_1.1

sry no pics but its got "JF4"stamped on it-050 cast just below stamp & BOSCH GERMANY cast on the bottom
tks Russ

Bosch distributors didn't come with factory A12 engines ... however Australian-assembled Bluebirds came with a Bosch distributor 1983-1984.

What are the numbers on the side of the distributor? Got pics?

Bosch distributor from Bluebird modified for A12.