hi guys,

i have been looking around for parts for my j13 engine and cannot find any. can anyone give me any ideas as what engine type and and gearbox will fit in my 1969 Datsun 1300 521 UTE as a replacement.


Cheers Mitch

any engine you like if you are willing to change engine and gearbox mounts. an a12 ar a14/15 would be a good start or if you want to go all out go the ca18

do u know where i can get them or where they sell them all should i go to a wreckers

does anybody know any websites that sell datsun parts online for my model ute

I think your probably out of luck for online parts shops. j-series motors are pretty rare i'd say. can you rebuild it? what parts do you need? datsun parts are fairly interchangeable, depending on what you need. try the forums at ozdat as well maybe if you haven't alreadly

http://ozdat.com/forum/index.php

Did US have L16 in their 521s?
if they did you can source the mountings from there and get it sent down here.
anyway you can put any engine if you want to.
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also try joinging this forum Old Datsun Pickup Lovers

they got some info and lots of pics and links for you.

post some pics of your 521, would like to see it

you kinda have me at a loss there datsun1300ute. The car in your avatar you describe as a 521, which is virtually a 1600 ute.... (which i assumed to run the L16)




but you say it runs a j-series motor (similar to a series). which i thought was a 1300, more the older version of the 1200, running the older model a series motor, shown at the top of the forums in the links from Razor. (need to be logged in to view)

Dodgerman, i think i might need you to help me out here...

The U.S. version did run the L-16 motors here then upgraded to L-18 and L-20 motors.

The US spec 521's came with either a 1300 or an L16. I'm pretty sure the 1300 was the J13. I had the L16 version many many years ago.

For the H165 diff fans the 521 series 1300 version came with 4.88 gears, the L16 version had 4:11 gears. I used a 1300 alloy body diff and swapped in the 510 wagon side gears and ran it in the 510 wagon axel in the race car seen in my avi...

Gary

Gary_P has it right. Both the J13 & the L16 were used.

Out of curiosity, where have you tried for J13 parts & what parts do you need anyway?

Servicing your truck with stock parts is not going to be all that easy & my suggestion is to buy yourself a rusted out Series one 910 Bluebird as a donor vehicle & transfer the engine & five speed gearbox from that. I didn't mention the Series two as they have a lot more smog gear to wory about & the Series three with the single cam CA engine, well, we don't talk about those as most people regard the L series as a better proposition.

To make this all work you will need a suitable workshop & a reasonable degree of mechanical knowledge & skill. A Bluebird
workshop manual will be a big help too. If these things are not available to you, then you just might be pushing poo uphill with a pointy stick to do it.

The advantage of buying a whole donor car is that they are often cheaper than just the parts separately, you get everything, including wiring harness, radiator, engine mounts, tail shaft etc. etc. & the L20B is a proven & sturdy workhorse that should fit the chassis without overmuch drama.
If you have the skills & the workshop, then the conversion will be a worthwhile & very cost effective job.

P.S. The J series engines were derived from the old Austin A40 engines, but with everything fixed. They are a basicly good engine, but really should be avoided for anything but a restoration since there are engines available that are so much better for so very llittle money.