while im sitting around doing sweet half of buggger all thought i might start a thread.

so i picked her up off a mate as he was moving house and it had been sitting in his shed for 5 years collecting dust. and i needed a new car as i had just sold my navara and missed the smell of a datsun. i used to own a VB10 to those who dont know was my first car when i was 16. lost my virginity in the back of that beast haha.
anyway back on topic
my new ute is a 71 model have started getting all my carbies togeather and hopefully next week she can be moved to the workshop to lift the engine out and give her a freshen up. i was informed on purchase that it had the A14 in it but recently i have discovered its an A14 bottom end with A12 normal head. which i spose is good and bad.
the ute had had a close encounter with a tree when i bought it lucky its still straight just replaced the front quater, bonnet and front apron and it all lines up :)

anyway il keep you posted further.

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lowering blocks showed up thisarvo but i wont get a chance to tinker till friday :( god damn TAFE should aslo have my carbi linkages by then and finnish my paint prep and get some paint this weekend YAY.

ok so i need some help with my SU's and hooking them up i think iv got the fuel in right and the outlet next to it is the overflow? but whats the big one to the top left? and the little one on the back ?


also my block is stamped as an a14 but iv got the a12 head whats the go ? are they all the same block?

i need some inspiration. i woke up thismorning and found a stock 12a front cut for 800 and have wondered weatehr to ditch the A series idea for now and just let it sit in my shed ?

is it an oval port head? its definitely 1.4L

the lil dude is for dizzie vaccum I would have thought and needs a T connector for both
ones before it goes to the dizzie.
The big one is for the rocker cover if not connected yet? otherwise it can be blocked
if already connected. Most connections need to use a T connector.

edit: just saw the manifold afain d1000 so must be round port.
It would have been better to use an oval port head.

If you have a chance to get another cheap round port head ported yourself to before hitting the water jackets and especially the short turn radius. Shave it for 10:1 compression in order to get those big carbs flowing well.

The rallye guys I met some years ago preferred the round port head fully ported and
to the point where they hit the water jackets and they just devcon or steel 2 pack
putty (selleys steel putty) where theyve gone too far and hit water.

nar its a round port head with the a12 studs thats why im rather confused. and their isnt a dizzy vacume on the other carbi atleast not in the same place. :S

you know what really iritates me. people who think bog is the answer to all problems. a previous owner of my ute has damaged the light surround and instead of fixing it properly they just filled it all with bog. i hate finding things i didnt want to no iv gotta get the slide hammer out and the mig and fix it properly.

and also i dont think these pistons will fit my A series DOH !!

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nice ute ,its coming along nicely ,and keep up the good work !!

got my new extractors today they are pretty shmicko' BUT.................my engine mount is in the way so now iv gotta give it the ol 'casey treatment' and modify it a little its only in the way by about 1/2 inch

quick update got my tailgate done today after minor fiddling to get it to fit :) pretty happy.

and my new manifold has been machined on the flanges so i need some sort of spacer or to get the flange on my extractors machined ? i dont know what i should do yet. any help ?

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