No life (a.k.a. DattoMaster)  
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How quickly do you need one? If you aren't in a huge rush, they turn up in the classifieds section here (and also worth checking ozdat.com in their for sale section) regularly enough. It might take 3 months to grab one, but almost certainly not 6-12 months.
They also tend to turn up on ebay.
If you need it way sooner, there's a japanese wrecker (by which I mean a wrecker who specialises in japanese cars, not a wrecker who is originally from Japan, or one that is currently operating in japan.) - anyhoo they are in Adelaide, but they tend to have a15s when i've enquired periodically in the lsst few years.
The only catch (beyond the light hassle of getting it from Adelaide to Sydney) is that they aren't cheap. I think the last time I asked it was around $750-800 for an a15 that was (almost certainly) something along the lines of 'currently runs, and would go straight in as is, but would probably benefit from a reco at some point'
In contrast, if you wait around here, you'll be looking at about $450-600 for a good but suit reco one.You'll even find from time to time a 'recently rebuilt' or semi race spec a15 comes up for sale, and the sale price is higher than the 'suit reco' prices, but when you do the mathe on it, if you purchased the suit reco a15 then rebuilt it, it'd cost far more than the already rebuilt one for sale, so those low mileage recently rebuilt ones can be a sensational value for money type of deal
About the only other option is to do the rounds of any local (for you) diy 'take the parts off yourself' wrecking yards. You'll almost certainly not find an a15 in an early small datto, but instead look for nissan vanettes. They came with various engines, including diesels, but also a12 and a15 (not sure about a14, haven't seen one in a vanette, but haven't seen a thousand vanettes either). Anyway - if they have the a15, you'll likely get it for well under $100 (which is way below market value, but those sort of wrecking yards tend to do a one size fits all pricing breakdown). SO if it has the a15 - bewdy. BUT if it only has an a12 in there, don't get too disappointed, because this will also mean that the diff is a h165 (the later 1200 utes ran them, the early coupes/sedans etc had the smaller h145. So the diff itself out of the vanette isn't a full swap (axle length and stud pattern different for starters). But the DIFF CENTRE will bolt into a 1200 H165 diff. And importantly, this h165 diff in a vanette with a12 motor is a 4.88 ratio. This is a highly sought after ratio for racers using an a series engine. So you could potentially literally swap such a diff centre for a suit reco a15. Or alternatively you could sell the diff and then use the money to buy said a15
Posted on: 2012/4/9 9:46
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