*updated*

thanks pro-240, & melissa, was very very helpful to wet my appetite for my idea of putting a 12A into a 1200 wagon.

Now ive never owned a 120y so basically what are the differences that i would expect to come across while putting the 12a into the 1200 as compared with the 120y?.

so now i've rather got no idea thanks to melissa about mounting the actual engine. we can always get tips of the guys in the workshop, but we want to do a large part of the actual conversion work ourselves, just personal reasons, but we're going to do it right also so there will be alot of consulting other parties. anyway now i ask for pictures, seeing as many a person thinks "rotary powered 1200's are the most common thing" show me some pictures please, they would be a great help, personally ive only seen 2 datsun around here with rotary's in them so theres not many people around here i can ask specefic questions to.

So basically i wont be able to simply add rx7 mounts to the original b110 xmember because the engine will sit to far back, right? if this is right then will a completly new member have to be made up and be place more towards the front of the car and then have the rx7 mounts on this new xmember? what is the timing cover and how is it that people say it can be used for the conversion?
wondering what the mounts here are, and how this would roughly compare in a 1200.
mounts

which gbox would you reccomend?

line the chosen gearbox up and custom make a xmember to fit, would the xmember sit in the same place of the original b110's? bang out the tunnel slightly, or would you reccomend on cutting and welding? the idea of banging seems very rough, but then when you say "minor" how minor do you mean exactly (this being a manual 1200 trans tunnel)

what dramas am i going to face with tailshaft length, in accordance with driveshaft, shortened tailshaft for driveshaft and lengthened driveshaft for diff? which diff to use? use the internals of a hilux diff?

what would be the situation with exhaust? use the original rotary exhaust manifold then custom made all the way through from there?

i would most likely just get a radiator and oil cooler custom made with twin or single electric fans for the radiator, need a tacho and oil pressure gaurges. quad barrel carb will do me fine.

wiring up should not be too much of a mission, an early rx7 manual should help in that department.

for port i would most likely go with a half bridgey or mild,, that way i can have a little bit extra performance with a nice big pulsing sound emitting at idle.

which model would i best be sourcing a 12a from (ive heard twin dizzy models are a pain, which series are they from?)

now i know this is alot of questions and it i have no idea as to what im going to expect but this is just to get some answers to my baisc questions that i have, i very much appreciate it.
also if there is anyone else who has placed a rotary of any kind into a 1200 your information,experiences, hassles and dramas would be very greatful.

also, if you think a wankel in a datsun is "unethical" then please dont bother to reply and could you please click the "x" button located at the right of your browser, thanks.

i love the sound of a rotary, so the reason im wanting to do the conversion, is for the sound not performance at all, the engine internals will be looked at by several people i know who own a workshop that deal specifically with rotarys, if a rotarys internals are done right and properly they function and last, i have witnessed this personally.

thanks again to everyone.