I currently have my 81 Datsun 210 Deluxe wagon with the A15 motor 5spd from California, It was taken cared of pretty good 210,000 miles.... Time to replace the engine... I recently acquired an A14 out of a 310 off of ebay... should i just plop the A14 from the salvage yard in there.... Got a quote from a shop that labor would be $350. does this sound reasonable, The A15 motor currently in it has worn out piston rings, I recently replaced the head at a shop within a year ago, so its no burnt valve. Any ideas to do to the A14 I have before taking it to the shop, Any comments would be apppreciated... I live in Indiana, so everyone loves the car cause its not a rust bucket,
Am I correct in thinking that since the blocks are the same they can take my crankshaft and install it onto the A14, hence making it still an A15... or will it just not work like that.... Ideas... anyone?