Rusty Dawg

"....interesting to see what it takes to get it done." That makes two of us😀

What do you mean by this? I have a second 1960 221 with an MG 1500 in it with the original Datsun trans and intake/exhaust manifolds.

Well fortunately I didn't have to do a thing and they work great. Three shocks were shot and one was locked in the extended position. Rides like a Caddy now😀

I wasn't able to cross anything with these numbers. I was able to go by measurement and I came up with a pair of Monroe shocks that compress to 10 1/8" measured from the bottom of the top stud to the other bottom of the lower stud vs. mine which are 10" compressed. The new ones extend almost 2" more, but don't think that is an issue or at least I don't believe so. I went with the same shock for both front and back as I couldn't tell anything differences in length between the two. Maybe the rear shocks originally had beefier internals to take the weight? I don't plan to haul much other than garden goods from Lowes or beer kegs for my kegerator, so I should be good. One issue I do see is that the studs on the new shocks are longer and thus the threads may not go far enough to secure them to the brackets. Would running a die to add a few more threads be a bad idea?

Howdy folks, Looking to replace what seem to be the original shocks on my 1960 222 truck and I was curious if anyone might be able to tell me a source for replacements. There seems to be 2 different parts/reference numbers depending on whether it goes on the the front or the rear axle. One of these I could not compress as it was completely locked up. Thanks, Roman

Two of those look similar to mine. How would one go about double checking if one of those might be a match? How educated are the parts sales folks at a Mini Mania? I suppose that I could purchase one and if it isn't a match send it back and try another.

This is some good info mister. Much appreciated.

Hey datzunmike, Are you saying that if in fact I have a trans leak I should just look to replace the two seals? The trans shifts smoothly, but it does leak a lot of trans fluid(gear oil) even when sitting. I had to replace the rear seal a year ago since it completely drained my trans one day and it no longer leaks there. Regards

My 222 is in fact a column shift and the slave cylinder bolts underneath the starter housing on the trans bell housing. If you magnify my trans picture, you can see the shaft under the starter housing.

No sir, this is one of my extra's that's exactly like the one in my truck currently.

Howdy folks, I have assembled all parts needed to rebuild an extra J13 engine, but I don't know where to turn to have the transmission in my 1960 - 222 rebuilt. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. It shifts nicely, but leaks trans fluid so I need to button it up with new seals/gaskets. Thanks.

Ok, I'll try that. I had bought an extra one as you mentioned to use on a Nikki carb. I did see another plunger on amazon on the same page as the link you shared. Did you by chance try this one already? It is the same diameter and has a spring. https://www.ebay.com/itm/113889779267?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D240418%26meid%3De9e028771edb486d9d2b9b7882e3a0b1%26pid%3D101196%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D113598974867%26itm%3D113889779267%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWebWithSearchFilterPromotion&_trksid=p2047675.c101196.m2219&amdata=cksum%3A113889779267e9e028771edb486d9d2b9b7882e3a0b1|enc%3AAQAHAAABEDNdRuflTEDzBfTKX%2BqmXH8pf%2B8V9puPczI5H7qtyLlQg%2FPd3LbQ9nGE%2BOPvEM%2FBkrrZqk%2BWE480G9zjGUHm3cDk1eiC%2B%2B4Oog90srhtR2ahXQxTob%2BbPAu3YhhHlrBhAWpvVC7B6VwaRjZIbGvDyKaAo%2F2Jpv4sE7Ne5MgH0N69Sv%2FKBXE5Iu63bidS9Kobmy0mq34Wn5oabhMXAHMCMvbcvz4CwUsDLuqx%2FvMlGEBt64zZbBorigZUt8iWA2D5YW5%2FO13kyWznfUNTPL1tHFwdCe9cKtwssAGnH4Q1xpjA8QbmmJy5TvQGuT8WVRYIYBE03c88dU9tILUljSuVL08Rp6rQfY0UUUq2uxxNbPkM|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675

Not exactly sure how to remove the old one and replace with this one.

Would this person want to sell parts? If possible, can you share the person's contact info?