matwood Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 so i bought a 69 pl521 recently... i cannot find an L or J series engine anywhere. can we come up with a list of possible engine swaps? ka24e? ka24de? vg30? what are my other options, as finding a used datsun engine is proving impossible in my part of the country. please help. i promise pics of the entire swap if you guys just give me a little of your insight. :) thanks! -madison Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Someone might be able to tell you where you could find your engine if you would tell us where you are. Quote Link to comment
1lo620 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 keep checkin the for sale section. there is usually a engine or 2 poppin up every once in awhile....It also helps to put where your at so people local to you might be able to help...just a thought Quote Link to comment
matwood Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 sorry, im in southeast new mexico. L20B is really what i've been looking for. any other thoughts? Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Check craigslist in NM. I just did some browsing in Albuquerque and came up with a few nice hits. Namely a pristine looking 77 kingcab kc for 1800. Looks immaculate, and of course probably no rust being in the southwest. Just look for any older 620 or early 720 2 or 300 dollar rigs that you can drag home, yank the motor, and call it good. Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 should be able to locate one in AZ or TX as there are a few memebers there. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 depending on how much you want to spend... theres a guy on eBay that sells fully rebuilt L motors... Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 KA24 is a great engine swap for any L-series Datsun. The KA24 are more plentiful than L20B, you might find one cheap. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Say what? Where are you finding all the KAs there ggzilla? I can find 20bs all day long, but usually the KAs I come across are butchered, broken, and half the stuff is missing. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 KA was in millions of Nissan trucks ... L20B was in fewer millions now 28+ years old. Are you limiting your search to only 240SX performance models? Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 No, but it seems there are fewer hardbody 4 cylinders around here in the wrecking yard. I was looking for one and Spaldings doesn't even have a motor for my 93. They show up in PNS every once in a while, but most of the 90+ D21s you find are still running, or being sold broken or crappy for about 800-1500 bucks. Seems like I find twice as many 620s in the yards here as I do hardbodies. Or at least the hardbodies I do find are usually pre 90 with the Z24, which I don't want. Maybe it's a different demographic being Eastern WA. People around here drive it until the wheels fall off, I would think being over on the coast with more high-paying snobbish folks shall we say, would get rid of a mid 90's truck much quicker than the meth-heads over here. :) Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Check your PMs. Quote Link to comment
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