burrito213 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 i was looking for stuff to do to this truck i have and up popped a convo that said you can make an electronic ignition or distribution for a datsun but i kept reading other engines. or the pics went bye-bye then i saw you can but you have to adjust your timing and, well, i havent timed an engine since 2002. anyhoo, is it possible for me to do this to my J15?.... i heard all the positives from some of the treads i read but i dunno any help? :huh: can anyone lead me to the water? Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Yes. It can be done. I did it to my 320. You have to use parts from both dizzys to make it work. You have to swap the distributor drive and use the J series dizzy timing plate iirc. Mklotz had a write up on it. That's where I got the idea. Edit-I did this mod on an E series engine but I think the J series are pretty similar. I have both the E and J series engines but it's been forever since I've messed with them. Quote Link to comment
burrito213 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 would i need somethng like this? http://www.bonanza.com/booths/hot_spark/items/Electronic_Ignition__Honda_Nissan_Datsun_Mazda_Subaru Electronic Ignition Conversion Kit Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I used one of these. Just swap the distributor drive at the bottom with the one on your truck. I don't think the pedestal is needed. I did the swap a while back but i ended up selling the distributor since I'm probably going to drop an L16 in the truck. Quote Link to comment
burrito213 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 yeah. im looking for the write up but only saw AZhitmans on Nico but his pics are no show. it was an old thread. Quote Link to comment
burrito213 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 what type of dizzy is that jefe? or dizzy i need to swap with? Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Since the J15 is a copy of the British BMC B-series engines (as used in the MGB) you might be able to do what they do to get EI. I am not sure what that is but I remember reading it somewhere. Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 what type of dizzy is that jefe? or dizzy i need to swap with? It's a basic matchbox dizzy like the ones from a 1979 620 or 1981 720's. It's the dizzy most people use when going EI on their L series engines. I'm pretty sure I have an extra if you have trouble finding one. You'll find them on here from time to time as well. Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 yeah. im looking for the write up but only saw AZhitmans on Nico but his pics are no show. it was an old thread. I took a quick look for mklotz70's write up but couldn't find it. Maybe he has it saved on his CPU somewhere. Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hi Burrito, Scroll down this is Mike Klotz's write up for moddine1 & J distributors. http://community.ratsun.net/index.php?showtopic=393 Let me know what distributor you need for parts. I just stashed a 1980 310 A15 distributor at the Junk yard on Saturday. Sorry I have not had time to get pictures of you manifolds, They are safe in my garage. I hope you can make it to Phoenix for Chrismas. The 320 at the wrecking yard I was telling you about does not have an engine or a transmision in it. There are several A15s available but I here the A swap is difficult. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Also, if you have the original J15 dist (or a J13 that's 1968 or newer) you can use the pertronix 1741 in it. I don't know if the older 66-67 J13 dist works, I don't have one to compare. Quote Link to comment
burrito213 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 thanks for all the help people... i will do the research on the parts this holiday weekend. i really didnt want to open up another thread on this issue but it is helping me a lot. thank you. @ charlie, no worries amigo. you are good people. i hope your truck is looking cooler by the day. ;) Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Hi Burrito, Scroll down this is Mike Klotz's write up for moddine1 & J distributors. http://community.rat...p?showtopic=393 Let me know what distributor you need for parts. I just stashed a 1980 310 A15 distributor at the Junk yard on Saturday. Sorry I have not had time to get pictures of you manifolds, They are safe in my garage. I hope you can make it to Phoenix for Chrismas. The 320 at the wrecking yard I was telling you about does not have an engine or a transmision in it. There are several A15s available but I here the A swap is difficult. Hi there Guys, One of the Elec. ignition write ups is in Mike Klotzs original NL320 thread, the one charlie has a link to above. I put an A15 in this former 1965 L320 I had, it was a great truck till that kid hit me head on, I had to manufacture all the mounts from scratch to install the A block, but it fit in there nice, it even had dual SUs, which made it move compared to the 1200 that it came with. wayno Quote Link to comment
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