flatcat19 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Jodie Sweetin sure filled out quite nicely! 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Have I missed anything cool? Lol Hope you've been busy working on your car, and the datsun this time. 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Jodie Sweetin sure filled out quite nicely! Sorry, meth. You lose this round. 3 Quote Link to comment
robopineapple Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hope you've been busy working on your car, and the datsun this time. I have it in a 12x30 storage unit at the moment, but I'm technically not suppose to work on it there. All I really have to to is slap some of the vacume lines on, bolt the flywheel and clutch on and drop it in. Just been real busy with work/ girlfriend/ dog/ moving haha Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Anyone know if a carby Z24 manual trans will swap over to a carby Z20 motor with little to no mods? Got no hate for the Auto, Just, well, not Fun or Fast in any way shape or form. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Anyone know if a carby Z24 manual trans will swap over to a carby Z20 motor with little to no mods? As far as it bolting up to the engine, yes zero mods. But since it's coming from a truck, and going into an A10, it is hard to say if fitting it to the car will require zero modification. What did the transmission come from? FYI, a 240SX transmission will also bolt up to that engine. Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 If it's from a 4x4, it also doesn't have a place to mount the speedometer drive gear. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 If it's from a 4x4, it also doesn't have a place to mount the speedometer drive gear. These both sound like deal breakers to me. ^_^ The only one that will bolt in with zero mods is another A10 trans. An 80-83 200SX trans will go, just need a shortened driveshaft and maybe some minor rear mount mods. Same with a long tail 2WD truck trans. Some say certain year 720s have a short tail 5 speed which should be an easy install. Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 For what it's worth, the majority of 4x4 transmissions are short tail. You could use a GPS speedometer. Gearing might not be spectacular, but it would work. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Regular cab 720s have short tail trans. Quote Link to comment
mhub91 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Regular cab 720s have short tail trans. They do? Weird.... I have a 720 / Z series 5 speed and it's a longtail. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Weird.... I have a 720 / Z series 5 speed and it's a longtail. Same here. And all the ones I've seen in the JY... 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Regular cabs. Again, Datsun. They could have been swapped. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 2WD 720s, regular cab. Kevin has gone through a clue of these transmissions. Wayno also has a how-to about swapping that bell with an L 71B bell. Quote Link to comment
Daryl Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Got some 720s at the local yard. Never come accross a A10 or 200sx with a manual. All of them are Autotragics. Z20 pulls great and sounds better. Don't want to swap it out, and when I do, I will be rebuilding it. If I can find a 720 z22 or z24 short tail trans then: 1. It will be a direct bolt on to the motor. 2. with some mods to driveline and member. Sounds doable. Early model year 720s better? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 If I can find a 720 z22 or z24 short tail trans then: 1. It will be a direct bolt on to the motor. 2. with some mods to driveline and member. A short tail should be zero mods to anything. 1 Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Coil overs and adequate brakes are for dweebs. I pulled that crap out and put in some sweet 210 struts with cut springs. Hashtag YOLO. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Coil overs and adequate brakes are for dweebs. I pulled that crap out and put in some sweet 210 struts with cut springs. Hashtag YOLO. Lol. Except I just read your 210 thread. Quote Link to comment
datsunaholic Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 A short tail should be zero mods to anything. 71-series short tail would still need mods to the crossmember. The mount isn't in exactly the same place or have the same bolt holes as the 63 series. Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Lol. Except I just read your 210 thread. Yeah, I'm a dweeb. Car rides like a Cadillac now and hits the bumps stops under hard braking. Pretty sketch. Gonna stick to the back roads Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 71-series short tail would still need mods to the crossmember. The mount isn't in exactly the same place or have the same bolt holes as the 63 series. Yeah, just when you think something "goes without saying" you realize it doesn't. :rofl: Futzing around with any trans swap will require tweaking the mounts. Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Temped to go half inch lower in the front But I should be investing in air shocks for the rear... But I won't need air shocks when I swap wheels... And/Or a midrange cam for super secret stuff coming up... Or 1UZ for another wagon... Or a first gen Cressida... What do? Quote Link to comment
dukerollo Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Moar lower! For air shocks, 79 Chevy truck ones bolt right in. They are useful if you ever need to carry anything. Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Moar lower! For air shocks, 79 Chevy truck ones bolt right in. They are useful if you ever need to carry anything. Nice! Quote Link to comment
Killian665 Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Hey everybody I've bee lurking on the forums for a while now as I just received a free 1980 Datsun 510. I'm realizing that the general concensus is that these cars aren't very common but also aren't very sought after and nobody makes parts for them. I know nothing about Datsuns so I was hoping to learn some things, specifically where to get hard to find parts etc. DatzenMikes posts about the hitachi carburetor actually helped me get it running so I'd like to finally thank him for that since I joined the forum today. Quote Link to comment
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