Enrique20 Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 so i just recently started fixing my datsun. So far all ive done is remove the doors and take off all the weather stripping and old window squeegee felt runners and scrapped the rust off, but only of two doors. And primer-ed them. so far so good but. but one thing that seem like it would be a big challenge is the body work on the right side its bad. And i can find a head since the one i have is very corroded. so i have one major problem i cant find an l16 cylinder head. =\ anyone have any advice on where i can find one? [/url] Damaged side Quote Link to comment
Enrique20 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Does anyone know where i can find an L16 head? Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Post in the parts wanted section.. You'll have 10+ heads if you want. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 As for repairing that damage, it might be best just to cut it out and replace with straight metal from a donor car.. But I'm not a body guy or a structural engineer. Quote Link to comment
Enrique20 Posted May 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 yeah thats what i was thinking of doing. getting a donor datsun and use it for parts and sheet metal. Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 I'm just curious, how can you tell the head is all coroded? It looks like it's still on the motor ;) Quote Link to comment
Enrique20 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Well when it first broke down on me on the freeway I opened the hood and steam and water where coming out of the carburetor so the next day after o brought it home o took it apart looked at the underside of the head and sure enough the cooling system holes where twice the size, so o tried buying a new gasket set and tried to run it, it ram for about five minutes and the the same thing happened, so I took it off again, checked it and the head on both the bottom and intake manifold are extremely corroded so I gave up and just laid the head on top of the block. And that is why the head is on the block with the cover on it. on a side note o made a trip to the junk yard today and scored a Neely rebuilt L20B from a 76 datsun pick up today, new timmimg chain, gas pump, rockers eater pump and dizzy. Moe all ok looking for is a five speed tranny thatl fit the l20 Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted May 3, 2013 Report Share Posted May 3, 2013 Ahhh... That answer that :) I wouldn't trash your old L16 head though. You can take it to a machine shop and they can weld those coolant holes completely shut. I do that on some of mine, as all those really do is help warm up the intake manifold for cold morning starts and assist the choke process for the carb. On race motors I don't run any choke, so they are useless to me. ;) it's your call though, I just thought I'd throw that out there for ya. On a side note... Did you by chance forget to put a bead of silicone around those holes on the gasket, before you installed it. I've done that before and the gasket will leak coolant almost immediately. :( Quote Link to comment
Enrique20 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 ok so does any one know what carb this is? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152395968245961&set=pcb.10152395970825961&type=1&permPage=1 Quote Link to comment
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