kks_john Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 here are some pics of an L20 Distributor modified to fit indo a KA24DE. We will be test firing the engine tomorrow night, so wish us luck! http://www.piratesofslide.com/411/ the engine will use a 4 barrel V8 Carb. I have a 500cfm right now, but I am hoping to use a 390cfm in the long run. I will post some pics of the manifold set up we are using. The Transmission is from a 99 Frontier. the rest of the build is classified for now, but I'll tell you it involves 5-lug hubs and Skyline wheels.:D:D:D Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 looks good jonny! I hope we can get it to fire today! peace. Quote Link to comment
kks_john Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 graaaaaahhhh!! woo! it runs! sounds good too. I'll have vids up tomorrow night, I forgot my firewire cable at my GF's house. Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 that was fun last night! We need to just turn tuesdays into porject nights only and figure out ways for people to carpool out to wherever the projects lie. Sounds good on paper at least. Lol! We made all that noise like a mere 4 minutes before sound curfew. Its going to sound even better when its in the vehicle. peace. Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 What's the advantage of using L20 distro againts the distro on that KA? Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 its a carbed KA, he cant use the stock CAS driven dizzy. peace. Quote Link to comment
kks_john Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 one wire to the dizzy, one huge one to the starter, a big ground, and a signal for the starter. 4 wires is all you need. plus once it's all running it's much simpler and looks clean. plus a huge 4-barrel hanging off a KA24DE is just sexy. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 So how is the oil pump driven? Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Check the link in the first post. Also, far as the oil pump drive the crank takes care of that in all KA's and L-motors. You dont need a dizzy connected to the oil pump drive. Plenty of guys out there not running a dizzy on their L-motors. In this KA's case though its internal and driven directly by the crank, just like an SR or VG. The dizzy is connected to the cams on this engine. peace. Quote Link to comment
kks_john Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 videos mang! first fire. starting fluid. http://www.piratesofslide.com/411/datsun1.wmv second fire. gas. http://www.piratesofslide.com/411/datsun2.wmv best fire. gas. http://www.piratesofslide.com/411/datsun3.wmv Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 Now put it in the car you crazy bastages :lol: Quote Link to comment
kks_john Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 hah! looking at the videos again, we look pretty damn funny. and sound funny. like kids around an interesting bug that won't stop twitching...or something... yeah. the motor was tied to a 2x2...scary. we had the coil sitting on the ground and a battery next to the motor hooked up with jumper cables, a rear suspension bolt from a maxima, and a length of brake line. woo! before the motor goes in, I need to get the new suspension under the car. I should be starting on that by the end of the month. have to talk to kiznook about borrowing his welder for a few days (he'll probably hear about me borrowing it from this post. hehehehe.) and my boss to order in the material for the jigs I need to build for the shortening process. Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 borrow the welder eh? I hate working nights, this is certainly a project I shouldn't be missing Quote Link to comment
kks_john Posted August 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 told you :) yeah, I need to borrow a welder in a couple weeks to jig up the subframes for the suspension. can I borrow yours please. pretty please. cherries? I'll let you borrow my tig welder??? heh:D oh, and you definately should not be missing out on this project. Quote Link to comment
kks_john Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 got the jig build, now I need to actually shorten the bitch. 2 hours for the fixture, probly about 2 for the shortening process. I will take pics of shortening the subframe for everyone. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 That last videos is the best. It looks like you poured a gallon of gasoline down the carb (though I'm sure it was just a tiny bit). Then the fire coming out the engine was nice. But why working in the dark with a flashlight? I thought of burglars coming across a KA and thinking, let's start it, if it's any good we'll take that too! Quote Link to comment
Enjride Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Well thats one way to test fire :D can't wait to see it in the car !!! Quote Link to comment
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