Crom Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hey Datsun brothers and sisters. I'm reaching out to the community because I am about ready to start my build. I bought a complete rehab from a dude in Escondido that I finally managed to get repapered, so title is now clean and I can proceed. I live in the San Diego area and need contacts, advice, everything. I will post pictures here next week, have to upload them. I have some really cool ideas. I want a KA swap, and I need to know how to get that low, but still driveable level stance. Please help a brotha out!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Dolomite Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 My advice is get the L running if you can and enjoy it while upgrading brakes and suspension. They're fun little engines, you can twist the dogshit out of them and they don't care. Welcome to Datsun ownership. 1 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Welcome, a ka swap might be more involved if u have a j series, if u have l series engine its not too hard 1 Quote Link to comment
oldskoolvws Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 It doesn't exist without pictures. Welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 lol. Pics will be up quick like, I want a fuel injected KA. Nothing crazy I just want to cruise in reliability. The L that is in it only has the bottom end and I dont want to rebuild it. I'll pull it out and sell whatever I don't need. Yeah, I towed it home, hasnt run since the 80's. Complete redo. I wanna make the engine bay super nice. Like I said pics forthcoming!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 L motors are very reliable 2 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Oh yeah, grew up driving them. Only I love the look of that flat top inside the engine bay. 1 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I think your intentions are to go out and pick on your local honda kids in thr highways with a ka 1 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I'm a dad, those days are over bro. lol. My 16 year old might be tempted though, hahah 2 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Im gonna be a dad and those days im working on to be over haha, but with pics we will know what engine it has, also with a ka it will go thru the gears very quick if you have the 4.88 diff 1 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 That is why I'm here, you guys know all this stuff. Super helpful. Thanks. Pics by tomorrow. or tonight 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 A '69 L521would be the last year the J13 engine was used. '70 was the first year the PL521 had the L16 engine. Not that it matters if you are engine swapping but... The ''69 will have a 4.875 ratio rear end. A bit high for a KA swap. The '70 was 4.375 still a little hairy. 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 1968 May: 521 minor change introduction 1969 July: L16 engine introduction for PL521 All 1968 521 had J13 engine, as well as early 1969: the J13 sheet metal for the radiator is easy to remove and allows you to drop L-series engine into, it even has the holes for the L series radiator install. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 More than the early '69s had the J13. The '69 model year runs till June '69 so all '69s have the J13 engine. The '70 model year starts July '69 till June of '70 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Model Year vs calendar year 1 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 How do I upload pictures on this thing? Still finding more pics of everything I have and the truck, But here are some picks of when we got her into the backyard. 1 Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm having trouble seeing the pics. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Model Year vs calendar year Yes. When you say you have a '70 521 you are saying it would have a build date between July '69 and June '70. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/crom1985/media/IMG_9637_zpsrw1jpc3u.jpg.html?o=7 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Dude, Photobucket sucks... I posted the link to the pic, just as a test, and it doesn't even appear on the thread! 1 Quote Link to comment
Crom Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 She's a blank slate ready for some lovin' 1 Quote Link to comment
datson4life Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Mine is in that exact state right now, i thought i was looking at mine in the floorboards pic 2 Quote Link to comment
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