yellowdatsun Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Today I fabbed up an adapter to mount a Nash Metropolitan carb onto my 62' 312 Bluebirds stock intake. After getting rid of a profusely leaking aftermarket oil cleaner setup, I fired it up. A few pufs, and then it came to life! This car is running the *wrong* L-16 dizzy, and the *wrong* Nash Metro carb, hasn't run for 16 years.........yet it fired and then settled into a nice smooth idle. I was thinking, "Holy crap, it's frickin actually running!" I was so stoked you have no idea. That just made my entire week. Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 amazing. It is always suprising what reasons people park cars for. Let them sit for some one to fire them up years later. My 510 wagon sat for 6 years or so. After a little messing with wiring it started up. Needed a new carb but still amazing how long the motors can sit. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 i agree people park vehicles for the stupidest reasons my 56 chevy was parked because it was leaking brake fluid:blink: i have all new wheel cylinders master cylinder and lines what did it cost me a whole $200 and its all BRAND NEW!!!! $500 for the truck (cause they couldnt fix it) and 200 in hydrolics i got myself a 56 chevy 3/4 ton for $700 try that in autotrader its just not happening anyway great to see it runs who cares if the parts are "wrong" they work dont they? and there is always later to replace things Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 That's awesome man! Congrats! Way to think outside of the box! Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 That's true RATSUN at it's best. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Nice, congrats :cool: Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Mix & matching parts...freakin awesome!! Now to get in good shape for JCCS 09 :D Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Got a vid of it running? Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 congrats! i love it when a "project" fires for the first time. i cant say much though i have parked cars for stupid reasons. mainly MONEY being the reason. my caprice was parked due to bad front brakes. $178 worth of parts and it will be back on the road.caprice is the next project to get running. my wifes 68 dart was parked due to a blown rear diff, which i have the parts for but now needs a whole lot more stuff. so its all good though. Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Hehehehehe......now, whatEVER gave you the idea of using a Nash Metro carb? And where did the carb come from? Not like there's a ton of Nash anything's still around. Quote Link to comment
zerow Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 That's true RATSUN at it's best. AMEN! Nice job on getting her running! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 ...didn't nash use the mg motor...same as datsun did(licensed copy) around the same time?? Do you have pics of up the 312 itself? Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 saweet. pics of the 312 please. nice plate you made there. was it a franz oil filter set up that was leaky? not many 312 around i wonder how many were made. Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 ...didn't nash use the mg motor...same as datsun did(licensed copy) around the same time?? Do you have pics of up the 312 itself? I'm pretty sure he posted a thread a while back when he first got it. If I remember correctly it had a boss 302 sticker on the side of it. :lol: He should repost anyways. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 found it.... http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=6503 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 ...didn't nash use the mg motor...same as datsun did(licensed copy) around the same time?? Do you have pics of up the 312 itself? The Nash Metro used MGA engine and running gear. Kissing cousins to older Datsun engine. Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 ok now i see the pics in the other thread. i would maybe not have used the general section. stuff gets buried lightning fast. Quote Link to comment
agentalpha Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 That's killer, Bro. I salute you. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout! Ya shoulda seen the salesman's face when I told him "I'm putting this Holley 2 Bbl on a Nissan Z24 NAPS engine". He said, "That's not goin' to work, is it?". Tell THAT to the BMW Z3 owners I woke up... I told him, "You need to quit believing everything you read in carcraft". :lol: Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I actually have a Nash Metro intake as well, but it won't fit with the 312's exhaust manifold, and the carb mounting angle is off by a couple degrees. It will bolt right to the engine though. I also have a VW carb I was going to use. I wanted a carb that had parts availability, and was super simple......while the Nash carb parts also aren't the easiest to find, they are still available through Metropolitan specialists for a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment
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