My only concern with that is the price and future availability of parts.
Otherwise that sounds like the best/simplest option as I don't have any
experience with engine transplants. Another factor is that it would be
very difficult if not impossible to find a U20 with trans and drive shaft
around these parts.
A couple of questions:
1. What is a L20B from?
2. What is a KA24 from? a truck? (2.4L? 4 or 6cylinders?)
3. How common are these engines and are they fairly easy to fit into a
roadster? (anyone done one before?)
I think that the VG30 would be just a little too big for me but a KA24
sounds like a good option.
Matt Peterson
'68 1600
Zimmerman, MN
On Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:17:42 PDT ben.herman@excite.com writes:
>Matt,
>
>Rob is right. If you use the radiator, engine, transmission, starter,
>engine and transmission mounts and driveshaft, the Datsun 2000
>drivetrain is
>a straight bolt-on replacement for the 1600. The only body alteration
>you
>have to make is to cut the transmission tunnel about 3" to account for
>the
>different location of the 5-speed shift lever. I've done this swap,
>and it
>works great.
>
>It may not be exotic, but it's straight-forward and you gain quite a
>bit of
>power. Save a more-complex, more- expensive engine swap for another
>day.
>
>Ben Herman
>Richmond, VA
>
>1968 1600 with U20
>
>
>
>
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