Datsunrides

Hey all, car didn't sell at auction but made a deal after the fact and it was sold for what I was looking to get. The kicker is the car is on it's way back to its home, Japan. One less coupe in the states now. I delivered the car to the buyer in Sacramento CA (6 hour drive) and he drove it the rest of the way to Los Angeles. Definitely no trailer queen here, and with the original 1400 wet sleeve engine no less. Going to miss her but it's on to the next project.

When you are dealing with almost non existent cars, you gotta do what you gotta do to get what you need. I was set to drive from CA to OK to get a rusty GL coupe parts car that had a couple parts I needed and the seller wouldn't ship even if I was willing to pay. Got to AZ then had to head home due to a bad ice storm in OK. Ended up having to pay a guy to trailer it out to me.

Nope, Datsun 1200.

I will have to work on posting the pics. Too many MB to directly attach. The roadster valve is 5/8" x 5/8". That and have you priced roadster stuff lately? (have one of those in the garage also)

So, after around 4 years of doing nothing but home improvements projects to the old and new houses, I finally got around to doing a needed project on the old girl. At the time I put her back together, there was a coolant leak coming from the heater somewhere. Since it was close to the JCCS show and I didn’t want to deal with it right then, I just bypassed the heater. Fast forward to now and I got some time to address the issue. Doing some testing confirmed I had both a leaking heater valve and heater core! So out came the box and I first wanted to check the heater core. After getting it out and testing in a bucket of water while filled with air it turned out to be a small crack in one of the side tanks. A little heat and solder fixed that. The bigger problem is the valve. I know these are at this point basically non existent. I did have a spare heater box but of course that valve was also leaky. There are universal valves out there, but they are either cable operated or vacuum operated but the main thing was they all seem to be 5/8” connections where this car has 1/2” hoses. I know you can adapt the hose but I wanted to see if I could find a cleaner solution that would be as close to bolt on as possible, short of finding a NOS piece. Turns out the solution for me was in the garage next to the Subaru. A Datsun 1200 heater valve. While not a bolt on, it does have the correct 1/2” inlet / 5/8” outlet in a 90* configuration. Best thing is they are still readily available. Ordered a new one and swiped the one on the car to modify for the Subie. Here are the pics of what is involved in making it work in the stock location. Basically welded the 1200 valve to the Subie bracket.

Here are the hubs. Sending you a PM.

I have no idea if Loyale stuff interchanges. Give me a bit to dig them up and look at them and get a shipping quote. What is the zip?

If the hubs are the same as those for a 73' coupe, I have a set. The wheels bearings should be available at rock auto. I am also assuming you are speaking of front wheel parts.

Based on the larger pics it looks like the 71 is a new motor based on the look of the machined surfaces, but cant tell if small or fat case. Does it have the 2 rectangular ports on top of the motor like the 63? The 63 is harder to tell. The SOA sticker may mean new, but the condition of the cases and studs may mean rebuild. This is a later closed deck 1400. There is also what looks to be damage to the crank pulley from being dropped or roughly handled. (the busted crate is also an indicator) Of some concern is both engines are not sealed up and may need to be cleaned up inside before using. I'm going to shoot you a PM about the 1400.

I think we need the following info to more accurately give you an idea, -Are these brand new or rebuilds? If there are numbers such as .030 or such stamped on the pistons they are probably rebuilds. If they say STD they may be new. Any corrosion in the water jackets would signal a rebuilt motor. -Are these just short blocks? No heads? -Is the EA63 a closed or open deck block? May be interested in the EA63 BTW.

I’m heading up Friday morning from the roseburg area but probably passing by Corvallis on 5 around 10am as I’m hoping to not have to deal with Portland traffic.

Well, I still work down in the bay area for 6 months out of the year so not yet a "full time" resident, but hopefully in 2 more years. I do really like the pace of life up here. Totally different from the rat race down south.

2 1/2 years later LOL

Just purchased my ticket. Can’t wait!