Becky and I got started early on a Saturday morning, and we had the engine in within an hour. We ran into a couple minor snags – the motor mounts on a 411 are ridiculously hard to line up properly, and I inadvertently left the speedometer drive cable off the transmission until after it was […]
1967 Datsun WRL411 Rescue and Restoration (Part 8)
With the suspension and rolling stock completed, it was time to prepare the engine bay for installation of the new engine. Again, we wanted to keep things relatively stock in appearance, but since this wasn’t a complete frame-off restoration, things would have to be done in stages. I started off at the upper left-hand corner […]
Replace RB20 RB25 Ignitor with J30 Ignitor
Well, since I sold my ignitor to a friend who needed one, I was left without one for my RB20. Off to the junkyard I go and find a J30 – to my surprise the ignitor they use looks much like the one for the RB20 – however the similarities end there. While the J30 […]
S14 SR20DET into DOHC S13 Swap
S14 SR20DET into DOHC S13 Swap I hope this is helpful to those interested in doing this swap. Ok, so as most of you know I did this swap recently. I looked all over the internet for people who had done the swap and how to wire it. Well after trying what I found on […]