New Zealand Datsun Club

hey guys i need a motor i can biff in my 180b while im rebuilding the one in it as its finally worn out if anyone can help id muchly appreciate it

Steves (datman310) dad might have one. L esries motors seem to be a bit thin on the ground these days. Murry fullerton on trademe had an L20B and box for sale, but the wanted top dollar for it. Mind you, after you're done with it, it could do supercharged duty in the 510!

Bartman wrote:Steves (datman310) dad might have one. L esries motors seem to be a bit thin on the ground these days. Murry fullerton on trademe had an L20B and box for sale, but the wanted top dollar for it. Mind you, after you're done with it, it could do supercharged duty in the 510!

this is true but it 650 and will be at lest 400 to get down so im looking at 1000k + motor just for a runnabout for now..............

Just looked at a 180b 4 door today that has been sitting under a rose bush for a few years but was going when it was parked up due to rust. Will go there next weekend and see if I can get it to run and if it does you will be in luck lol should not be too expensive

thanks ginge we can arrage something between eachother wen it comes to that

lewishorrell wrote:

Bartman wrote:Steves (datman310) dad might have one. L esries motors seem to be a bit thin on the ground these days. Murry fullerton on trademe had an L20B and box for sale, but the wanted top dollar for it. Mind you, after you're done with it, it could do supercharged duty in the 510!

this is true but it 650 and will be at lest 400 to get down so im looking at 1000k + motor just for a runnabout for now..............

your shitting me..$400 to send a gearbox from auck to chch?
When i was dealing with RB's i used to be able to send whole motors to auck for $100. Mind you that was from a workshop

i have had 3 various BMW gearbox's sent down from Auckland for approx $70 to $90

$400 is the price of a big flash Grunty gearbox itself...

Um, he said $400 to ship the MOTOR and gearbox. Not just a gearbox. Still thats too much. More like $300 for motor and box from Auckland to Ashburton.

my old man just sold an L16 but dont think he has any spare L series motor's there all spoken for

Gather up the bits you need and pull it out then rebuild it over a weekend then throw it back in. They don't take that much to freshen up if thats what you want to do with it. If your going for the full clean up repaint the block polishing things then maybe that won't work.
What im saying is why buy a new motor when you have one that with a weekends work will be happy as again.