looking for mechanic for engine swap

[pinholeman]

hi, i'm fairly new here. i see a lot of discussion about engine swaps and my truck needs one. i have a '69 521 with a j13 motor. the motor is on its last legs.

 

i am NOT mechanically inclined and i am looking for someone to do an engine swap for me in southern oregon. four-cylinder, v6, v8..... whatever. maybe you have an a15 laying around. but i need something. can anyone help? my email is pinholeman(at)hotmail(dot)com. be sure to put something in the subject bar because it will go into my junk mail box. thanks in advance.

[fisch]

Pinhole man, you may want to look into the MGB british B-series engines. The Datsun J-series were copies of them. I think even the motormounts are the same. There is a 410 or 411 wagon on here from australia that has the MGB 1800 swapped in. You will need to use the Datusn manifolds I think because of steering shaft clerances. That would be a nice upgrade in power for your 521. And if it bolts in would be the cheapest alternative other than finding a J13, J15, J16 or J18.

 

Any other engine swap will be quite a bit of work/labor. Just something to think about.

[merlin]

is the J13 521 engine bay size different from the L16 one?

[datzenmike]

Should be the same Merlin, both motors were used in the 521. The frame mounts are not even close between them.

[pinholeman]

i'm afraid that if i get a british engine i'll have even more troubles than i have now... particularly when it comes to finding parts. should i just get the j13 rebuilt and call it good? i was hoping for a little more power but i'm old and can live without it.

[banzai510(hainz)]

should i just get the j13 rebuilt and call it good?

 

YES

 

or find another truck for 800$ with a L motor already in!!!!!!!!Cause its going to cost you that much to rebuild it

 

There out there just be patient

[jesusno2]

I could do a Ka swap for ya but your a good 4 hours south of me. Ka,s are fairly easy to get and theirs not to many of them in trucks like yours!

[pinholeman]

jesusno2.... im interested. i could easily load my m/c in the bed and drive up if it was worth it.

 

banzai510(hainz)... my only concern about getting another truck is that i'd be buying someone else's headache. i like mine because there is very little rust.

 

my head begins to spin when i consider possibilities, consequences and costs but i really like datsun pickups. i had a 68 520 when i was an undergrad at wazzu. it was an old boeing plant truck. it ran like a champ until someone plowed into me.

[jesusno2]

Any ka swap is worth while. Damn good engine with fuel injection. I'm familiar with the sohc ka swaps mainly, havent done a dohc one yet but i'm assuming its about the same effort. You can PM me and we can discuss it further if ya want. Finding a good donor engine/trans is fairly easy to do around here and up north. their is a fair bit of expense involved but way way way worth it in the end if ya stick to your guns. I have a list of everything needed to swap, but your would require fabricated motor mounts so a set a L series rubber mounts would be needed but I think you can just buy those anywhere.

[Cg240sx]

I'm about o do a swap to my 521 and was wondering if I can get some points on how to do the swap... Would I have to fo any mods on the driveline? And if you can post pics of you wiring