Dude its Robert

Sooo sad story time.. My first Datsun was a '72 521, I'll admit she was a pile but I loved her like a show room beauty. unfortunately when I was one issue away from her running perfectly some asshole smashed into her parked right in front of my house at 3 am, hit and run. I was devastated and unfortunately broke as well :/ She was totaled and I was forced to sell her because my insurance wouldn't cover anything. My uncle gave me a '96 chevy 4x4 that I had to get running again. I'm not a huge fan of it but its a vehicle and I'm greatful that he just gave it to me. Any ways I've got the fever and want another Datsun lol I'll probably sell the chevy after a while and would like to get a 240Z or 260Z if it wasn't to expensive. It would be awesome to import a Fairlady Z but I doubt I could afford that. Does anybody know of a website to import one? I can't find any that old just ZX's and newer.

I have not checked the valves yet im ganna hopefully do that tomorrow and it has brand new plugs and wires so I doubt its grounded on those two cylinders

Its only running on 2 cylinders -_-

Yeah it was screw in and that was on a cold engine. Spark was orange

About 120 psi every cylinder Spark on all 4 and the spark didn't look any weaker on #2 and #3

I think my uncle has the screw in kind so ill have to double check

I know lol but that was the best I could do im ganna get a tester tomorrow. But Arnt cold engine numbers a lot lower than actual compression?

Didn't do a legitimate compression test because I don't have a tester I just did the finger over the spark plug hole version and they all felt good and all get spark ill check again to see if those two are any different than #1 and #4

So it will idle now but switching #2 and 3 wires did nothing and pulling them doesn't change idle

It has a brand new carb so I don't think that's the issue. That's what I replaced last time it didn't run lol

Compression is good across all 4 and I made sure I did the wires in the same order as the old ones and confirmed that they are 1342 and I did plugs too

Oh and at 0° BTDC witch would be TDC I would think and the rotor points to #1

I have a 72 521 with a l20b out of a 79 200sx I think and it has the matchbox dizzy it started idling funny a couple days ago and then when I turned it off it didn't want to start again without throttling it and wouldn't idle Then later that day I got it to idle and started pulling plug wires #1 and #4 cause it to run rough but #2 and #3 made no change It was getting spark when I pulled the plugs but it seemed weak so I did a cap, rotor, plugs, and wires but it still does the same thing Im to the point that I thik I need a new dizzy but I hope that's not the case Please help this is my DD

I am greatly considering going haves on a 92 240sx. A friend wants the shell and I want the motor and tranny for my 72 521 (as the title implies) getting the whole thing for $700 so $350 my half. The friend getting the shell is going to help with swap. I was wanting to know if anybody has done this swap? And what needs to be modified to fit?

It was just a thought and I wanted some input, if I do it ill "how to" it.