Palisade620

I didn't end up selling that car so I'm going to have to do this the cheapest way possible. Do I need to get any extra parts for this build? Like pistons or anything like that? Thanks for answering all my questions. They'll be plenty more to come. Waiting for another project to clear out of the garage before I start pulling the L20b and tranny out. I'll keep you posted and get pictures

So if I want to use the z22 5 speed I can? I just have to steal the bell housing from the L20b's tranny? Would I still need the L transmission mounts with that setup?

Another follow up I forgot was, do I need to rebuild both engines before I do any swapping? I assume yes but I've never done any engine work like this before. Only repairing stuff so far but that's expect because I only buy old an cheap. I also figured I get to keep the z22 transmission.

What would the house power and compression be like if I do the LZ22? If I can sell my other car I might have around 1000$ to sink into this right away. Is there any gasket grafting? I think I read you have to splice some of the L20b gasket to the z24 gasket for that swap. Should I get dual side draft carbs? Or maybe even a cam right way? Thanks for the help. You seem like the go to guy for this stuff Mike

I have 3 Datsun trucks now. 84 with a z24 81 with a z22 And a 79 with an L20b The 81 is in the best shape (and lowest miles) and I want to make it a bit faster. But I'm young dumb with not a lot of money so I want to know what you all think would be the best route for me to go without doing a swap. I have 3 running trucks so I should be able to get one with some power if I combined them right? I've been reading about the head swapping a lot lately and that sounds like a great idea but a lot of work at the same time. From what I read I think I have most of the parts for a lz24 Just looking for advice. Once I figure out what I should do I'll get to tearing them apart.