Paul,
Why don't you go the easy route? Just put a 1275 in it.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Paul A. Dolloff, Ph.D. wrote:
> List,
>
> Thanks to my buddy Alan, I am the proud owner of a '59 bugeye! No,
> he didn't sell me his, he found me one in Mass. Alan and some buds
> are going to do a little work for me before I pick it up. They
> discovered that the 1&1/8 carburetors on the 948 need attention.
> Should I have these rebuilt or rebuild a set of 1&1/4 from my 1275
> parts car?
>
> Peter told me that if I swap, I will also need to change the intake
> manifold and re-port the 948 head. I don't doubt that he is correct
> but would like to know if I will see a significant (if any)
> improvement in horsepower.
>
> Also, is it possible to use the head on my 1275 and not re-port the
> 948 head?
>
> Finally, assuming they did the job correctly, the compression in each
> cylinder measured approximately 85. Is this too low? The PO claims
> the motor was rebuilt 2&1/2 years ago. If that is so, why is the
> water pump leaking? (no need to respond to that one)
>
> By the way, the 5-speed I pulled out of the '80 Datsun looks great.
> No need to replace the synchronizers, so we replaced the front and
> rear bearings on the main shaft. They really weren't bad either.
> This is going in my '66. Just to let everyone know, Rivergate has a
> new conversion kit which does NOT require the Datsun driveshaft yoke.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul
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> Paul A. Dolloff, Ph.D.
> Lexington, KY
> 606/744-4812 ext. 389
> '66 A/H Sprite MK III: HAN8l-59017
> '69 A/H Sprite MK IV: Parts car
> '80 Datsun 210SL Wagon: Parts car
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