Gerald,
The Datsun motors you are talking about are the "A" series motors.
They came in a variety of sizes. The most common sixes imported in to
the US were the A12, A12A, A14 and A15. The model numbers refer to the
respective displacements. The A12A was a short stroke version of the
A12 and was popular as a race engine because of its ability to rev up to
9,000+ rpm in race trim.
The motors were very close to the Spridget motor because Datsun
bought licensing rights to the "A" series and their larger MGA and MGB
series motors from BMC. The Datsun 1500 and 1600 roadsters had motors
similar to the MGA-MGB. In the traditional Japanese methodology, they
proceeded to fix all the design "flaws" in the motors.
The A series motors from Datsun have:
* 8 port aluminum heads
* counter weighted 5 main bearing crankshafts
* full lip seals at front and rear of crankshaft
* H section rods with rod bolts (like the 1275)
* Full floating wrist pins
* External oil pumps
Regards,
Tom Speed
www.MGRacer.com
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From owner-spridgets-mod at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets-mod@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of gerard
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:19 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Cool car... sorta LBC
This is a guy I know locally who is into Datsun Roadsters like we are
into Spridgets.
He was telling me about this car he has. a Datsun 1200 (Bluebird) and
how the engine is a replica of the A-series Austim/Morris engines.
These are referred to as E-series. The car itself is very reminiscent
of the 60's British cars like the English Ford and maybe something
like a Morris Oxford. I haven't seen it in person yet, but I will
probably get a chance sometime in the near future. Check it out.
Click on 1964 Datsun 1200 (Bluebird)
http://www.datsunsports.com/Cars/CarsIndex.htm
Gerard
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