[Roadsters] will this motor fit ?

[Paul Kort]

  Come on Bob, the L26 will fit without moving the firewall!  Of course
you'll have to relocate the radiator to the back seat!  Everything else
sounds good.

Paul
Ohio

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:03 AM, robert k. smith <rksmith46 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  hi henry, you are on the right track to boost the power in your car,
> but i think to put a longer engine in, you will have to move the fire wall
> back some to clear the eng. also a 74 eng. would be an L-26, 260Z
> eng. with bad carbs, which you would want to change.
>  i would recommend a stock U-20 (2000 eng.). i put a U-20
> in a 1600(it bolts right in), and kept the stock 3.89 rear end,
> and the 4 speed trans(1st and 2nd gears are lower than a
> 5 spd). i ran the 1600 against my stock 2000 and it beat the
> 2000, by 8 car lengths, up to 80 mph, after which my 2000
> started to gain back a little. they were both stock 2000 engs.
>  just my opinion. best of luck, bob smith, ohio
>
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> > Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:20:51 -0400
> > From: henhernandez at gmail.com
> > To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Roadsters] will this motor fit ?
> >
> > hello i have a 1967.5 roadster that im rebuilding iwant to buy a nice
> 240z
> > 1974 motor and 4 speed tranny i need to know if this is possible i still
> > have the original 4cly that runs and all just didnt want to put mad money
> > into it and not have the torq im looking for on my sunday drives in the
> > near future please let me know as for the motor is available right now..
> >
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