Brad,
Glad to help. I would like to hear the end result. I bet it will sound
sweet and go like the proverbial of a shiny shovel!
Cheers
Feral Errol
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> From: Brad HALLETT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: L18W enquires
> Date: Saturday, May 13, 2000 1:09
>
> Yeah I thought of that Errol, but in a few years (I hope) I may not be
able
> to source another W block.
>
> I want to thank you Errol, Pete Parry, Terry and the others on the list
for
> putting me onto the L18W because honestly in all my years of playing with
> rally Datsuns, hanging out with COOTE and the boys, I had not picked up
on
> them... I remember Arfa Jackson talking about them years ago but took
> little notice as in those days building anything under 2.3L meant you
wore a
> pink tutu.
>
> Thanks again - hopefully when I drop the crank it will turn out to be
steel
> and I can build another motor that revs like a blender!!!
> Brad HALLETT
> Ipswich, Qld
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Errol Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: L18W enquires
>
>
> > Brad,
> > A piece of real good luck! If you plan to have this engine for a while,
I
> > would go the 87 mm and reap the benefits of less bore flex at high
> cylinder
> > pressures. Although that extra 43cc looks pretty attractive as it means
an
> > extra 4 - 5 hp and a perhaps a second or three on a stage?.
> > Cheers
> > Feral Errol
> > ----------
> > From: Brad HALLETT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: L18W enquiries
> > Date: Friday, May 12, 2000 3:44
> >
> > Thrill Seekers
> >
> > I have stripped the L18W down to short motor and head and here is what
I
> > have:
> > Head: A87 peanut chamber 38mm port, 44mm intake 36mm exhaust. Cast
marked
> > #65 and 1029.
> > Block: 85mm bore
> > Crank: haven't removed it yet to check if steel or cast (appears steel)
> but
> > it has A8740 and 33-0 stamped on it.
> >
> > The engine sat in a four door 180B at the local wreckers for over 5
years
> > with a dirty old Nikki 2 barrel on it. The head has corrosion around
the
> > water jackets but is quite repairable. Obviously the whole thing will
be
> > fully rebuilt.
> >
> > As I stated I plan to bore it to 88mm and use L16rods/Z22S pistons -
> Should
> > I bore it to 87mm to allow for a later rebuild just in case?
> >
> > Brad HALLETT
> > Ipswich, Qld
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Terry & Heather
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 8:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: L18W enquiries
> >
> >
> > Brad,
> > They go very safely to 3.5" (88.8mm) so you could easily build
yourself
> a
> > copy of the once popular Nismo 1889 cc screamer with a V912/A87 38 mm
> ports
> > and go have lots a fun. It would be nice also if you got the steel
crank,
> > the early HC 9.5:1 SSS W engines had them. The 1889 cc engine has a CR
> > ~10.5:1 with the stock head thickness of 4.25" so you have to fiddle
with
> > the cam a bit to keep detonation in check (the 72 degree is good with
> > webers).
> > enjoy,
> >
> > Terry
> >
> > Brad HALLETT wrote:
> >
> > Thrillseekers, Due to a bizarre twist of fate, a local auto wrecker
> has
> > given me a free complete L18W engine from a 610. I have only seen it
at
> > night in the car so I have no idea what head is on it but it is a
definite
> > W block. I have never had a W block before, as I have always been
content
> > destroying nomal L18's. I therefore need to know what cylinder wall
> > thicknessesI am looking at, i.e. what can I 'safely' bore it to, and
what
> > head will probably be on it. It will be standard as it is on a four
door,
> > ll the plates match the stamps, and carb/exhaust are all standard. How
> hard
> > are the bores? Do they withstand outrageous stroke:rod ratios? Is it
> > better to fit an L20crank or just prep the L18 crank and make it rev? I
> > could wait until I pick it up and disassemble it, but where would the
fun
> > be in that? ThanksBrad
> >
> >
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