I used the original regulator that came with the system but the pump was the in-tank from Daewoo.
Yap, this car has a good legendary. Actually due to its performance it was being used by a department in police known as special branch who run after criminals. It was Shekhar Mehta who drove this car but with FJ20 engine to the finish line five times in a row What suspension do you recomend? Antony --- rclough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Antony > > I dont think the 160J (I think it was also called a > "Violet"?) was sold in > Australia. Therefore no one knows much about them > here in Australia. Only > a few old rally enthusiasts, like me, who remember > seeing the "works" Datsun > Violets running in Australian Championship Rallys in > the late 1970's, using > 260HP EFI Lseries engines. I know you had them in > Kenya. Didnt one win the > East Africa Safari - driven by Sheka Mehta (cant > remember how to spell his > name)? If so your 160J would be as legendary in > Kenya, as a P510 (Datsun > 1600) is here in Australia. > > I think you should be able to modify a W53 head to > run the EFI injectors. > You would need to drill and tap the large central > hole above each inlet port > runner and grind or drill out a small tapered > channel downstream of the > injector to allow the fuel to enter the ports > smoothly. Just as you > described. I know some have done this in Australia. > > If you are running a mechanical distributor, how are > you timing the fuel > injection? > > What fuel pump/pressure regulator did you use on the > EFI setup? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Antony Maina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 1:59 AM > Subject: Datsun 160J (PA10) > > > > Hi all, > > > > Why is this datsun model not a popular? > > > > This is going to be a little longer. I need any > bit of > > advice that you might have. I am a Datsun > Enthusiast. > > I am from Kenya in East Africa. There is no Datsun > > club around here. Very few guys are restoring > Datsuns. > > For this reason it's very hard to get Datsun > parts. > > I own a Datsun 160J (PA10), I acquired this car a > year > > and a half ago and I use it as my daily driver. I > have > > never experienced any major break down to dispose > it > > and runs well and I love it. > > I have done a few changes especially the paint > work. I > > have also tried to convert it to EFI which failed > > terribly for a couple of reasons:- > > 1. I did not want to do the whole engine > transplant; I > > only wanted to swap the Cylinder head and the > manifold > > (Had just done reboring of the stock) I think the > > camber for the EFI head (A87) is larger than the > L16 > > can handle. Even with the carb, the A87 head had > no > > power on the L16. (The A87 was from an L18). My > > cylinder head is W53 > > 2. The fuel system was failing after engine > running > > for a while. This I attributed to the fuel > regulator > > which I think was messed up. > > 3. Distributor. I was still using contact points > (not > > electronic). > > 4. Time. I did not have enough time for the > project to > > check everything at a closer range. > > > > Well I decided to shelf the EFI conversion project > > until later. > > > > This though does not prevent me from making my > drive > > more enjoyable by improving things like > suspension, > > brakes, engine power, etc > > > > 1. I start with suspension, I cannot get original > coil > > springs and shock absorbers for Datsun 160J > (Violet) > > PA10 here, what is the alternative? (Both front > and > > rear). I prefer straight bolt up without any > > modifications. The front brake pads make a > clicking > > noise while driving as if loose. Why? > > 2. What are the best spark plugs to use? > > 3. Which is the best Ignition coil to use? > > 4. Am intending to convert to electronic ignition, > am > > still weighing between Pertronix (# 1741) and the > one > > that came with a Nissan truck (not sure about the > > model but maybe 720, it was known as Sahara around > > here) > > > > Last but very big, the EFI A87 head and W53 head > are > > very similar except that the EFI A87 head holds > the > > EFI intake with fewer bolts on the top side than > the > > carb intake. > > Question: Can the W53 be modified to take the EFI > > intake? Make bore the injectors notches and the > bolt > > hole between the existing ones without any major > > repercussions? > > > > Thank you > > > > Antony > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! 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