The police used the factory engine, the L16. Actually, even in the 80s they were using Bluebirds and you will find one in a while still with the police. 240K or C210? never heard of them here, but we have a number of bluebirds but am not sure of the models.
Antony --- rclough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the great history of the 160J in Kenya! > Police persuit specials > as well as legendary rally cars! Did the police use > the the FJ20 engines? > > I would use front suspension struts from a 6 > cylinder Datsun 240K or C210 If > available. These have bigger brake discs and > heavier springs If you can > find a 240K coupe (2 door) these have twin piston > brake calipers and > slightly larger discs again. If these are not > available in Kenya, other > struts that could be used are 810 (produced 1978 > -1981) known as 200B in > Australia, or 910 (produced in the mid 1982 - 1985) > and called "Bluebirds" > in Australia. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Antony Maina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: Datsun 160J (PA10) > > > > 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 > === message truncated === __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. 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