The old skool Datsuns are quite rare in the northeast USA. I was very lucky to find this one for sale in upstate NY, after the owner drove it all the way from San Diego, CA.

I bored out the original 1397cc A14 engine to 1608cc's by adding an A15 crankshaft and boring it 3mm [.125"] oversize! I used 79 mm Subaru Justy pistons and rings with a Nismo head gasket. The cam is by Crane as are the matching dual valvesprings. I sourced the twin side draft intake from Redline in Australia and bought the two 40mm Dellorto carbs used from a friend. I jetted them properly for this engine with an Innovate wide band oxygen sensor setup. They wouldn't clear the master cylinder so I had to relocate it 2 1/2" to the left and swap it out for a shorter 1985 B11 Sentra master cylinder to clear the strut tower. More about that Here.

The stock A15 rods had to be [bronze] bushed for the smaller 18mm wrist pin of the Subaru pistons, and also narrowed on a surface grinder.

This is what the Subaru Justy pistons look like. They are a 3 valve per cylinder engine, but the mismatched valve reliefs don't pose any clearance problems in the Datsun engine. I had to mill the block's deck surface .070" for a final deck height of .010" down.

Here is the freshly assembled 1608cc shortblock awaiting the A14 GX clyinder head [casting number H72].

I am using a Pacesetter header on the engine and I followed that up with a hand built 2" mandrel bent exhaust system.

As usual, I had the only Datsun in the show!

From the Hemmings car cruise/show in Bennington VT.

I added the B210 GX sport steering wheel and factory tach from the hatchback GX model B210. The dash pad is an N.O.S. Datsun part and the rubber floor mats are from a 76 Honeybee parts car that I found with only 26,000 original miles.

I swapped in a Suzuki Swift GTi driver's seat. Big improvement!

The car runs excellent! The twin side drafts are the key to unlocking power from these economy engines. I plan to take it to the old skool import drag races with a pair of Hoosier slicks on the rear this summer.

This was taken at a photo shoot for Hemmings Sports and Exotic Magazine on frozen Round Lake in upstate New York. It is riding on 13" purpose built hollow tip studded ice racing tires by Menard Racing in Wisconsin.

I bought a used set of 13 x 5.5 70's vintage alloy wheels. I restored them by glass beading the rough cast portions and polishing the spokes. I found that later model 210 center caps fit perfectly! They sort of make the aftermarket wheels look like factory pieces.

This was taken at the 2008 Hershey Vintage Hillclimb event in PA. Although the "historic" class I was running in was mostly an exhibition, I was the quickest of the 14 cars in my class. The car surprised quite a few people there.