L28 rebuilt and 5 speed

[thinkmonkey]

I bought a '73 240 in February and I am race prepping it from the ground up, including stripping the interior and installing a rollcage. The car itself was not pretty to look at, but had a lot of aftermarket items on it that were very nice. The previous owner installed a momo wheel, lowering springs, 3.9 R200 rearend, 80 something zx wheels, miata buckets, and a Nissan rebuilt L28 coupled to a zx 5 speed. I'm building up a 350 for the car right now, so I won't need the engine or tranny. The engine has 11,000 miles on it and is documented, so I'm pretty sure that I want to sell it and the tranny because it is such a strong motor. The camshaft is nice and shiny and when I drained the transmission I didn't find any filings (or sawdust). So would anyone be interested in buying the engine? It's got electronic ignition, and I'm going to paint the block/shine the valve cover to make it look nice. I wish that I had waited to yank the engine so I could have gotten some video of it running, it sounds really nice with the headers and single muffler. Anyway, shoot me a message if you are possibly interested, I live in Seattle. Thanks.

-David

[stratcat]

I would be interested in your engine/5 speed. The only problem is I am in NC. Do you have any idea on shipping? Tim

[stratcat]

Also, do you know the block/head #s? Is it a ZX engine? How much were you looking to get? Thanks

[owenk]

Do you want to sell anything else? like the seats, springs etc?

[thinkmonkey]

Actually I have a ton of parts to sell. I'll dig up all the info on the engine/block/tranny and the rebuild date and post some pictures tomorrow.

Eventually I will be selling:

-Tan Leather Miata Buckets

-2 inch Lowering Springs

-81zx wheels/tires

-Black Leather Toneau Cover for the Hatch Area, really nice

-All Emblems

-Chrome Pieces

-Antennae

-Another set of 15 inch Black net wheels

-Gas tank and Evaporative Emissions Box

I'll post some more stuff here, and hopefully some pictures, tomorrow.

-David

[thinkmonkey]

I dug up the Remanufactured Engine Sticker from Nissan, and it says the following:

Engine Type - L28

Part No. - 1010B-P7110RE

Serial No. - OX 6697

Nissan Motor CO., LTD.

Made in Japan

It seems to me that this probably means it was rebuilt June 6, 1997. I attached a photo, but it hasn't work for me in the past. This is us hoisting the engine and tranny last month. I was planning on putting it back in the car after I repainted the body, but my friend convinced me a 350 was the way to go. With the 3.9 rearend and the 5 speed, my car was massively fun. THe previous owner did all the right things and removed the air gally, smog pump, and installed the electronic ignition and new plug wires. It has NEVER smoked on me and always starts. It still uses a choke, and it has the dome top carbs. It idles a little high, at about 900rpm when warm, I never synced the carbs (the owner lived higher sea level) because I only drove it perhaps 75 miles in February.

If the pictures don't show, try http://www.echostudios.com/z

[Royce]

stratcat asked if it was a ZX motor. You cannot tell from the pictures, the way to tell is that there will be a casting number on the manifold side of engine near the oil pan and the motor mount. It will either say N42 or F54.

Have fun!

[thinkmonkey]

It is a F54, it has additional webbing cast between the cylinders for more rigidity and to promote better cooling than the N42. This means it was orignally produced between 1981 and 1983.

-David

[Zvoiture]

What do you mean '15" black net wheels'? Steel? Alloy? Width? Are these the BBS/Enkei blackmesh spoke with polished rim style?

steve77