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yes, it is food for thought. I would rather find some replacements than raping the l20a block....with that being said, anybody speak japanese? Oh, for those who are concerned...she now sports new 14inch tires on all corners.

Well, i guess i just didnt see that coming. And ive never had a tire blowout that actually did body damage. Lesson learned eh?

thanks for the scan alan, however my nissan dealer wasnt able to show anything. How thick are the cylinder walls on the l20a block? Can this block be bored to 83mm(l24 pistons) without the need to put sleeves in it? I have searched all over the net for l20a pistons and rings and they are not to be found. I know this would bump my compression up some, however couldn't i add a thicker headgasket to lower it some? Also, what are the differences in distributors? I know with this motor(already did a headgasket and had cracks in the exhaust port welded back together) that installing the distributor is different than in a US 240z, as i had to pretty much walk the distributor tooth by tooth over until it ran again. How much compression can i get away with on 93 octane fuel? And yes alan, i want to keep this as factory as possible, or factory looking at least. Yes, the car is a "G.I. Bride" in a sense. My grandfather flew for the US Air Force and was stationed in Japan for almost two years with his family(my dad was 15 when my grandfather bought the car, so you can imagine how he felt coming back to the states with a brand new Fairlady). It saw lots of daily use throughout the 70s and 80s, until about 1992 when my grandfather passed. It sat in the garage rarely being started or driven until 1996 when it underwent restoration(my grandmother lining everything up), however the restoration was not very thorough. Not alot of rust on the car when they did it, but whoever painted it did a QUICK job, and it shows small runs in the paint and air bubbles all over. Then right back in the garage it went until this past march(2005) when i recieved it after my grandmother passed. I trailered it to my house, parked it until i got it running. I aired up the tires to spec, and then drove it to school. Only on the way back the left rear tire blew out and did is shown in one of the pics. Well, thats her story guys.

i realize l24 pistons AND rods would not work due to the stroke, the block can be bored all day though. What im getting at is if the piston pin diameter is the same on both pistons and if the piston height above the pin is the same(so compression would stay the same). thanks

ive got a 72 datsun fairlady z with the original 2.0l inline 6. However i cannot find pistons/rings/bearings for this thing for my life. Can I use l24 pistons and rings in this motor? or will they not work with the rods? what about bearings? Also I wanna rebuild both carbs however I have gotten three kits and none of them seem to match the carbs i have. This car has been in the family since day 1 from japan, so i know all this stuff is original. Thanks guys John