Hi from another Aussie.

joel510 · Post by **joel510** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:24 pm

Hi guys,

I've been playing with roadsters for a few years now and am currently restoring a '65 1500.

Previously I owned a '64 1500 fitted with an H20 and a weber. This was a fun little car but it had a pretty dodgy body job done on it previously and basically began to fall apart. It was soon sold so I bought a '65 1500 from a mate as an abandoned project and am currently working my way though it.

This car is currently being fitted with a Z18ET engine and 5 speed gearbox. It will have later style guards with the larger flare and the bumpers deleted. So it will be more of a custom job.

I'll post some chassis/body resto pics soon and also the engine swap pics as it is completed.

Regards,
Joel.

coyotegary · Post by **coyotegary** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:20 pm

id love to see some pics

Post by **ppeters914** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:33 pm

joel510 wrote:This car is currently being fitted with a Z18ET engine and 5 speed gearbox.

Had to look that one up. That engine apparantly was JDM and Oz only.

Post by **S Allen** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 8:29 pm

Hey Joel, welcome to the fray. We look forward to seeing some pictures of your engine swap. Enjoy!!

Steve

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:04 pm

January 22nd, 2008

Hi Joel,

Welcome to the site. You will find it to be a world of information and a bunch of great people. Do me a favor and translate for me. What is and where does a Z18ET engine come from -or rather where does it originate from.

Enjoy !!!

Tim
Akron, Ohio

coyotegary · Post by **coyotegary** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:52 pm

hey Tim,
i just noticed that your signature says ...Akron, ohio.

i moved out to az from ohio in 78. all my family is still there. good to see that your car has survived the rust in ohio

datsunrides · Post by **datsunrides** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:10 pm

Tim wrote: What is and where does a Z18ET engine come from -or rather where does it originate from.

It is a sister engine to the Z20/22/24 engines we got in the early 80's in the last of the Datsuns before the Nissan name change. These were based on the L series engines with a crossflow head. Lots of parts interchange between the two.

ppeters914 wrote:That engine apparantly was JDM and Oz only.

Correct. 1.8 litre EFI Turbo-non intercooled. We got the next generation CA turbo engines in the states.

Mark

joel510 · Post by **joel510** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:05 pm

Thanks for the welcome guys.

I'll have some pics up shortly in another thread.

The Z18ET was not available in Oz. I'm pretty sure they were JDM only and were found in the 910 bluebird and the S110 Silvia. They are basically an L series block with a crossflow head. They were made during the early '80s and had very basic engine management. Fuel control was via a JECs L-jet analog computer with the old flapper AFM. Ignition timing was handled by the distributor with mechanical advance and a vacuum/ boost retard canister on the side.

The will all be turfed in favor of a Megasquirt ecu controlling fuel and ignition. And an intercooler added too.

Anyway, I'll detail the build more in another thread.

Joel.[/img]

slownrusty · Post by **slownrusty** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:16 am

Looking forward to pics as well!

Yasin

Mr Camouflage · Post by **Mr Camouflage** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:15 am

The Z18ET was also a twin spark plug per cylinder engine if memory serves me correctly.

What part of Aus are you from Joel?

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