SJ413 Transplants

Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative motor for the old SJ?
I'm looking for something that wouldn't require too many modifications but
provide similar performance to the old 1300 lump. We have lots of old jap
hatchbacks over here in NZ but not many donor SJs.
Alternatively, how big a job would it be to fit new rings & valve guides?
The old girl has 300,000km on the clock and dumped all of her oil & water
last night (blown head gasket I assume) but burnt a fair bit of oil prior to
that. I don't want to do anything crazy to the car but reducing the oill &
water consumption would be a start.

Bill


Jane Pearson & Bill Wheeler
J T Pearson Outdoor Training
12 Mountfort Street
Outram
New Zealand
Tel. 643 486 1363
[email protected]

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:48:59 +1300, "J T Pearson Outdoor Training"
<[email protected]> wrote:

->Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative motor for the old SJ?
->I'm looking for something that wouldn't require too many modifications but
->provide similar performance to the old 1300 lump. We have lots of old jap
->hatchbacks over here in NZ but not many donor SJs.

Ford Xflows and Pinto's can be made to fit using the Ford gearbox, the same is
true of RWD Vauxhalls ( not sure if you get those, if you do I would guess whey
would have a Holden bage on them)

Other options are Suzuki Swifts or Vitara and I have heard of people using
Toyota engines.

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

In article <[email protected]>, Geoff wrote:
>
> Ford Xflows and Pinto's can be made to fit using the Ford gearbox, the same
> is true of RWD Vauxhalls ( not sure if you get those, if you do I would
> guess they would have a Holden bage on them)
>

And a stonking great V8 in the front too!

--
simon at sbarr dot demon dot co dot uk
Simon Barr.
1.7i Lada Niva Cossack, going, going...
110 300Tdi coming soon.

Datsun 120Y and 140Y are also very good transplants along with the Datsun
SSS. Motors slip into the original mountings with very little fettling and
if I remember correctly there isnt a lot to do on the bellhousing either.



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"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:48:59 +1300, "J T Pearson Outdoor Training"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ->Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative motor for the old
SJ?
> ->I'm looking for something that wouldn't require too many modifications
but
> ->provide similar performance to the old 1300 lump. We have lots of old
jap
> ->hatchbacks over here in NZ but not many donor SJs.
>
> Ford Xflows and Pinto's can be made to fit using the Ford gearbox, the
same is
> true of RWD Vauxhalls ( not sure if you get those, if you do I would guess
whey
> would have a Holden bage on them)
>
> Other options are Suzuki Swifts or Vitara and I have heard of people using
> Toyota engines.
>
> --
> Geoff
> www.anoraks.uk.net

So does that mean that the Swift engine is a direct swap?

BTW spare V8s tend to end up in jetboats not Suzukis - don't ask me why,
it's a kiwi thing!

--
Jane Pearson & Bill Wheeler
J T Pearson Outdoor Training
12 Mountfort Street
Outram
New Zealand
Tel. 643 486 1363
[email protected]
"J T Pearson Outdoor Training" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative motor for the old SJ?
> I'm looking for something that wouldn't require too many modifications but
> provide similar performance to the old 1300 lump. We have lots of old jap
> hatchbacks over here in NZ but not many donor SJs.
> Alternatively, how big a job would it be to fit new rings & valve guides?
> The old girl has 300,000km on the clock and dumped all of her oil & water
> last night (blown head gasket I assume) but burnt a fair bit of oil prior
to
> that. I don't want to do anything crazy to the car but reducing the oill &
> water consumption would be a start.
>
> Bill
>
>
> Jane Pearson & Bill Wheeler
> J T Pearson Outdoor Training
> 12 Mountfort Street
> Outram
> New Zealand
> Tel. 643 486 1363
> [email protected]
>
>

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:08:39 +1300, "J T Pearson Outdoor Training"
<[email protected]> wrote:

->So does that mean that the Swift engine is a direct swap?

The whole engine no, however the block is basically the same.

You could fit the whole Swift engine tho you would have to customise the exhaust
manifold, ideal for on road use not so good off it as it suffers from oil
starvation to the head on anything other then a flat surface.

--
Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net