You can't use the forklift pistons as they won't fit a 1600 but will fit a
stroker. The costs of rebuilding an engine vary wildly depending on how much
needs to be replaced such as pistons, cam, pushrods, valves and how machine
work is needed such as new valve seats, boring the piston walls vs honing,
resizing the rods etc.
If your valves were never cut and the seats are OK you can possibly reuse
the valves and save the seats. If the cam is OK you can have it polished up
or just leave it alone.
I would use only Nissan OEM timing gears, either forklift or Roadster. The
bearings are easily obtainable as are the timing chains and tensioner.
Like I said the costs vary widely - it depends what you want to do and what
needs to be replaced. The KA24 set up is nice but probably requires a lot of
work and you don't know the condition of the engine or tranny. If you think
rebuilding a 1600 is a lot wait untill you see how much a KA24 will cost.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Slater" <will45817@yahoo.com>
To: "aaron atkins" <amatkins@qnet.com>; "datsun list"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: KA24 swap vs. 1600 rebuild
> I too am very intersted in this subject. Since my 1600
> engine is smoking badly I need to consider the
> options. I am wondering what such a rebuild would cost
> using forklift U20 engine parts. One lister gave me
> the url for a website for forklift parts and wonder
> what parts one can use and which ones will not work.
> The site is http://www.motorpowerinc.com/ As always
> TIA!
>
> --- aaron atkins <amatkins@qnet.com> wrote:
> > Well my overheating problem has been
> > found..FINALLY. And I feel pretty
> > dumb for not looking into it before. The timing
> > chain is stretched
> > extremely badly; there must be 20 degs. of slop in
> > it. With 110# of
> > compression and a bad timing set, I'm looking into
> > options again. Someday I
> > will learn to keep old e-mails from the list about
> > new webpages. Who has
> > the most comprehensive page about doing the KA24
> > swap?
> > The one thing I have not seen is a good dollar
> > for dollar comparison of
> > swapping vs. rebuilding (1600). Who has done a
> > complete re-build lately?
> > Assuming my crank only needs turning and my rods are
> > good, what does it cost
> > to do a COMPLETE re-build on a 1600? On the other
> > side of the coin; If I
> > could get a KA24 set-up (motor,trans,ECU) for about
> > $800.00, how much does
> > all of the little stuff (rad.,plumbing,mounts,misc)
> > cost? Has anybody
> > converted a KA24 or SR20 to carbs? I know this may
> > be a silly question, but
> > carbs are easy and I would not have to modify the
> > current system a whole
> > lot.
> > Finally, a couple of weeks ago I picked up a
> > Vintage Formula Vee
> > w/trailer. It is a barn fresh roller. The chassis
> > is super straight, and
> > all of the body work is present. I think I'm going
> > to sell it to finance
> > the Roadster project (some more). If anyone is
> > interested in it contact me
> > O/L.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Aaron
> > '67 1600
> >
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