Thanks Baz.

Time for an update!

So the plan was to stick the L20 in with all the bits that I've collected over the years. Got recommended and import place by one of my workmates so I thought I'd pop in and see how much an S15 NA SR20.

It just so happened that the day before I went in there a container had arrive with exactly what I was after in it. So I walked out with and NA SR20, 5 speed, computer, loom, AFM, and Diagnostic port. The engine has only done 52000kms. I was shown a video of it running. All looked and sounded pretty good.



Test fitted the engine. It really is a match made in heaven. As Baz said SR's are made to go in Stanzas. You use the same engine mounts, and slot the gearbox cross member. She sits in sweet.



The slotted gearbox cross member.



After the test fit had been done I stripped the engine bay and front suspension out so I could paint the engine bay.



In undercoat.



Fully painted. Looks awesome in the sunlight. The pearl comes right out.



So now I've started the task of putting everything back together. All the new brake lines have been run. The lines from the master cylinder to the wilwood splitter/rear bias are done.



Over the next few days I'll get the car rolling again. I've got a new clutch to put into the SR. Need to get the flywheel machined first. As the car used to be auto (before I owned it) it has a large slot in the tunel which I had to make bigger due to the SR shifter being further back than the original, I'm going to weld a plate over the cover up the gap and spray the front section of tunel in underbody sound deadiner before putting the motor and box in. Hopefully all before I head back to work next week.

The computer and loom are in Adelaide getting sorted out. I'll be calling datsport over the next few days for a fuel pump and surge tank, and I also need to grab a steering box breather as I managed to snap the head off mine whilst cleaning up for painting.

So that's where I'm at right now. Exciting times! Looking forward to getting the last bits so I can get her up and running!

Nice to see a stanza getting a bit of loving! i will be putting an FJ20 into one of mine over the next few months. And i will be going down the SR20det in another one sometime in the next few years so its nice to see all the info being shared, did you go for R31 engine mounts? Apparently it makes them sit lower.
What will you be doing for a swaybar?

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Just used standard Datsun mounts. I bought a new set off of Baz, even though I already had the right ones. She sits spot on so unless you were trying to balance the engine better within the car then the dato mounts are perfect.

As for swaybar haven't thought that far ahead yet. I didn't have one on my old stanza and it handled pretty well. I'll see how it goes.

Anyway the engine is in and bolted up. It really is made to go in there!

Time for an update.

For radiator I was going to go with Baz's suggestion and get a series 3 bluebird. But after looking around there wasn't any available unless I wanted a brand new one. Living in Perth there is very few old cars getting around and wreckers don't keep any older vehicles anymore. I had the same issue finding a tailshaft. Ended up getting a VR one as that was the only thing I could find.

Back to the radiator I went and visited KYP (where I picked up the motor) and grabbed a S14 radiator which was buggered just to see if I could get that to fit. I was lucky that the rubbers that sit on the bottom pegs of the S14 radiator were still attached to the radiator. I found that the rubbers and pegs of the radiator fit straight down into the holes on the caster arm mounts. If you zoom in you can see the rubbers sitting in the holes.



You can see the fitment here. Just need to make a small bracket to go over the radiator pegs on the top tank and it will be mounted! I have ordered an alloy radiator which I'll modify the top hose point to point out sideways. I'll put up more pics of this once it's done. I'll be ordering a spal thermo to go in from Baz shortly.



I gave the rocker cover a bit of a birthday, with the old crinkle paint. I also polished the lettering just for good measure. Heres the finished product. I'm pretty happy with it.



And installed.



I got the computer and loom back ready for install. Extremely happy with the job. Had to cut a hole in the firewall for the loom to go through. I was thinking of just using the holes that the air con lines go through but I would like to install air con in the car so that was out of the question. I ended up cutting a hole to the left of the existing holes.



Next was to mount the computer. I wanted to keep it well out of the way so it didn't get kicked. I got a bottle of gas for my tig welder. Make's doing jobs like this so much easier. I mounted it litterally right up behind the glove box.



Next was the fuse's/relays. Also wanted these out the way but also accessible. Though about mounting them in the tray under the glove box but then discovered theres the perfect spot just to the left. I have to cut the passenger kick panel slightly shorted but that's easy and the cut will be hidden. Here's the computer and fuse's mounted.



With glovebox and under dash tray reinstalled you wouldn't know they were there.



So I've got both the engine and body looms sorted and wired up. I stripped all the redundant wiring out of the body loom, which included all the stuff from the carby. I've removed the fusable link and installed a maxi fuse. The wiring is 90 percent complete now. I've havn't wrapped it up just yet as I'm sure there'll be other stuff that needs to go in before it's completed.

Still so much to do. Waiting to get a surge tank and fuel pump from Baz. I've got to get the inlet sorted out. I have a 3 inch stainless elbow but need some pipe as well to make up a pipe to go across the front of the motor and I also want to make an airbox up for the LHS. Also have to finish of the handbrake cables under the car.

I'm also looking for an air con unit for a stanza if anyone has one. Mainly after the in car bit's as I've got the compressor etc. Let me know if you've got one or know where I can get one!

This is as the car sits now. Hanging to drive it. Especially after crusing down the freeway last weekend and seeing a white ke70 corolla!

Nice neat wiring .
Such a neat install. Makes it look so easy

The engine bay wiring still looks a bit of a mess. I've got zip ties around it holding it for now. I want to get the car running and check everything works before taping it all up.

The whole install has been very simple. I'm not the most clever bloke when it comes to electrical stuff but this has been easy. Now just have to hope it all works.

Nice work on the stanza I have owned my sss for 20 years now great car

I have a factory aircon evap from my car that im not using if you are still chasing one

Cheers MR610. I love the stanza's too awesome cars, hench why I'm spending so much time and effort and money on it. I've sent you a pm regarding the air con stuff.

Time for an update.

As seems to be the case with most I've built a new home for the dato! So it's been a while since having a decent crack at the dato. Anyway back into it now.

Bought a new alloy S15 radiator from Fenix radiators. Got the top inlet modified to use the datsport water outlet conversion . Made some mounts up for the spal thermo, also got a thread welded onto the bottom R/H corner for the thermostat.





Knocked up a surge tank, and installed the fuel pump. Also welded a new outlet on the bottom of the fuel tank to supply the fuel down to the surge.









Fabbed up the pod filter adaptor and mounted windscreen washer bottle.



Finished off welding up the intake pipe. Filled the diff, gearbox, engine will oil. Fuelled her up with some of BP's finest. No leaks! New plugs, fuel filter, all fuel lines hooked up. Finished of the wiring to the battery. Went to kick it in the guts and couldn't get it to start. It was firing on 1 cylinder. After further investigation only cylinder number 3 was getting any fuel. Found the issue to be sticking injectors. Sorted that out and.......away she went!



So now its into bleeding brakes, and clutch. Finish off the handbrake cable mounting in the rear. Make up a radiator overflow bottle. Exhaust. Probably going to be waiting another couple of months for my instrument cluster to be finished. I've sent it over to Howards instruments to get the speedo and taco sorted to run so I don't have to modify the dash. Once that's in I'll be able to tidy up the wiring and we should be away!

Been a long time coming but I'm really happy with how everythings turned out.

very neat work!

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Nice nice nice. Makes me wonder why I'm bothering with the L series almost. Oh yeah, I'm cheap.

Great conversion.

You're certainly doing a great job on a very good looking Stanza. Are you using a SSS instrument cluster or something different? I'm building one at the moment also with an SR20 non turbo and have just acquired a SSS cluster to fit to mine, not sure how difficult that will be to get the tacho working with the SR20. I also have a shortened R31 in the rear with Pintara crown wheel and pinion and LSD fitted having some difficulty finding wheels for it at the moment. I've got some 14" hotwires but they are fouling a bit on the front calipers I've fitted. I'll eventually get some photos posted but your workmanship puts mine to shame but I'll see how I go.

I'm using a SSS instrument cluster because that's what was in the car. The taco won't work due to the signal coming from the computer and not a coil. Like I said I've sent it to howards instruments to hopefully get sorted.

All you need is some lovely extractors to finish off the engine bay porn