just bought a 1979 datsun...

hey everyone, i'm new to the forums i just purchased a 1979 datsun 310 hatchback. i really dont know anything about it except that its front wheel drive and it has a 4 speed. it runs and drives great, and the body is very solid and hardly any rust. i got it for $350. anyway i cant seem to find any info on it, and what little info i've found seems to vary and has pretty much just confused me more. is the 310 pretty much a 210?

are there any aftermarket parts for it?

does anyone know what the bolt pattern on my datsun is?

does the engine have any potential? or is a engine swap my only option?

any info about it would be very helpful.

thanks! andrew

hey 310 is the next generation of 210's they have the same engine but diferent transmiss because it is front weel drive i tink they came out with the engine zise 1.5 or 1.6 but the diferents is the pistons everything outside is the same on 1.4,1.5.1.6

hey everyone, i'm new to the forums i just purchased a 1979 datsun 310 hatchback. i really dont know anything about it except that its front wheel drive and it has a 4 speed. it runs and drives great, and the body is very solid and hardly any rust. i got it for $350. anyway i cant seem to find any info on it, and what little info i've found seems to vary and has pretty much just confused me more. is the 310 pretty much a 210?

are there any aftermarket parts for it?

does anyone know what the bolt pattern on my datsun is?

does the engine have any potential? or is a engine swap my only option?

any info about it would be very helpful.

thanks! andrew

i don't know much about this particular model, but i'll answer what i can.

210's are RWD. 310's are FWD.

i doubt you will find much in the aftermarket for this one.

all early datsuns have the 4 x 4.5 in. (4 x 114mm) lug pattern, is that what you were asking about "bolt pattern"?

no, the engine doesn't have any potential. (if it is the one that i am thinking it is) A motors (A12, A13, A14, A15) are all cast iorn, pushrod fours and are useless junk. a few threads back some one asked me about getting more out of an A motor.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=656758

hope that helps some, if you have any other datsun questions, feel free to ask.

god damn newbies dragging up year old dead threads.

i was tricked . . . . .

sorry