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Anyone need a 5-speed trans? [NFI]

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Oh wow - looks like the new power train for my 72 Midget shell!!!
 
kellysguy said:
No price. I bet it'll be too high.
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In SoCal, 210s are advertised on CL as "collectible" with 2 or 3 thousand price tags and some of those ads have run for more than a year. Not sure where this BS came from. Yes, the 5 speed is popular. No, people do not pay more than 800 for them and most go for around 5, like a Toploader. A14s and A15s are common, since they are left behind when people take the 5 speed from self-serve yard cars. So I don't know where the asking prices on CL come from but I don't see them moving and I was searching on them everyday for a couple of years before I bought my drivetrain.
 
Lately it seems my emails to CL posters have not been getting through and when they don't post a phone number it's pretty hard to communicate with them.
I emailed this guy just after seeing Bill's post here and still haven't received an answer.
I tried and tried to contact another guy on CL last week, no answer.
 
Well now I see why I'm not getting an answer...

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Hate to burst you guys bubble but that car more than likely had the H95 head. Smog head that restricts power. Least that is the one I keep running into.

Kurt.
 
This guy's not answering because he has pulled the ad. Probably has it sold. I hate it when sellers don't reply. I always try to reply sold or not.
 
nomad said:
Hate to burst you guys bubble
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Don't be doing that. Makes me sad.

nomad said:
but that car more than likely had the H95 head. Smog head that restricts power. Least that is the one I keep running into.

Kurt.
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The H95 head, according to the Datsun1200 wiki is 81-82. I haz one. The 1980 has the H89. The one I have came off a 1980. But I'm sure a seller won't mind if a prospective buyer lifts the valve cover to check the code, right?
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Nope- one for my '65, one for my '69 and one (maybe) for my MGA, and a few spares.
BillM
 
I do have a Z box and 1800 3-main for the "A" but at one point I was thinking of putting a Datsun A15 and 5-speed in it, still thinking (scary thought, huh?)
BillM
 
Is that right---80 has the H89??? I thought they were JDM only while we got the smog head's. If so I need to do a bit more searching!

Kurt.
 
Bill, an A needs a good L20b backed by a Z five speed!! Ship me the A series and I'll ship you the L20b and a Z 5 speed if you want!!

Kurt.
 
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