Help with engine info

kingfisher21, Dec 7, 6:33pm
Old Nissan forklift engine.

kingfisher21, Dec 7, 7:02pm
Pretty sure it's an early E series engine.

ghost-roaster, Dec 7, 7:43pm
don't.know.but.looks.n-
ew

skull, Dec 7, 7:48pm
Looks like they had some BMC blueprints fall off the back of a truck outside the Nissan factory.

cowlover, Dec 7, 8:28pm
620/720 Ute - thats just a bit of a guess been a long time since I had a 720.

doon3, Dec 7, 9:14pm
thanks for the replys so is it early 80s or late 70s!

kingfisher21, Dec 7, 9:44pm
Probably actually more like mid 60's, very early 70's.

bill-robinson, Dec 8, 6:13am
looks like a BMC A40 (1950's) to me. cannot remember wether a Devon or Somerset. BMC did sell the rights to Nissan so could be a copy

robinm1, Dec 8, 6:31am
nissan E1
E-1

1960 Datsun Bluebird 311
1962 Datsun Bluebird 312
1964 Datsun Bluebird 410
1961 Datsun Fairlady SP213
1961 Datsun Pickup 223
1962-1965 Datsun Pickup 320
1968-1969 Datsun Cabstar A320

gilco2, Dec 8, 9:12am
yep this. Worked on quite a few in the day

supernova2, Dec 8, 9:17am
I was thinking early buebird but wastn't till above posts i realised early meant 50 years old!

kingfisher21, Dec 8, 11:51am
E1 is correct, but I'm betting it's a forklift engine, look at the engine mounting plates.

the-lada-dude, Dec 8, 1:21pm
bmc 970s engine, very common, and worthless really, give you $ 20 for it

kingfisher21, Dec 8, 6:32pm
Look at the pics again, I doubt a BMC engine would have Nissan cast on the side of the block.

johnf_456, Dec 8, 6:51pm
Scrap even pays more

morrisman1, Dec 8, 7:06pm
This is the engine that everyone is thinking of when they say that the nissan A-series is a copy of the BMC engine.

the-lada-dude, Dec 9, 6:24am
well,. turns out you really don't know your engines, my post was a leg pull,heres a guess john boy,someone will correct me if i'm wrong, but in mint condition $ 5000 would be a bargin

nufix72, Dec 9, 7:17am
Very likely out of an old Komatsu forklift.