Rear subframe conversion

[Zed Head]

https://www.whiteheadperformance.com/?s=clsd&post_type=product  +  shipping which is expensive.

[gnosez]

I have build three R180s in the last year, two for my car and one for a friend. Once you have a diff (R180 or 200) in the ratio that works for your set-up go buy a Quaife or an OBX, new bearings and seals. The last two items you're going to buy anyway with whatever diff you get unless it was recently rebuilt.

Might I suggest that since you are new to all this that you spend time reading and thinking about what you want your Z to be when it is done (they are actually never done but assume they are for now) and then decide how you are going to pay for all this.

[chosen1]

The reason y I asked about the 350z rear end is because I want to use a 350z tranny in my 280z. So I was wondering if the rear sub will be bolt up or custom will need to be done


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[Zed Head]

3 minutes ago, chosen1 said:

The reason y I asked about the 350z rear end is because I want to use a 350z tranny in my 280z. So I was wondering if the rear sub will be bolt up or custom will need to be done


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"y"?  Seriously, the w and the h were too much effort?

You need to look under your new Z car.  There is no "subframe" to swap.  The 350Z diff is shorter.  The 350Z transmission is built for a V6, not a straight 6, it's not a bolt-in.  It doesn't fit correctly.  The 350Z parts are, for the most part, useless for any Z car built before 1984.  If you have a smashed up 350Z that you're trying to salvage from, there's nothing there that's of significant value for your 78 280Z.  You should stop focusing on the 350Z.  There's no value.

[Patcon]

I tend to agree with Zed Head but I don't have any hard facts to back that up. The engines are totally different and I suspect you would need a custom mounting plate made to adapt the 350z tranny; that will cost extra. Clutch and pressure plate are going to be an issue and could require custom pieces, again more cash. Will the 350z tranny even fit in an S30 tunnel? Is the tranny the right length to come up into or close to the shifter hole. How does it mount? How will you have to modify the chassis to hold the new tranny and on and on and on... Having done projects like this myself with mixed results I suggest you don't try to "reinvent the wheel". Go with a tried and true 5 speed option and drive on

[JSM]

You can do anything if you have the skills. If you don't, you must have the money. There is a whole section on HybridZ for V6 swaps. Read, read and read some more. Don't ask any questions until you have read. You can spend months reading everything there is so much information. 

http://forums.hybridz.org/forum/35-nissan-v6-forum/

If you can't find it searching on hybridz use google to search the site. 

[chosen1]

I already have the adapter plate and etc to mounted it up I was just wondering if the 350z rear sub will mount right up. Thanks for the info guys


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[Patcon]

Nope, totally different animals...

[chosen1]

Already. Cause I'm trying to create a different animal with what I have and seems like I will have to custom a tranny bracket for the tranny


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[JSM]

Are you trying to connect the 350z tranny to the L6 engine? I searched for FS6R31A which is the Manual 6 speed from the 350z and only 5 post came up. Only one person asked if this swap has been done and it appears it hasn't at least there. 

http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/59374-350z-trans-l24possible/?hl=fs6r31a#entry543739

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Edited March 4, 2017 by JSM

[Zed Head]

Austin Hoke was working on one - http://hokeperformance.squarespace.com/product-development/

http://hokeperformance.squarespace.com/l-series-350z-6-speed-adapter

He might behind schedule, I don't see it as a finished product. "  I still hope to finish the project by the end of summer 2015. "

http://hokeperformance.squarespace.com/store/

 

[chosen1]

Ill be running 1jz with 350z tranny in the s30


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