Tj320z Posted February 3, 2018 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Looking for close ratio 5 speed, CLSD for R200. R200 with 3.9 gears or complete R200 w/CLSD and 3.9 Thanks in advance! Tom Edited February 18, 2018 by Tj320z Found Roof.. now found LSD Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
black gold man Posted February 3, 2018 Share #2 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) I seen a new 240z roof here a few days ago. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1733068733587157/ Edited February 3, 2018 by black gold man Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541437 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tj320z Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted February 3, 2018 Thanks blk gld man. Found it, bought it.... your the man! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541446 Share on other sites More sharing options...
7tooZ Posted February 3, 2018 Share #4 Posted February 3, 2018 I have an 83zx close ratio and all of the mounting hardware for an R200 into a 240. PM me if you are interested. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 3, 2018 Share #5 Posted February 3, 2018 I recently purchased a fully rebuilt R200 3.90 with Quaife LSD from Whitehead Performance in Canada and all I can say is that it is an awesome upgrade from the R180 that I had. The people at Whitehead were also great to work with and provided me with all of the info I needed to complete the install. I also went with the T3 mustache bar setup. Not the least expensive way to go but very happy with this upgrade. Wish I had done it when I rebuilt the rear end on my car a number of years ago. Hope that helps. Mike. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diseazd Posted February 3, 2018 Share #6 Posted February 3, 2018 How much was it Mike and can you use the stock 240Z half shafts without mods? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 3, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 3, 2018 As I said it was not cheap, but the diff was completely rebuilt with new bearings and everything set up correctly. It also included a brand new Quaife LSD, which by itself was $1300. Total shipped to my home in Texas came in around $3K. That did not include the mustache bar setup that I purchased separately from T3. The stock half shafts that I had for my R180 did not have the flanges on the diff end which the R200 requires. Instead they had a spline that slid into the diff and was secured with a bolt that went through the splined shaft and bolted into the diff. The R200 uses a flange attachment as opposed to this spline arrangement and so that needed to be changed on the half shafts. I ended up having a spare set of half shafts that had the correct flanges and I rebuilt those while I was waiting for the diff to arrive. Whitehead included the proper flanges and so if I did not have the spare set I would have had to simply change out the spline attachment to the flange arrangement on my existing half shafts. My primary motivation for doing this was a clunking that I had in the rear end. When I rebuilt the rear end about 5 years ago I replaced the lower diff mount and also installed an RT mount assuming that this would take care of the clunking problem. Unfortunately it did not. I spent hours under the car looking for other culprits but could not locate anything that appeared to be problematic. During this same rebuild I had also rebuilt the half shafts including new U joints and did the same with the drive shaft, all new bushings in the control arms, etc so there really wasn't much else that could have been wrong. I ultimately concluded that the old R180 diff itself, which had over 200K miles on it was simply worn out, so I decided to go with this rebuilt one from Whitehead. Clunk completely gone! Let me know if you need any other info. I will say that if you do decide to go the T3 route, we ran into a few install issues with this setup because of some confusion with the parts they supplied with the kit. I won't go into all of the details here, but if anyone needs to know this info I'll be glad to elaborate. Mike. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diseazd Posted February 3, 2018 Share #8 Posted February 3, 2018 Sounds great.....can you PM me their contact info and web address. Thanks Mike! Guy Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 3, 2018 Share #9 Posted February 3, 2018 Guy, The person that I worked with directly on this is Mike Hanson. Mike Hanson Manager, Whitehead Performance 416-665-2220 Their website is here: https://whiteheadperformance.com/shop/ They have lots of stuff for our Z's (and other cars). Let me know if you need anything else. Mike. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diseazd Posted February 4, 2018 Share #10 Posted February 4, 2018 Thanks Mike.....cool site....hope to see you at ZCON this year. Are you coming? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tj320z Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted February 4, 2018 Hi Mike, Sorry for the slow response, but yes I agree, LSD is a must for me. It's more than just traction for accelerating, it can significantly improve handling. Tom Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted February 4, 2018 Share #12 Posted February 4, 2018 Guy, Not sure yet on ZCON. It's a long drive from Austin especially hauling an enclosed trailer. I'm also waiting to see if my son can get the time off too. Will keep you posted. Tom, I 100% agree with you on the benefits of the LSD. I was fully expecting more traction on acceleration especially moving to 3.9 from stock. But the improvement in handling was a very pleasant side effect. My car handled pretty well with the old 180, but now it just feels totally planted going through the curves. Really happy that I finally did this. Mike. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/59477-wtb-close-ratio-5-sp-trans-and-engine-belly-pan/#findComment-541534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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