Wow...never knew it was so straightforward to replace a roadster 4spd with z
5spd....
Why have so few roadster owners made this swap.? With the higher cost of a
Roadster Transmission vs the inexpensive, durable and widely available Z
5spds... why haven't more folks made this mod?
Roll call...Who on the list is running a R/U engine with a Z-5Spd?
Dan Zubkoff
San Mateo, CA
>From: James Ross <jross@corporatemontage.com>
>Reply-To: James Ross <jross@corporatemontage.com>
>CC: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Z trany
>Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 09:35:07 +0800
>
>Most nissan boxes are a 2 part box with a sandwhich plate in the middle
>that carries the shafts/gears.
>These boxes can be split and the front half (read belhousings, but its a
>little more than that) are typically interchangeable.
>You will often need to change the bearing that sits in the 'bell housing"
>as they are of varing OD sizes.
>
>So splitting a 1600 box to obtain the bell housing, and simply bolting this
>to most any other nissan 5 speeds will enable you to bolt it to your R
>series roadster engine . Just remember to put that blue sealing goop
>between the half's and away you go.
>
>Gearbox's that i have seen this done to and fitted to a roaster include Z
>box's, but the list does not stop there. Skyline 5 speeds are also very
>good (till ~82).
>
>R,
>James
>
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