New Zealand Datsun Club

oohhhh more pics of the car in bare metal please, I love those sort of pics

Haha will do! Stopped sanding for a bit,
Engine and gearbox is coming out today.

If anyone want an L16 engine and box.
Let me know!

Brody72datsun wrote:If i was to use an r200 diff, would i keep the datsun trailarms and everything how it use? Just modify the Diff to fit? R200 is out of a later model skyline?

Yes. Don't waste your time trying to put the R31 stuff in.

Since you want to install a chicken-cooker motor, you should take this opportunity to remove the whole rear crossmember and moustache bar along with the diff and everything. Then you should enlarge the exhaust hole in the rear crossmember to suit a 3" exhaust, otherwise you'll be forced to route it somewhere else.

Take the original R160 diff out and fit the R200 (you remembered to get the longnose diff, right?) in its place - you will probably have to do a little bit of grinding on the crossmember where the front of the diff goes through it to make it fit . Remove the original half-shafts from the trailing arms and take note of the splines. Fit whatever rear hub and brake setup you're planning to run, R31 or whatever. Use the companion flanges that match the donor car. With the R200 fitted to the crossmember and the hubs and companion flanges fitted you now have a reference to know how much to shorten the CV axles. Get them shortened to suit. You will now need a different moustache bar (goes on the back of the diff) to get the diff sitting correctly in the car, buy one or get one made. I also recommend removing the studs from the diff cover and using bolts instead - makes things easier to fit and remove later.

The final step is to test fit it, I think from memory you may have to bash the floorpan slightly due to the extra size of the R200.

Once it's all in you just have to figure out what you want to do for brake hoses and handbrake cables.

Sweet thanks alot man! Il start looking into it all.

Video of the L16 engine running once we got it out this morning.

Only small since i uploaded it on mobile youtube.

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broke wrote:

Brody72datsun wrote:If i was to use an r200 diff, would i keep the datsun trailarms and everything how it use? Just modify the Diff to fit? R200 is out of a later model skyline?

Yes. Don't waste your time trying to put the R31 stuff in.

Since you want to install a chicken-cooker motor, you should take this opportunity to remove the whole rear crossmember and moustache bar along with the diff and everything. Then you should enlarge the exhaust hole in the rear crossmember to suit a 3" exhaust, otherwise you'll be forced to route it somewhere else.

Take the original R160 diff out and fit the R200 (you remembered to get the longnose diff, right?) in its place - you will probably have to do a little bit of grinding on the crossmember where the front of the diff goes through it to make it fit . Remove the original half-shafts from the trailing arms and take note of the splines. Fit whatever rear hub and brake setup you're planning to run, R31 or whatever. Use the companion flanges that match the donor car. With the R200 fitted to the crossmember and the hubs and companion flanges fitted you now have a reference to know how much to shorten the CV axles. Get them shortened to suit. You will now need a different moustache bar (goes on the back of the diff) to get the diff sitting correctly in the car, buy one or get one made. I also recommend removing the studs from the diff cover and using bolts instead - makes things easier to fit and remove later.

The final step is to test fit it, I think from memory you may have to bash the floorpan slightly due to the extra size of the R200.

Once it's all in you just have to figure out what you want to do for brake hoses and handbrake cables.

Ive just taken out the rear end, i dont see a moustache bar? Is there still a moustache bar on irs?

Or maybe its been taken out? -.-