Well i went and done it again... my damn yard is going to look like a frickin scrap yard either tis weekend or next...

i found a totaled 300zx that is still complete... thrashed but complete... and the transmission has lost 5th gear... and get this i got it for 300 bucks...

the plan is for a vg swap into my 89 240 hatch... i will get to work on it some time in the next month but im posting this to get feedback and ideas on what and how this should be done plus to start adding information for anyone else who might want to try this themselves...

oh yeah did i forget to mention ... it is a twin turbo

 

HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!! YOU GOTTA POST PICS UP DUDE. I BEEN WONDERING WHERE YOU BEEN THE LAST FEW DAYS.. LOL NOW I KNOW YOU BEEN OUT PICKING UP A 300ZX TIWN TURBO MOTOR. :THUMB:

 

motor??? whole car and i aint picked it up yet... i found out today when i went to look at it that it is not in fact a twin turbo 300zx... they guy i talked to was thinking it was newer than it actually was... the car in fact is an 89 300zx with the vg motor and standard trans with a bad 5th gear... there is damage to the drivers side the is not major but it will take some work to get it fixed... the paint is in okat shape as well as the rest of the car... interior is thrashed pretty hard but i dont want the interior any way... i just need to find a few things out befor i go and pay for the car and bring it home...

things i need to know from you swap gurus...

will the brakes from an 89 work on the 240??? i want the front and the rear... as well as does anyone know about the rear diff on these cars??? are they limited slip or open like mine??? if it is a limited slip will it swap into my 240 or not???? gimmie some help anyone who knows about this year and model car...

 

i think the rear is the same as our car presently.. just a 5 lug.

 

5 lug is great then you can get the 95-98 5 lug rims on the s13....SICK!!!!!!!
I think the 300z front sway bar is thicker also, better rienforcement...
SICK!!!!!!!!!
Every thing will pretty much bolt right in.....
SICCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like ROB SCHNIDER.......................YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!

 

lol...im going to go up there this sunday andsee if i can get the car running... i want to hear the motor and check it out so i will know what im starting with... after that we will see... if the motor is shot then i will just get my money back...

 

so its the VG30ET from the Z31? im interested to see how the wiring will be done. best of luck.

 

I have a line a a 300zx that was in a accedent for $1000. it is a tt and i was wondering if the rear dif will fit into my 89 240.

 

yeah, it will fit. You may have to swap the diff covers tho, i cant remember....

 

a word to the wise... i wouldn't do that if i were u:
http://www.ka24development.com/vlsd.html

 

damn i forgot about this thread... the car is still sitting and i have yet to start the swap... i have been working 18 hours a day and it is killing me... im loosing time on my car projects... when i get back to working normal hours then i will start on this project again...