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Tomorrow i will be ordering parts for my build. LQ4 4L80e combo. I am unsure about where to get a trany mount for my car. Is the mounting the same for the 4l80 and 4l60? Do i need to custom fabricate a mount? Any other information would be greatly appreaciated from anyone. Thankyou.

Hey i have a LQ4/4L80e combo. i know i can get the mounts for the motor from broken kitty, but how did u mount the tranny into the 240z? Im guessing custom brackets. Any help i would greatly appreciate. Thankyou.

OMG love you logan! haha jk. Thanks man i appreciate it, i was feeling a bit discouraged about my build but that was a pick me up.

118.00 sounds way better. I bought everything else for 100 bucks. I'll try and figure something else out. Thanks for the info ShinyRedZ, i keep hitting so many bumps in this build.

Do i really have to pay $495.00USD for the Billet '4x4' Aluminum Hub? i looked on m and m and i didnt see anything about a spacer. I have a 240z and the front s12 and 300zx rotors. all i need is the spacer. So am i stuck paying 495 for a spacer?

Thats good to know. Cause everyone else talks about changing over all the accessories. So i thought i was stuck with having to get all the ls1 parts. Thanks for the info. Im going to the junk yard today to get another hood and im probally going to just cut a hole in it for now. I'll keep you updated on my swap also.

Are you still going to keep the lq4 intake manifold. I want to stick with that so that and all the stock pulleys and accessorys. Will that work? Of course i will be removing a/c and p/s. Our swaps are very similar.

Thanks. I've been searching so much. There are little tips here and there but nothing is perfectly clear like you just put it. Thanks.

Did you replace all of the pulleys to ls1 pulleys? Electric water pump? I dont know what to do next on my lq4 install. HELP!

Thats a good idea. I was thinking of doing the same because i have very little experience fabricating, but i am a certified welder. Ball park how much was it for someone else to do it for you?

This is all great information for me. Means i have to do way more work with all the pulleys and things but its a good thing to know now. I have a 73 240z and a 6.0 lq4. Im trying to look at it as a fun easy project, haha we'll see how quickly that changes! Thanks for all the info

Could i use these instructions word for word for the lq4 install?

looking at the rear ends available....it says the the 240sx has LSD and the r200. Are they all lsd? Is there a year range, or are they all great rear ends? R200V Short nose, 5 Bolt ouput shafts (240SX) Ratios 3.90, 4.08 LSD Viscous Which rear is this? LSD? r200?

Thanks man you saved me alot of time and money. I'm going to check other junk yards.

Seems like the good rear ends are from turbo cars? I saw a 1983 280zx at the junk yard today and dont know if its the r200 or the r180. The car was non turbo. Also i saw i 300zx and that one was the older square shapped body style and it was stick shift. Which rear does that have? Any help? i want to pull a rear end this weekend to proceed with my project on my 73 240z. Any info buddies? Check that: just found a great site that confirms the r200, but still it doesn't say if the rear is LSD or not. Could i just spin one wheel at the junk yard and see if the other rotates opposite way? that would solve it right? if its non lsd only one wheel would spin from the turn of the drive shaft. Yay or nay? oh and heres the site http://www2.zhome.com:81/ZCMnL/tech/GearRatios.html

Great Info trevor. thanks. What would my options be if i have the 5x100mm?

right but are they the same bolt pattern as the toyota's 5 lug? know what i mean? like i cant put cobra rims on a camaro.

I just purchased a toyota rear axle. The back is now 5 lug. how can i get the front end to match? what do i need to buy? the guy says he has a bunch of toyota parts available at his yard.

I went in today and bought the complete rear end assembly and 4 , 2 piston calipers 25 each. Also i bout a fj80 master cylinder for the brake system. So far so good on my parts list. Now i need to figure out how to convert the fron end to 5 lug to match the rear. Guy said i can run 3:07 thru 5:29's on that toyota rear end. its an 8 inch rear and his buddy has a 5000 pound truck with 1000hp and he's has to replace the rear end every three years. so i think i'll be good on my setup. Thankyou all for your advice. im going to post everything with my swap so i can contribute for other projects. Total cost was 400. 8'' toyotaRear end assembly $200 4 toyota calipers: $25 each FJ80 master cylinder: $100

Great advice everyone. I will mention the ford rear axle to my parts guy and see what he says. Thanks.

thanks for the info. So you guys would recommend the ford rear end? Look bottom line i want something that wont break on me. And the options i have are from a junkyard with mostly american parts. i dont have the r200 available to me. thankyou for your info guys. i will be posting pictures soon of my Z

Im starting my project for my LQ9 1973 240z and the guy at the junk yard is recomending a rear end from a small toyota pickup truck i think from the early 90's. The wheel base is a good match which was 53''. My buddy is going to do all the fabrication. the guy is telling me that his buddy runs the same rear end in his drag truck with a few parts switched out and hes runs 8's in the 1/4. Now for the question. Anyone ever heard of or done this swap? Seems like an inexpensive resoulution to the weak 240z rear end. Any suggestions i'd greatly appreaciate it.