nakagusukumike Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 After much consideration I've decided on doing an N/A VH45 swap into my Datsun 260Z. My car is a 74 which was purchased in San Diego then brought to Okinawa when I moved back here about 5 years ago. I've been doing a restoration on and off for a WHILE. But I've also been busy building a house and family. Things are finally starting to settle down and now I've got some time to work on the Z again and a place to do it; my garage. Here are my rough plans: install stock rear-member/diff get the car back to a rolling chassis install VH45 and Z32 mission with mazworx adapter plate custom drive shaft to be installed only for JCI with stock rear end Get JCI done and generate Japanese title, complete legitimate Konin for the car with the engine and transmission on the title drop the stock rear member and pull the motor/mission out again start hacking up the back frame/floor and modify the car to accept a totally unmodified BCNR33 rear member Get back to a rolling chassis with the new rear end in Put the motor/mission back in Design roll cage system cut up piping for roll cage and mock it up Pull motor/mission weld in roll cage stitch weld all panels on the unibody and incorporate the roll cage into the body everywhere possible full paint underside/interior/engine room/etc... reinstall engine/mission custom driveshaft for the BCNR33 rear end Put fenders/hood/doors/hatch back on and final paint. reinstall glass, finish wiring, finish interior, etc... then it should be pretty well done. I'm expecting this to take a few years. maybe more than a few. I was going to do an SR20, but had a good friend beg me not to. I'm concerned that there are many build threads on VH45 Z's but I never see any of them complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakagusukumike Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 planning on doing the VH45 with a haltech, pistons, rods, head totally worked and basically getting it as bitchin as can be while staying N/A. Not going after crazy numbers with it. If anything, the numbers I'm chasing are low weight numbers. This car will be a fair weather cruiser and just a general nice night time cruise car. I'll put a dog box in it eventually, be it a PPG that goes into the stock Z32 mission case or use one of my GT-R transmissions (i've got 2 dog boxes and a sequential) and just cut up the bellhousing to a Z32 spec so it will bolt onto the VH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakagusukumike Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Can you see the sequential hiding behind the welder? One of my dog boxes the sequential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 You have some nice toys. Looking forward to more pictures of your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatdude13 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I too am doing the vh swap. Mine is into a 77 280z. Mine also falls under the not complete category. Mine is also a budget build and that seems to be rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I so need to come drool over this when you get started, Chance convince you to go VH instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakagusukumike Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 I so need to come drool over this when you get started, Chance convince you to go VH instead? Nah, I had the VH idea before I ever met chance, but yeah... it's still the plan. Just gonna be a while. We'll see how contract renewal goes. Also might be looking to find a new garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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