toolman Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) I always been a Chevy man and installed a Chevy 327 into my 240z over 40 years ago. Now I am planning to install a LS3 crate motor in after I restore the rest of the car. While surfing the Net, I came across a post on a Australian 240z forum-Auscar. PeterAllen discussed putting a Holen differential into a 240Z. His donor car was a 2005VZ SS Ute which an Australian version of Chevrolet Camaro. Here are some of the pictures of the conversion: Holden conversion rear mounting bar differential mounting bracket CV 930 axles front differential mount tied to rear crossmember There are more detailed information on this post. The author offers the detailed plans to interested parties too. The thing that I like is that Chevy Performance parts are the cheapest and widely available( even in the junk yards). Also, Chevy is coming out with a 9" Holden differential in the Camaro, adjustable rear lower control arm and disc brake bracket Edited August 1, 2018 by toolman add text Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverdone Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I don't think that's the same differential housing that the Camaro uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NewZed Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 55 minutes ago, toolman said: front differential mount tied to rear crossmember It's nice work. But the front mount has the same leverage problem that most of the short nose diff mounts have. The nose load has a short lever on the two body mount bolts. The back bolt is essentially a fulcrum, getting upward load under forward acceleration, and the front bolt gets a downward load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Posting additional pics from the pic two of bolts attach to another additional crossmember( guessing about 3" x1" steel tubing bolted to the floor} The mounts looks like about 3/8" or 1/2" steel plate. Bolts must be about 3/8" or bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invincibleextremes Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 On 7/31/2018 at 9:26 AM, NewZed said: It's nice work. But the front mount has the same leverage problem that most of the short nose diff mounts have. The nose load has a short lever on the two body mount bolts. The back bolt is essentially a fulcrum, getting upward load under forward acceleration, and the front bolt gets a downward load. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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