L6 to 4WD datsun tranny?

[prelewd]

Kind of a backwards spin on "hybrid z" but here goes:

 

I have an extra L6 motor and my buddy's dad needs a new motor for his early 80s datsun pickup.. I don't have a tranny for the motor and was wondering if his would work. There any other problems that would prevent me from doing this swap? Thanks in advance.

[JMortensen]

Yeah, the transmission should bolt right up. Getting the motor in the engine compartment might be a problem...

[510six]

I used a Nap z 4wd tranny with a L series bellhousing in my 510. Behind a L28 then a L30 stroker.Worked great and lived through about 80 10lb bottles of N20.

[prelewd]

Thanks for the information guys..

 

J: I assume you are saying that the engine might be too long to fit? There anything that might have to be done with wiring?

[JMortensen]

Yeah I meant that the engine might be too long. No idea about the wiring. I'd expect you're going to be in trouble if you don't know a whole bunch about it yourself...

[AK-Z]

what nissan truck is it? Another clearence issue you come across is the front drive shaft to the front axle as in suspension travel, but I don't think this will be a big issue.

 

For engine clearence, you can alway indent the firewall but you probably need to get new drive shafts by that point, or if its moved in far enought you can switch the front and rear shafts.

 

Just saying what you might have to do if in doen't fit. Most likely it will fit.

[prelewd]

I'll let you know if we decide to do it. The truck is a 1980, found that out. If it becomes to labor and cost extensive, then we probably wont do it.

 

Would be nice to try out though. I've heard of it being done somewhere in my vast internet travels.

[datsunlover]

I've thought about doing it too, but to a 2wd. (think lowered old school 'sport' truck ) I started looking at one in a wreckers a while back, and it would be a very tight squeze indeed. For the 2wd, that didn't seam like a big deal to me though, simply cut into the fire wall for clearance and move the whole engine/trans further back about 8-10". A side-effect would be better weight balance too I would think. (I had a 93 2wd w/V6 and it was quite tail happy) Being a 4x4 though, I don't know how much you could move the driveline back.. then you're into a lot more custom work, driveshafts, ect..

[GrayZee]

Yeah, you're biggest problem would be the oil pan clearing the front diff. It definatly won't work unless you make a custom oil pan and sump. You'll notice that the 4wd oil pan actually stretches around the side of the diff because the engine basically sits right on top of the diff. Not to mention the obvious issue of the L6 being longer.

[prelewd]

Thanks for the info guys.. Doesn't look like the swap will happen for that reason. We were just looking for a cheap solution. Hope this thread helped someone though..