Mine used to do it wen it ran hot, does it overheat?

Looks like i might be lucky enough to get the complete diff assy from a mates vp commodore if i help him remove the engine/box. Its a 28spline jobbie with a mini spool in it and 3.89diff gears, Boargwarner i think!
Does anyone no whats involved in shortening it down, im guessing that a certain amount is chopped from each side tube/housing and rewelded and then the axles would need to be shortened/resplined? What about stud pattern change i want nissan 4stud pattern? then new mounts/tailshaft. Sounds expensive!

hell yea gotta keep up with the 5L boys somehow, gearstick is approx 80-100mm back requiring new hole and handbrake to be moved, personally ive spun the gearstick/selector around 180degrees and its in a nice position in a sedan. box fit withno other mods than grinding off gbox mounts, ill post a pic of undernieth

yea good bodied 1200s are getting quiet hard to find these days, grab it!

Lseries, cheap, perfect fit in a 1200, strong engine and plentiful strong 5spds, also relativelly easy for DIY.
But id say turbo Aseries if conversions/legallity a problem

Well i finally bought a new computer, a lot has happened since i first put lseries power under thebonnet.
First i ran a bugged na l20b with no compression, cut a best of 16.7, then did the first turbo conversion using same engine with a big toyota ct20b from vvti 1jz, blowthru webber design, unfortunatelly i f***** up and put turbo flange gasket(homemade) in the wrong way and took out the exhaust wheel(nonrebuildable).
Now i have an l20b in ok condition(200k behind auto though), massivelly ported l20b head still running standard valves/compression, i made up a custom inlet manifold with 5L plenum, 7mgte injectors, vl turbo fuel pump, surge, xf throttlebody, bov, also made ####ty log style turbo manifold as had no room for custom, new tdo4 off 2002wrx, 3inch dump and full 3inch system with a straight through muffler(may need a resy), poxy little supra cooler, using 2L camry radiator as perfect fit however only single core ,
I started using delco ecu with jaycar fuelcontroller kits but couldnt dial enough fuel out so ive bought a haltech e6x for it, its currently at btd getting tuned, should have results by next wkend hopefully! Hoping for about 130rwkw ish on pulp and 15psi max boost
Oh yea still running stock 280zx clutch , 280zx 5spd and yea a locked borgwarner h150 which took massive abuse before but will probably die now?
I will keep posted with new pics and info!

most underated datsun diff around, mine lives happily behind l20b with a bit of porting, webber and exhaust. And i dont go easy on it either so i would say easilly for you setup. Mine is a cig locker tho but it was fine with openwheeler before.

I also no a bloke adam with a 120y stock diff h150 locked, this has been fine with ca18det power for over a year and much hard street driving.

Ive had mine at the drags and didnt break anything with sticky 205s and 6000 dumps!

well last night i marked out the maximum i could cut out of the fire wall without interfeering with the steering assy, brake/clutch cyls and wiper motor. I then cut this out and cut back 200mm into the tunnel and floor. Initially i tried to get engine in by lowering on an angle but its too long. I then cut out the front bar that holds the bonet catch and the rad support was already cut out. Then with this done it became apparent that niether manifolds will fit as they are wider at the rear than the front, would require custom slim ones to be made. The next problem is that with the engine sitting right it pokes out of the bonnet sum 50mm! Also with the sump mounted between the crossmember and the swaybar the engine sticks well forward into the radiator space. So in summary it could be done with massive mods but i think its simpler to sell on and think of something else, atm im thinking probably stick with the old l for a while after all its all setup waiting for more power. All the cutting was done on my dead test shell!

well it didnt go as planned, rb20det will not fit without custom manifolds, even then too high would need bonnet mods and due to sump positioning sticks to far forward, also requiring front rad bonnet bracket to be chopped. So now i have an rb20det and computer/loom 4 sale instead, same price $1000

ive forkt out the money already so cant see myself backing out anytime soon unless of a major unforceen drama but i think it will all go smoothly.....ish