hi guys just looking into putting a L series motor with su's into a 1200. i have read the tech section what has to be done but i though u didnt have to do anything to the x member?

if anybody has done this could u please help me out or unless someone has an old conversion to sell?

I'm pretty sure you will need a custom crossmember - a few of the members here have done the conversion - and detailed it a bit...just trying to remember who - It's 5pm and I'm sleepy.

I'd be almost certain that some modification to the crossmember will be required.

PM (Personal Message) whitesedan.
He has done it and posted a detailed thread about his conversion.

I'd love to see the link as well. Sorry, but I dont mean to hijack.

I may have the chance to pick up a 200B GL for $50. Clock reads ~250k but the engine etc looks pretty clean.

MMM... L20b 1200


EDIT - I've found this on Datnet. Just reading through it right now. Seems like what we might be after!

Datnet Conversion

Do some searching mate, look through mine, sikdatto1200, L18_B110 and pigdog's posts theres plenty info.

But briefly, I started with 1200 crossmember with stanza or try your 200b engine mounts shortened and grafted on, maddat ca gearbox crossmember. At the moment im using a standard b/w diff so I used a 1200 sedan auto tailshaft.

I have made no mods to the rad support or firewall, personally feel its unnecassary. I have a orig manual car with smaller tunnel I only did some slight massaging around the join from firewall to gearbox tunnel and I removed the mounts in the tunnel for the a-series gearbox as the maddat gearbox crossmember bolts to the floor.

I used a modified saab radiator with remote filler and at the moment the clutch cable runs into a remote clutch master because I intend to use a custom pedal box in the future and didnt want to drill the firewall at all.

Well that wasnt so brief but goodluck, ask as many questions as you like.