I just bought a 1200 and an 1600 A10 from Portugal.
I'm in Belgium.
What tranny, gearbox have I got to use with the Sr20DET swap. Can I use the SR20DET one?

I forgot, the swap is for the 1200

yeah you could use the SR20DET box but there may be clearence issues between the box and the trans tunnel, which if your hands with a welder and metal then modifying the tunnel shouldn't be that hard.

Cheers
Damo

There is aproblem with the length of the SR20DET box. The shifter is too far back towards the rear of the car. A better idea is to get an MR30 box and fit the SR bell housing. This is a lot shorter.

We are currently completing the conversion on a 1200 ute and you will have issues with the trans tunnel being too narrow. We have completely refabricated a new trans tunnel, we are lucky we know an excellent welder! I will post a pic up when I get home.

The shifter does sit further back but that hasnt presented too many problems. The handbrake has been moved and it seems ok now. I had the same problem on mine when I decided to change from a MR30 box to a S13 box but a quick change of the handbrake position and it was ok.

The Transmission Tunnel

http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=3039

Can't really see the shifter?

Is it that lump in the middle?

Damn sunlight, yeah thats where the shifter pops through. Where it runs flat. The ute will be running a rebuilt S13 SR20DET with the same mods on my CA (GT28, EMS, FMIC, Borg Warner etc).

What is the welded box under the dash, the one with the small welded arms?

Due to the size of the engine and lack of room we decided to extend the firewall so we were able to fit a decent intercooler, radiator and thermos. The welded box is where the firewall has been moved back, the welded extension on the left is due to the dump pipe on the turbo.