hey fellas lately i have been thinking about putting an L16/L18 in a 1200 sedan and would like to know if a 1200 ute diff would hold up? if not then what diff options is there to hold the power of the L-series?

If i did this conversion the motor would be slightly modified just cam,weber/webers and extractors nothing special

any help much appreciated

cheers Jake

120y borgwarner will be ample and under $100 drum to drum. I have one behind turbo l20b and has only ever shat one axle from the locker, dumping 2nd with button clutch and an open wheeler from spooling up 2nd too many times! As long as you dont do burnouts on the open wheeler it will live especially if you just run an organic clutch. But you no you want to lock it, i have pics in my album of the diffs.

thanks mate big help

cheers Jake

no worries, basically a straight bolt in, you need the 120y u bolts and bottom brackets. Tailshaft flange may be different to not sure on that one. The borgwarner ones have a cover on the back of diff that unbolts, think there from aust 120y sedans

yer just went and had a look under mums 120y and its not a borg warner hasnt got the case on back that unbolts .if i do this conversion ill do it in a 1200 coz their lighter power to weight ratio hehe oh and better looking ahah

thanks again mate lots of help

Jake

Quote:The H165 differential that you will find under most 1200 Utes was used in the Datsun 1600, 180B, & early 200B wagons. All of these weighed more than a 1200 & all had L series engines.
Additionally, H165's were used under the series 1 & 2 Aussie Bluebirds except 4 speed wagons, so, .... what was the question again?

How bout a diff to handle a CA (150-200rwkw)? I was gonna get a r31 diff cut down.
Does any one have a idea of what the cost is to get a diff shortened?

approx $1000 but if you can do a lot yourself heaps cheaper, i think pigdogs cost him around $450

What can you do yourself? What's involved?

Im not exactly sure but i think both axle tubes are removed and shotened/rewelded, the short axle becomes the long one and the long one needs shortening and resplining. Mounts need to be cut off and weld on 1200 ones in correct position. I guess brake lines and handbrake cables would also need sorting out. Doing the mounts yourself would save a fair whack of dosh no doubt