Infiniti J30 getting a 5 speed!
Well my auto transmission has died and instead of dumping $2k into transmission rebuild or putting in another used auto trans, I am deciding to do a 5 speed swap into my car.
As far as I can tell this will be the first J30 in the south east with a manual swap.
Getting all the parts I need for $500. Will update thread more with pics of the project as it goes along.
LINK TO PHOTOALBUM!
Transmission Swap Album
Last edited by swimshark; 02-10-2010 at 08:35 AM. Reason: Added Pernament Link to Photoalbum
Cool.
that will be cool swap,u use the Z32 tranny right?
nice. keep us updated.
yah im getting a 5spd transmission from a NA 300zxOriginally Posted by HypnoToad
Sweet beans!!
take alot of pictures! because ive heard that the 929 has the same tranny as auto z32, how different is the j30 from the z32 autos?
Well tonight I cleaned up my friends shop before we got it on the lift where it will be for a little while til swap is complete.
Went ahead and drained transmission
Checking out what we are up against
Tomorrow after class I may go with a few friends to start disassembling.
This sounds good, hopefully it will not turn into a dusty unfinished project.
Take your time.
Leisa and S. 4 Life NM?
it cant be unfinished because this is my dd lol
we think positive. anything can be done with me, swimshark, ava_z32, and jason (his shop)
Ummm...no, your car cant have me
This is true.
Sounds Fail Safe!
[no sarcasm]
Have fun, post pics.
Leisa and S. 4 Life NM?
Hey if these cars were never sold with a 5-speed, then how are you going to mount up the clutch pedal assembly and Master cylinder?
^^ Yeah, I drew a frame of a man running on each fan blade. That is him running at idle
just got back. exhaust off, driveshaft split, starter pulled, tranny atf cooler lines pulled, transmission dropped, torque converter off, flywheel off, finished deleting egr, romoved most of lower dash and pulled lots of components, pulled seat out, and pulled center console out. started looking at how to mount clutch pedal, where to cut hole for shifter and where to mount master cylinder.
later tonight will be going back. i will be removing the auto trans harness from the main harness (unravel tape and separate wires from 5ft section :/). pull cruise control modules since it is where my master cylinder is going to mount and start looking how to mount it. also going to chase e brake line and figure out how to get it setup for a hand brake. also a friend is going to look at how the hole is for the shifter on his 300zx z32 and trace it out to cut hole in transmission tunnel on the J30.
this is pretty much what 5 guys were able to do in one night. will post pics later today. got work at 8AM! lol
why not just a Z32 engine and tranny swap while your at it... tranny is out... just need a tt motor and turbos... lol... but good luck there.
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Where EGR used to be between the water lines
Cant believe it is actually happening!
Useless junk I get to delete!
Goodbye auto trans harness!
Where my shifter will be coming through!
Ummm...yah....cleaning this up tonight!
Peeling back carpet to get to the trans and main harness
Damn! Getting it done I see, congrats!
good shit dude, it will be like an entirely different car with a 5 spd Im sure...
awesome
did these cars come 5spd in japan? ya"ll be done by Thursday!
zoom-zoom-zoom
Don't forget to cut the left side of the brake pedal off. Well, most of it.
as far as I can tell for this generation even in japan they only came with a 4 speed automatic. however in japan it did come with a v8 vh41de option. also know as the nissan leopard j ferie.
ill probably get the brake pedal out of the 300zx i will be getting the parts form saturday.
Build is coming along great man. Reps
Good stuff man! Love the group pic.... Man Love is present in there!
I got owned by not doing this right away on my conversion.
The automatic brake is a monster!
Leisa and S. 4 Life NM?
good job. reps to you
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Very cool stuff. Reps for not being afraid to blaze a trail and having the balls to step up and make it happen.
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damn right
Great idea- it looks like a unique and very cool concept.
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Wiring cleaned up in dash area except wires I need for gauges
Removed the rest of the dash to make it easier to drill the holes needed for the master cylinder and it will make it easier to mount the pedal itself
The area where the cruise control unit used to be but this is where the master cylinder will be located
Having some fun with the dash lol
One less thing in my car
Right now the swap it waiting on me to get the parts. i have a master cylinder but need the clutch pedal and transmission before i can get any further with the project.
Last edited by swimshark; 02-11-2010 at 10:50 AM.
good shit man. G/l with the build!!
:idb:
thats why i havent seen ur car at school in a while.... GL man!
Looking good so far.
good stuff!
Very nice!!! If you didn't have Awesome the job wouldn't get done. j/k
Cant wait to see it finished!
this is true
all the interior panels tossed in the back....lol
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT THING!?!?!?"
'99 NB - Bolt on's and stuff.
AWESOME! I love seeing manual transmissions in cars that didn't come with them. Changaroo's the first one I've seen personally who's pulled this off with his Accord V-6. Good luck with it man! Looking forward to seeing that.
Well tonight and tomorrow night are down nights. Im hoping most of this weather blows over because I am planning on getting transmission and other parts on Saturday morning. Then the fun will begin with mounting master cylinder and getting transmission to fit up in the tunnel.
Got some goodies for the swap and an extra part to make doing oil changes not such a mess on my motor.
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