Halon

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Look up like 7 posts and you will see that was already answered.
My project, im done with the trans setup. Ran fine for me at 400hp levels. its stored for the winter and getting some new parts and will be trying for 600hp in the spring.

jbrandon

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Awesome, It sounds like it is working out well for you then. I am still undecided on if i want to use a flywheel adapter or get a custom flywheel/clutch made. My car is strictly track so I want to make sure it will take the abuse!

mecheng10

if you removed the center dividing plastic and got rid of the cupholder, would you still need to do that extension on the shifter?

iridebmx

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Worked on my sc400 some this weekend. got the auto out and bolted the trans up with clutch and flywheel. need to go back next weekend and make the trans mount and hopefully by then my driveshaft will be made, its measuring out to be 47".

I did run into a problem with my trans and had to tear it open. The reverse rod was stuck but the shifter was in neutral. I have to replace my reverse rod bushing in the rear housing of the trans and all will be good. No idea how it happened as it shifted fine before. oh well. Very few pictures.

tools needed.
lots. and red loctite


AND TO ANSWER SOME OF THE COMMON QUESTIONS:
- bolts for the transmisson to adapter are m12x1.75 for the larger bolts
- m10x1.5 for the smaller bolts on the bottom
- sr/ka transmission mount does bolt up to the transmission
- short shifter will work
- egr can still stay on but we decided to get rid of it. to keep it all you have to do is bend it slightly out of the way.

tunnel is clear


exhaust and trans lines off. NOTE: connected the old lines together on the front of the radiator with the existing hose. when you get there you will understand.


starter bolts need to be grinded down to fit the adapter on the motor. ALSO in this picture the harness in the upper left needs to be moved out of the way and is held on by a 12mm bolt. take the bolt off and push it up. its the starter harness so be careful.


right starter bolt head grinded down, i took about half off. things are huge. boht need to be done.


i am using my gutted oem cats still and they needed to be bang in to accommodate the trans tunnel. ALSO my buddy decided to cut the old starter flange as it was hitting. will have pics showing that whenever i go back to the car next wekend.


flywheel on,. from collins. its a milled out 3sgte flywheel


and the first set of wires from the harness contain your two black wires(grounds) you need to connect to start the car. your nss, (neutral safety switch)


two yellow ends. find them then test jump them.




if it starts!!! spliceeeeeeee (i did solder and heat shrink after no pic though)



TRANS INSTALL NOTE: we had to drop the rear(front) subframe to get the transmission on the adapter. full tilted it works fine and you can reach the upper bolts. i know people are like me and dont want to pull the 1uz out. if so this is definitely necessary.

from there i stopped taking pictures as its just like a clutch change. but next week as i have to tear it all apart anyway i will have more pictures of everything. so for the 1uz people ask here and you may receive.

blackkarma

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My flywheel just arrive nothing like a custom piece to make you feel special

Halon

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nvmd......

Ali SC3

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It just hit me you can just swap the cup holder to the top and the shifter to the bottom. I always hate how my cup gets in the way of my shifting. may need shorter arms though.

mecheng10

Exactly! the cupholder is in the worst spot!
Do that or do the cupholder in the dashboard! I saw a post about doing something like that awhile ago with a camary cupholder or something

Ali SC3

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I would just be worried about it being too close for comfortable shifting. I really like where the stock location is I am not sure how I would cope with it being where the cup holder is for very long but everyone likes it in different spots.
Also I just read a few pages back that it would still hit the sides even if you put it where the cup holder is due to how wide the shift pattern is.

mecheng10

im sure you would get use to it after a while, since every single car has a different location for the shifter.

and about the sides.... maybe some custom fiberglass and change the size of the center console.
don't know yet I haven't started my project yet... just gathering parts

k4rr

Ever get the tranny in?

iridebmx

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been driving my car for 3 weeks. 6-speed made the sc400 wake right up.

sc400 shifter position




randoms





1st- 3rd gear. same day i finished. horrible iphone quality

PseudoK

This thread has become confusing, between us with the 1UZ and all the 2JZ.


Does the 350z transmission sit further back on the JZ?

Its coming to be about time when I can afford to do this swap, trying to research hard now.
with the 1UZ does the bellhousing need to be machined?

Halon

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Ive come to the conclusion that yes the transmission sits further to the rear on the JZ than the UZ.

usoff89

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With the collins adapter to the 1UZ the KA/350z trans bolts right up. No machining necessary.

I used the KA trans. The only things I had to do was grind down the starter bolts, and cut off the starter hump on the bell housing of the KA trans. The starter hump on the bell housing gets in the way and is a pain to get it in the car. Oh, and you have to "knife" the starter gear also. This just assures the starter gear will align properly with the flywheel. Everything else is bolt on.