RWD 2nd gen Maxima..
 

doing the conversion with a vg30et and manual trans,

uploading pics now of where ive gotten so far

oh man, can't wait to see this, what rearend are you going to go with?

either a m30 or z31, but its gonna be with a j30 lsd diff


pics

cleaned out the interior for welding and cutting

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removed gastank and all rear suspension components


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the tunnel, looks like its gonna work but well see

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as it sits now

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This car never ends.

in for the count.

so a R200? are you doing the build with junk yard parts? if so keep in mind a pathfinder (not sure about the newer ones but early 90s for sure) rear end is also a R200. So if you have one with a tow package laying around in your parts picking areas..........

Hope you enjoyed the last ride you took in your car.

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hooooooooly crap you once again prove youre the king of 2nd gens, and lol at the easy button

once youre done this, submit it to Import Tuner. you will definitely get in with a RWD swap

ppl said the same thing when i said i was gonna go twin turbo.


heres the plan, swap in a z31 turbo vg30et and tranny get the project up and running, then move ing on to bigger and better things, vg30dett.


i love a good challenge!

lol i have no doubts you can do it, if you can TT a 2nd gen yourself im sure youre more than capable

when you were TT did you get into any magazines or anything?

when this things done take it to Japan on the drift circuit and haul a55 :D

or take it to canada where everything is moar jdm

i would love that, some of the JDM guys here are pure Dbags, you would have no idea how much i would love for a TT 2nd gen to beat some of them. usually its the Supra guys that are just Aholes

Great project Edog......Kill it man! Solid rearend or independent?

looks like a heck of a project, good luck, I'm sure its gonna have its little problems and such to work out, best of luck

nice, seems like everybody is going rwd

nice long project you have ahead of yourself, but it will be great once everything is done. whenever I see you start one of these projects, it makes me want to start doing crazy stuff to my 2nd gen too.

Will you have any problems out of the police with w rwd swap, I remember you posting something along those lines about your tt swap

well if i go with the rwd swap my choices of engines will be more broad,

the turbo wasnt legal due to the rwd engine using the fwd transmission, they say that emissions are different with different transes.

so if i go rwd ima open it all up(engine choice wise), but keep it nissan,

thinking vg30et first

dett

then if i get some balls and aint tired vh45

rear suspension: ima go for independent

mang you need to come over here, no emissions :chuckle: hell you only need an initial inspection and after that, thats it and they dont care. most initial inspections are a joke too

consider a RB25/6 or no? more work because you have to move the firewall back and such to fit a I6 i suppose

man what a great project. wish i could take on custom work like this

ok had time to work on it yesterday, took off all of the front suspension except for the strut/spring combo, taking off the brake mastr cylinder, its leaking, and the brake lines, might have to redo them depending on if i can use some from a donor car. will post pics up later on today, just got off of work its 6:30 AM and im tired

updates!!

so i lifted the front and stripped it out.

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then called up someone on craigslist, and got this for cheap!!!

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240sx subframe!!

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gonna rip it apart and stat with the "H" member and get it sized and weld up some brackets and start from there.

updating soon.

holy crap :drool1:

These guy is FOR REAL!!!!! YOU'VE GOT REALLY BIG BALLS!!!! HAIRY ONES @ THAT!!!!!! Do it Bro!

great time to install and cage to stiffen and support the body. Looks like you'll need them for the 240 rear and engine

^ +1 i would add a cage while everything is out

Definitely have your work cut out for you. be sure to get the rear subframe aligned properly and make sure your heights front and rear are consistent with the 240's measurements. having it tilted forward or back will affect the anti-squat and anti-dive properties of the subframe.

also, do you have any ideas for the front end? You're going to have to move the steering rack because it's in the way of the transmission. I've thought about this for quite a while, and have decided it's probably best to grab a front crossmember, steering rack, and spindles off a 240SX or a 300ZX. Since you're using a 240SX rear subframe, might as well just continue gutting that car and steal the front suspension from it as well.

I've been waiting to do the exact same thing with my VE, but have been focusing on building my S14 and getting my national racing license. I have a S14 parts car and a Z32 rear subframe, and I'll get to the Maxima eventually. BUT.. I'm going to keep the VE in it. a VG30DE tranny bolts right up to the VE, so that makes it pretty easy.

Good luck!

thats gonna be one sickkk max when its all done

A S12 84-86 200sx could be a option also. I think everything before 84 is going to be steering box, but I could be wrong on that, I know the 83 200sx did. Might be hard to find one unless you know where one is. If you stick within a few years you might get lucky and the A arms will bolt right in, never took a ruler to the underside but might be worth a look into.

as for the subframe thats what im exactly gonna do, steal it from the 240sx.

just gonna need to get the engine and tranny from junkyard this wekend.

so far i mocked up the rear and cut out the spare tire insert for the 240 gastank.


this is gonna be *****in!!
post updated pics later

ok heres the pics

the position it will most likely be at
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and cleaned up the arms a bit

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and the fitment with the tire tub removed

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got my eyes on an 88 turbo motor and 5 speed tranny, gonna swoop it up this wekend

Are you gonna have to weld reinforced gusset/plates into the unibody to attach the bolt too? So that the bolt doesn't ripped out of the unibody?

There will need to be more than that done if it's going to hold any serious power.


Before you start mounting that subframe there, you might want to make some measurements as far as ride height and wheelbase. given how the subframe sits in my S14, you might need to cut some chassis apart to raise the subframe some more so the car doens't sit like a 4x4. I'll try to take some measurements of my S14 tomorrow. Those will be close enough for what you're doing right now.

Also keep in mind the diff isn't centered under the car. it's about 1" off center to the right. I *think* the mounts in the subframe are aligned to the chassis respective of the car's center line, but be aware of that as well before moutning the subframe. you don't want to try to center the diff in the car by moving the subframe around.

yeah i noticed that the diff is off center so i cant go my the diff but by the frame itself, the front clange that ataches to the driveshaft is centered through the tunnel though going to go make brackets now hotugh.

so i did some more fabbing today, removed the trunk floor almost completely, and got a bar and welded some tabs to it, now thw subframe is in the ideal position.

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the bar is just mocked into place for now, gonna go to the hardware store to get washers and heavy duty bolts to hold it into place, gonna drill through the bar and mount it to the body 2 in the middle and 2 on each of the strut compartments, just need to notch out some of the rear frame a bit and reinforce it for the control arm bracket so i picked up some square stock gonna weld it in there.

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then i can worry about welding in plates for the front of the subframe to bolt to.

then to start the front crossmember, should be easy, i mean a lot easier than mounting a rear subframe.

damn near done getting exciting!!!

Well there's no turning back now. I wish you all the luck in the world, but you are nowhere close to "damn near done".

Keep it up though!

How long have you been chopping and welding dude? You're very confident...are you gonna use a plumbob to locate the center?

in for this for sure

Perhaps somewhere during this project, you'll get a real paint job? Nice job, E. Glad someone is still doing something to their 2nd gen.

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yep paint job is on the list, just thought of an amaxing ideal,

remake the trunk floor out of carbon fiber, so save weight from that big *** bar!!