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As far as I know my box is out of a 240K, and the advantages of this are 1st and 2nd are not as tall as the Z boxes, and the syncros are made of bronze, making them a hell of a lot cheaper to repair than the Z boxes... but I am not sure of the differences (if any) between the 240k and c210 boxes. Anyone? Anyone?
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Can't vouch for the quality of their work but BGT in Hawthorn sells brake bits damn cheap. You can google BGT for the number.
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That's just bizarre, the lever definitely is bent like you described... must have come off another car! Found a straight one at Z spares and had a dog of a time mounting it properly, really hard to push the pin through in neutral, but the pin goes in easy enough when its in 1st... baffling. Thanks for looking though.
Ill let you know how I go finding syncros. Also will post a few pics of the car after it finally gets lowered on Tuesday.
Drew
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The 240K lever is bent like an L. Mount it one way and you cant get 1st, 3rd and 5th cause it makes contact with the console, mount it the other way and 2nd, 4th and reverse are out the door. I am currently driving with the console sitting on the back seat. I am assuming the C210 gear lever must be fairly straight, as the manual C210s that I have seen have an identical centre console to mine.
Should I get the syncros from Nissan, or is their a better source?
Interestingly mounting the pedals wasn't too bad, I kept the pedal box and hung the clutch and smaller brake pedal off the ends of the fulcrum... Very handy tip!
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Turns out most of my wiring confusion stemmed from a blown fuse! Ideal timing - I thought I must have mashed a wire or switch for sure...
I got my hands on original factory manual at a fairly horrific cost and will trace the wiring for the reverse lights tomorrow.
Other than a leak in the clutch line its nearly all done.
Not sure what I will do about the nasty 2nd gear syncro in the end... do I get the box rebuilt (expensive) or search for another 2nd hand box and hope its OK (wishful thinking)?
Oh yeah! The gearlever for the 240K and the C210 are similar, but not the same... It fits until you try and put the centre consol back in. Son of bitch! I'll laugh about it tomorrow.
Drew
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What a travesty!
1. Tried to mount flywheel to a washer that mounts the the automatic transmission only.
2. Clutch kit did not come with bolts to mount pressure plate to flywheel.
3. Slave cylinder did not come with mounting bolts.
4. Ran out of light and butchered the wiring trying to hook up the reverse lights. Now there are no reverse lights and instead of brake lights I get a door warning light come on instead when I hit the brakes WTF!
5. 2nd gear syncro is not in the condition that the box was advertised in... Ker-unch!
Ah well... learning curve and all. Seriously if anyone does know what color wire and where to connect the reverse lights to the unit in the box I'd be much obliged.
Cheers!
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1000 thanks! Ill let you know how it goes...
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I now have all the goodies that I need to attempt to convert my C210 from auto to manual (found a good box from a 240K) - except a crossmember... Does anyone know if I can use the existing one, or will I need to grab one from a manual car.
Cheers
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Nisstoy was a bit of a washout - very little for my C210 and absolutely nothing for an R32. Mostly Pulsar, Corolla and Hyundai non-perfromance stuff. The manager steve is an old-school Skyline enthusiast however, with a large personal collection of cars and parts.
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No worries, Ill give you a call tomorrow when I get there if he has the goodies - we can sort something out.
Drew
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Im going, are you after something specific? You can also call Nisstoy directly on the number in the above post.
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Actually havent been down there yet, but am going tomorrow. I gave them a call however, and I can confidently say that he doesnt have any whole C210s... Just randomn bits and pieces. Mostly he has more modern gear, but I am pretty sure that I will find at least 1 armful of stuff worth $60. Maybe a complete R30 rear end for a cheap and cheerful disk brake conversion... maybe just handy spares like starter motor, alturnator, trim, lenses, cables... Ill see when I get there. My shopping list was too large to go over it all on the phone with the guy. Happy shopping!
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Nisstoy, Sat 25, 9 - 3pm Factory 5, 187 - 207 Rooks Rd Nunawading, Vic 03 9873 5011.
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By the time they add postage its not going to be $60 anymore...
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Hi,
Turns out there is a Victorian Nissan/toyota wrecker offering all you can carry parts this weekend for $60. Bargain! Unfortunately for me the L series stuff is a little thin on the ground, its mostly R series stuff. I am slowly doing up my C210 on a really stingy budget, so this is a good opportunity for fellow povs. Any suggestions for what to hunt for? Apparently they have an L series head, but don't know from which model. Are there tell-tale signs to look for, as I hear the L24 head in my C210 is the least awesome of all.
Cheers!
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EEEEK! I went to 195/15's for the front and its helped things a little - but like I said, its no powerhouse anyway.
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Nice one - found a slightly used pair of pedders red springs for a 240K - so I'll bung them on my C210 - hopefully that will tighten up the handling a little. My car corners like a boat in high seas at the moment!
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Hi,
Are the front springs in the 240K the same as those found in the C210?
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Thanks for the tip. Im bummed that I just missed a new clutch and flywheel on ebay... Ah well, Ill keep on hunting around for something good - car or box. My car isn't exactly worked by the way: just some twin carbies and extractors - hopefully I wont be putting the gearbox under too much strain.
Cheers!
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Hi all,
Two things;
First is for Jimmy - I have a couple of decent bumper bar ends for the rear - if you are still looking for some let me know.
The second is I am looking to convert my C210 from auto to manual. Any suggestions? I am starting to think that buying a whole parts car may be cheaper than buying a box and related parts individually. I know there are quite a few boxes that bolt straight up to the L24, but are not sure what the pros and cons of each one are. Also does the pedal box from other models (Z, C, K) bolt up - or will I need to source another skyline pedal box?
Cheers all.
Drew
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Hey Brenton,
How much were you hoping for and which state are you in?
Drew