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PN-Mad Grand Master

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Series 2 you mean?

There is no gearbox other than the RE5 that bolts up to our orphan, I need to swap the sump so the bolts line up on the 350x box, and the starter fits. There is a lot of mechanical work before I even get to the electronic side. :/

The 350S was a series one car...

Sounds like a lot of work. Don't envy you. Starter gets moved to the other side, right?

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Couple of things I don't agree with. If you're ganna get cut about the resale of yo modified car doesn't that defeat the whole modifying purpose in the first place? When I buy shit for the car I don

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I have nothing to add if people intend on staying AWD but i'm hoping that by this time next week my M35 will be for all intent purposes 6sp manual rwd. Few tricks along the way but it seems to be near

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agree whole heartedly. plus they way i look at it the only better wagon in the world is an Audi RS6 which is damn expensive so spending a few grand to make it compare with an RS6 is worth it as i stil

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3 times what I spent on the 350z box though. To fit the R34 gtr box you would either need the floor pan modified extensively and a new gearbox support made, or the transfer case would need to be spaced out 200mm or so off the back of the box.

Add that to the adapter required for RB to VQ, and buying a new twin plate Nismo clutch... I just can't afford it. :/

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Floor pan mods are fairly straight forward, but tricky when you have to remove seats, carpet, sound deadener, looms, and then fit them all back...

Gearbox support is fairly straight forward, as a hybrid can be made between the GTR/Stagea

Custom Tailshaft required ($$$)

Gearbox Adapter would be a PITA to make from scratch, but can be bought for $,$$$...

You would have to use the GTR drive shaft to the stag diff (or get a custom one made)

Would take a fair bit of time and dollars including the purchase of the box itself.

Not to mention getting the ATTESSA clutch oil pump and all the other stuff working.

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Why not Rwd ?

Massage the guards to fit some wider rubber

350z box and id say twin turbs if it has created more space presto

The rear guards will actually take quite large rubber; it has always been the limitations in the front (to keep ATTESSA happy) that have dictated the rear tyre sizes.

IIRC, several years ago, whilst auditioning rims; bbenny had 19x10.5s under the rear of his.

The only reason they didn't stay, was the issues with the ATTESSA going bezerk due to rolling dia differences with the front 19x9's & mismatched tyres.

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Daleo 10.5" rear bags....

Interesting...

Well then

Apart from having total control being manual.transmission.

Myself the idea of a motec harnessing the full potential of the vq25det without that killjoy auto tranny ecu would prove irresistible.

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Want to buy my 350z box and Nismo twin plate coppermix clutch now Toby? :P

I will get around to it eventually, one day when I am bored. Still searching for manual V35 interior parts... I am contemplating just using the 350z console and adapting the handbrake to work. Not sure what it would look like though.

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I've always thought if I decide to heavily modify my PNM35 I'd just go RWD and 350Z manual box, but you really have to weigh up the cost of getting the car to a state you're happy with in terms of fit and finish vs the cost of sourcing and bringing in an Autech 350S. I guess you guys in Aussie have to worry about complaince though so it's probably not an option for you.

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The nice Autechs fetch a tidy price. And your stuck with the shitty dash, not our nice one.

The cheaper ones are flogged out, I think its much better getting a S2 and converting. Even better if you have a RWD S2 car.

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