Hey guys, I’m Borja, 22, from Spain This project is not very common in Spain: 1UZ-FE into a S14a running with ZF bmw transmission. First of all I want to running in as stock, but it’ll turbo as soon as possible. I bought a 200sx rolling shell last year, full roll cage, reweld chassis It was a hard decision, I didn’t know if a jz or a v8, until I found this cheap LS400 There is the new heart for Silvia The reason why I chose the 530d gearbox was simple. Looking some info in US forums for this swap everybody takes the KA (bad choice) or 350z trans. In Spain the z33 one is a little bit expensive. The R154 was ruled for the price. So I saw an E30 running the 1UZ with the ZF gearbox, so I got mine cheap I have in my garage an AP racing 6 piston, but I think I’ll use the lexus calipers, they look nice We’ve the engine out (I’m the pic’s guy) and until the parts will arrive we’re cleaning the engine and cutting the gearbox to weld the at’s bellhouse I hope the stock ECU would work fine, if not I would buy an universal ECU (Anyway I need to buy it when It’ll be boosted haha) For the trans adapter I ordered a 3sgte flywheel. Modifying the stock holes, redrilling or weld the automatic center, will see. Here is my friend Carlos, the welder. Thanks man for the help The gearbox looks like this today, we got the automatic bellhouse out and we were looking the dimensions to cut it. However, we need to wait the parts. I couldn’t resist to see the engine into the Silvia. The exhaust manifold (driver side, LHD) needs to be modify, hits the steering. Tomorrow I’ll get the clutch, so we’ll be able to work into the clutch release. Meanwhile we’re painting the engine Next week I want to end the harness swap and weld the bellhouse. I hope to be updating at scheduled times
Like it. I'm looking at 1uz manual gearbox options at the moment so this is interesting. - - - Updated - - - Also, where in Spain do you live ?
nice work borja, I will go to spain in october to pick up my s13, if you can one day I going to see the project.
Thanks for the comments guys I'm from Madrid, but the car is being done in Guadalajara. The ZF will work fine. I hope to end the bellhouse next weekend and get the propshaft dimensions. Simon I'll see you in October
Not sure on goudalajara but I've driven from Barcelona past Madrid and tobe honest it's not a bad drive :-D
We've a lot of good roads News! The project has been delayed, but we've almost finished the gearbox conversion. We're going to use a bearing 16x32 Clutch disc from a 525d, like new The flywheel is already modified. I put it on the engine, but I'll use an ARP bolts This week we need to adapt the bmw clutch cover to the mr2 flywheel and cut-weld the bellhouse Meanwhile we're going to cut the bellhouse and the HKS Hipermax from AlexG Now we're working on the tube front. Soon more pics
We cut the front end and the gearbox site to weld the front tube and custom tunnel. All the wires will be inside. New steering lines and fuel rails fitting. The exhaust manifold needs to be modified because it doesn´t fit with the steering rack At the end we've almost finished the gearbox bellhouse
