Hi guys, I REALLY need an overdrive for my 200b as it's way too noisy/revvy at highway speeds. Has anyone looked into VL Nissan Auto for overdrive, I did a search but most people seem to go Bluebird 5 speed. Is it impossible or not worth the time to attempt? I'm new to Datsuns, so I'm on a learning curve! And if a 5 speed is the go , are they hard to find and what's the going rate(I need the full conversion)!
Cheers

Probably easier to find a 5 speed man. Mate at work has 4 speed with over drive on his Volvo, you have to push the clutch in then flick a switch and you have to do that changing down to 4th aswell. Seems like a lot of drama for a gear change. Maybe check your diff ratio get something below 3.9 if your doing a lot of highway driving. If you got a Facebook account ask on Datsun classified, someone might have all the gear for sale.

The other option would be an R30 4-speed auto. It will bolt up to your engine but I'm not sure what you'd have to do about the gearbox crossmember. One of the guys who built a Cedric on here used one.

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

Here you go:

http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=22389

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green200b - aka Alistair

The fleet:

Australia:
'80 200B GX - the green200b - hibernating
'81 RX-7 - 12A extend port - daily
'74 RX-2 - 13B bridgeport - cruiser

Europe:
'93 200SX - CA18DET - tourer

Cheers for the reply. R30 is overdrive 4th gear? I'll read the link shortly.

Hey mate I noticed your location, I'm at wagga and I have a parts 200b at the Rock that is manual if you are chasing the parts too convert yours too manual. It's only the std 4 speed but just put a 5 speed in instead of the 4 speed.

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Chris Thomas

1971 1600, mild L18, 5 speed

All I want is less to do, more time to do it and higher pay for not getting it done.

I have a Nissan 4N71B auto trans for sale: - Was fitted to my son's MR30 Skyline.
It has an electrically controlled torque converter lockup.
Just ignore the trashy matte black paint on the case

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Just trying to help...
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Cheers guys I'll PM you both .

Hey guys, so still in two minds about manual or auto after speaking to Chris and Graeme. Reason is I've found a VL auto locally off a mate and all I need to know is, what bell housing is the one I need for the VL box to fit the L20b? Will the 3n71b bell housing fit? And apparently there are 2 types of VL box, one is electronic and one is hydraulic shifted? If I can get a definitive answer on VL box, I can make a decision. Might have to call a transmission place. It would be great to get an answer from Graeme about his box, I seem to keep missing him even with PM!

Sorry, haven't seen any PMs.
Bear in mind, if you use a 4 speed 'box, you may need to enlarge the trans tunnel

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graemes@internode.on.net