Will a 260z motor/tranny fit in 521?

[allen dodson]

I can get one cheap but are they two long to fit in the 521 with the extra two cylinders?

[Bleach]

they'll fit if you remove the radiator

[gen4maxima536]

and/or cut into the firewall

[ggzilla]

Well, since a 260Z motor can fit into a Datsun 1200 sub-compact, it should fit even more easily into a larger 520/521 pickup.

 

L26-power Datsun 1200

[Bleach]

L26 in that drag car? I thought for some reason it was the 2.8L from a 280ZX turbo.

 

The six cylinder engine blocks are all the same length and height. So the L24, L26, L28 will take up the same space.

[ggzilla]

Yes, it is L26. A turbo has been fitted, so a lot of people think it is a factory ZX engine. But it is L26 with (i think) mechanical fuel injection. 700hp is a mite more than the factory turbo engine output :-)

[datzenmike]

Well, since a 260Z motor can fit into a Datsun 1200 sub-compact, it should fit even more easily into a larger 520/521 pickup.

 

The 520/521 might by wider and without strut towers but if anything has just enough room front to back for a four. It's going to be crowded on the driver's side with a six cylinder: intakeexhaustturbomastercylinderonepiecesteeringcolumnsteeringboxtorsionbar in there.

[]2eDeYe]

starting to looklikeatightfitin there :D

[fisch]

I always figured if this was possible w/o MAJOR modification, it would be the most common swap done!

 

Mmmmm a 6 in a 521 sounds sweet though!!

[510six]

It is a major PITA putting a inline 6 into a 510, it involves cutting and reforming the firewall and transmission tunnel. Fitting a 6 cyl into a 1200 would require the same modifications, still a PITA. It would be easier and cheaper in the long run fitting a V6.

 

My old small turbo big shot of N20 setup

 

 

New, large turbo small shot of N20