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zd30 to td42/td42t conversion - help??

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zd30 to td42/td42t conversion - help??

Post by fullyslide »

My GU 3.0 finally shat itself and blew a piston and I'm wondering where to go from here.

I would like to transplant a TD42 n/a or turbo into my GU but have no idea of cost and availability and exactly what I need and need to do to make this happen.

I am in the Brisbane Metro (ish) area and wondering where to look for parts and bits and pieces need to make this happen, and of course help.

I am a fully qual mechanic but are not clued up on Nissan being an ex Mitsubishi tech.

Any help would be much appreciated!!!!!!
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Post by toaddog »

There is a TD42 on ebay for about 1500 at the moment.
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Post by ludacris »

Is the 3.0 an auto. If so you may want to grab a manuel with the 4.2. Shop around for a GQ 4.2 diesel and use what you need then sell the rest.

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Post by fullyslide »

Its a manual. Apparently the gearbox is the same and i've put a solid flywheel and heavy duty kit in it 6mths ago.
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Post by vanbox »

Just sold the majority of my my td42t which had pretty much everything you need to convert!

I still have the gearbox, clutch and some bolt on ancillaries if your interested.

Not 100% on what the issue is, but apparently the instrument cluster from a td42 makes things easier. which I also have if you need/want one.

My stuff is in the drivetrain for sale section.

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Post by grinch2 »

my mate paid about $7000 for a complete motor. i spoke to a guy the other day who paid $16,000 to get the conversion done.
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Post by ludacris »

fullyslide wrote:Its a manual. Apparently the gearbox is the same and i've put a solid flywheel and heavy duty kit in it 6mths ago.
Yes they are the same box. You will need the 4.2D bellhousing.

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Post by fullyslide »

grinch2 wrote:my mate paid about $7000 for a complete motor. i spoke to a guy the other day who paid $16,000 to get the conversion done.
Wow, thats pretty f%$king expensive. If I can get all the parts on the cheap, then I'd definitely do it myself
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Post by ludacris »

I am currently doing the conversion. Your welcome to come and have a look to see what you may need. I am using all the bits out of a 94 that I need to put into my 98 4.5 Auto GU. I used Killalux to wire it all using my standard dash. He done an awsome job. I am at Goodna.

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Post by fullyslide »

ludacris wrote:I am currently doing the conversion. Your welcome to come and have a look to see what you may need. I am using all the bits out of a 94 that I need to put into my 98 4.5 Auto GU. I used Killalux to wire it all using my standard dash. He done an awsome job. I am at Goodna.

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Sweet man that would be great.
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