a guy here has a 5 speed from an 87 300 listed on craigslist. i'd like to swap in a 5 for my 4 speed. how close is this tranny bolt pattern-wise and dimensions?

he also admitted that "chuncks" were coming out (unknown if it's a bearing or synchro) so it will certainly need rebuilding. how expensive/cheap are these to rebuild?

I don't think a v-6 tranny will bolt to an L-series engine. Others may have differing facts.

As common as those trannys are, it'd probably be cheaper to replace rather than rebuild.

Frank

As far as I know, only the L series trannies will work, though I don't know as much as some of these other guys know.

I would keep an eye out for a 1980zx 5-speed. This is what I am keeping an eye out for and a r200 4.11 diff to go along with it.

If you do get a new tranny, and haven't already swapped the diff out, you might also want to do that.

Not worth the effort or cost involved. Do a search on the 240SX transmission swap over at Hybridz.org. It is a very nice upgrade.

thanks guys.