Hi Alex,
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly
I was thinking of using the DE engine at this stage with the manual gearbox, are the engines different sizes? This would give me say 270bhp vs at most 180 bhp with the standard RRV 8 and higher torque.
I have built various cars before so the mechanical aspects don't concern me, it's the electrical side I may struggle with as previously my projects have had good old fashioned carbs and points! Do you think it would be easier to run it with an after market ecu as I want to keep electrics as simple and reliable as possible.
Once I have an idea of dimensions, I need to work out how to connect to transfer box and if possible move engine back as far as possible. I am thinking of an Ashcroft remote version. The issue may be my car is 100 inch and I think the Nissan wheel base is 104, so it could be tight! Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained....
Kind regards,
Matt