R200 Diff Swap

I finally did my R200 swap, the R180 I was using was doing fine but I would like to be a lot more aggressive with the throttle and clutch. Picked up an R200 out of a Z31 at the junkyard for $100 but the Z31 R200s do not come with the right "Side Flanges" for the bolt on S30 axles. So I also picked up a spare R200 with the Side Flanges and Axles from a fella on Craigslist for $200.

Since this is a drift car I welded the spider gears together using a plate so that the rear end is locked and both wheels will move with one another all the time. I would also do this if the car were being used for road racing.

I did the swap differently than everyone else, I did not use the ridiculous mustache bar. Instead I plasma cut out a plate, drilled the holes for the rear studs of the differential, welded it in between the "Link Mounting Braces" and reinforced it. I used 1/8 steel plate and reinforced both sides with 1/8 plate.

R200 Left/R180 Right

(The fuel pump is in a much better spot today than where it was when I was doing the swap!)