Yeah...the j30 was right in the middle of the import section like you said. Came out fairly easily...then thrashed the dif out of my car and the other one in. Never have done that type of swap before but it was straight forward enough.
It definitely makes me envy those guys that have access to a lift and transmission jack. I have jack stands and a decent floor jack but it wasn't enough to make wrestling with the dif a breeze.
Well worth the effort though!!
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