Fred,
It was because of a prior post regarding your 'knocking' a long time ago
that I banged out my tranny tunnel. Thanks :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "roadster katman" <roadster@rcn.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: 5 speed transmission swap
> Mike,
>
> Yeah, I used a 4-spd mount and sliced the bottom half off to be level with
> the frame when I dropped it to the lower holes.
>
> No problem on the reply, on the next one more planning will go into it.
> After first dropping the 5-spd/2000 into my '66 I had a hard time
connecting
> the cable, and realized I didn't bang out the tunnel enough. And then
there
> was the sometimes knocking of the tranny against the tunnel, very noisy
and
> annoying! I didn't want to bother pulling the engine again, so I then cut
> the tunnel wall to allow more space and closed it up with a metal plate.
>
> Fred Katz - So.SF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> To: "roadster katman" <roadster@rcn.com>; "John F Sandhoff"
> <sandhoff@csus.edu>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 6:49 AM
> Subject: Re: 5 speed transmission swap
>
>
> > Fred,
> >
> > I assume that you used a 4 speed tranny mount rather than the 5 speed
> mount.
> > The 5 speed mount is about 1.5" lower.
> >
> > In order to know where to bang out the tranny tunnel, mark the tranny
> tunnel
> > where the speedo cable comes out of the 4 speed BEFORE you remove the
> > engine/tranny and then measure where it comes out of the 5 speed and
mark
> > the tranny tunnel where the cable will come out.
> >
> > While Fred's solution is good I think a little preparation and planning
to
> > bang out the tranny tunnel is better. No offense Fred.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "roadster katman" <roadster@rcn.com>
> > To: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>;
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 3:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: 5 speed transmission swap
> >
> >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > I'm using a 90 adapter on my 5spd/2000 conversion in my 1966. Just as
> Mike
> > > says, I had to make some clearance on the tranny tunnel and use the 90
> > > adapter to keep the trans from banging on the tunnel and for enough
> > > clearance for the cable. Instead of just banging out the tunnel, I
> opened
> > > the sheet metal and made a plate to seal the opening. In addition, I
> > dropped
> > > the tranny support bracket to the lower set of frame-holes and sliced
> off
> > > the bottom half of the support bracket.
> > >
> > > Fred Katz - So.SF
> > > roadster@rcn.com
> > > www.badroc.com
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