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Re: 5 spd transmission ?

To: "Ron Hamilton" <fj201@cox.net>, "Daryl Smith" <drlsmith@telus.net>
Subject: Re: 5 spd transmission ?
From: "SlowBoy" <slowboy@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:01:37 -0700
Naaaaaah, already told him all I remembered about it including he would have 
to fab a tranny mount as it would need one. hehehehe

I don't know if the shifter came up through the original hole as the tunnel 
had been chopped and patched in.

SlowBoy  (And with a stock 1600 I am)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Hamilton"
To: "Daryl Smith"
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: 5 spd transmission ?


> Daryl Smith wrote:
>> I have read that the roadster 5 spd has been used in the Z cars, by 
>> changing
>> the bellhousing.
>>
>> I have read where a couple of people have adaptd a Z 5spd to a roadster.
>>
>> After checking into this I find that the Nissan 5spds (other than the
>> roadster) have a one piece bell/gear housing like our 4 spds. Same as the 
>> 4
>> spds in the Z's. ????
>>
>> So....
>> 1. Where did the bellhousing come from that they used to mount the 
>> Roadster 5
>> spd to the L series engine?
>>
>> 2. How have these people adapted the Z/SX tranny to a roadster? Cut and 
>> weld?
>>
>> Confused
>> Daryl
>
> I have such a 5 speed that I traded for a couple of years ago and there 
> was some paper that came with it but need to find it.
>
> It says;
> 5 speed steel synchro japan-spec L-series (originally from a jim Wolf 
> built 240Z. Mated to the r-series using a Nissan 720 deisel pickuptruck 
> SD-22bell housing recently rebuilt and new seals installed
>
> Works fine
>
> Slow boy care to add anything?
>
>
> It is for sale by the way
> SRL311-0050 is still for sale too as is  1962 1500 spl310-3-0205






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