Re: 1500 tranny swork

[timd@world.std.com (Tim Dziechowski)]

Dean - You've probably already figured it out by now but since this same
thing has bitten 2 SOLers in 2 months, it belongs in the knowledge base.

The last bit of swork in transplanting a spit tranny into a midget is that
the shifters are reversed.  There is a ring at the top back of the gearbox
extension which contains two pins one of which engages the slot in the
shift lever.

            Front of car                    Shifter Angle

                ooooo                                ()
              o       o                             /
             o         o                           /
Midget      -o-        o-          Front          ||
             o         o                          ||
              o       o                           /\
                ooooo

                ooooo                           ()     
              o       o                          \  
             o         o                          \ 
Spitfire    -o        -o-          Front          ||
             o         o                          ||
              o       o                           /\
                ooooo

Just drift the two pins out and reverse 'em.  Don't try this with the
transmission in the car unless you're double jointed.

timd@world.std.com  (Tim Dziechowski)