The trans mount part of the tube frame is finally done. At this point a lot of the remaining sheet metal will be going away and being replaced by tubes to support wings, decklid, etc..
And so it goes...
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still have to fab up the actual mount that bolts to the tranny...
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Another angle...
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Nice work! It looks like it's too late, but there is a shop that does a side shift conversion for the G50, and the rod comes out of the trans at about the middle on the driver's side, very clean, gets you about 5" shorter (length of the rear shift rod). Great project, I look forward to seeing the progress.
Rear shot. The final rear ride height will be a few inches lower...
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One more interior shot. Finished up the dead pedal, left leg support and a few other details...
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Where did you get that cable shifter from?
Did you machine the oil galleries inside the transmission case before you inverted it?
Holy crap, I thought my 930 trans was bad because the shift linkage just kisses the inner rear bumper panel. I knew those G50 variations were longer, but that really hangs out there.
I am constant fear of getting bumped at the rear That would be about a $5K 5mph crash So since I am doing a full tube car, I am moving the firewall forward a few more inches and moving everything forward for 2 reasons... the first is the shift shaft fear, the other is to better redistribute my weight forward (I have a V8 car so a bit different, but I would still think you may be a little tail heavy in weight distribution).
Any particular reason you didn't move the engine/trans forward a bit to bring the linkage "in house" so to say?
What are you setting your final ride height to?
Tim
QUOTE (Sideways @ Feb 15 2006, 05:20 PM) |
Where did you get that cable shifter from? Did you machine the oil galleries inside the transmission case before you inverted it? |
mike... absolutely killer!!!!
come up to joes bbq saturday!
QUOTE (byndbad914 @ Feb 15 2006, 05:40 PM) |
Holy crap, I thought my 930 trans was bad because the shift linkage just kisses the inner rear bumper panel. I knew those G50 variations were longer, but that really hangs out there. I am constant fear of getting bumped at the rear That would be about a $5K 5mph crash So since I am doing a full tube car, I am moving the firewall forward a few more inches and moving everything forward for 2 reasons... the first is the shift shaft fear, the other is to better redistribute my weight forward (I have a V8 car so a bit different, but I would still think you may be a little tail heavy in weight distribution). Any particular reason you didn't move the engine/trans forward a bit to bring the linkage "in house" so to say? What are you setting your final ride height to? Tim |
Damn that G50 is long, at least you you get a built in tow hook in the back!
QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 15 2006, 06:04 PM) |
mike... absolutely killer!!!! come up to joes bbq saturday! |
Mike,
How does it shift compared to a 901 or a 915? Have you lived with it very long (reliability)?
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Nice work! It looks like it's too late, but there is a shop that does a side shift conversion for the G50, and the rod comes out of the trans at about the middle on the driver's side, very clean, gets you about 5" shorter (length of the rear shift rod). Great project, I look forward to seeing the progress. |
QUOTE (sixnotfour @ Feb 16 2006, 02:00 PM) | ||
Could you give us some more info ? contact? Thanks |
Wow thanks , looks like they know what they are doing.
QUOTE (db9146 @ Feb 16 2006, 01:42 PM) |
Mike, How does it shift compared to a 901 or a 915? Have you lived with it very long (reliability)? |
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