Shifting woes: Sideshift Conversion or Tidied Up Tailshift with Rennshift Options

[casey944]

Looks like i am going down the rabbit hole of changing out my transmission but I figured I would pose one more question. Did a bit of searching and was unable to really dig up exactly what I was looking for.

Option 1. Convert the car to a sideshift with a rebuilt transmission. Cost, estimated is around $3k.

Option 2. Replace all tailshift bushings and install a Rennshift. Looks to cost about 1k all in.

Is the side shifter worth 3x what I am proposing with the tailshift/rennshift conversion?

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[Dave_Darling]

The side-shift is not worth 3x as much as a fresh sorted tail-shift.

A fresh built side-shift plus all of the conversion parts (including motor mount bar and inner and outer mounts and associated hardware) is worth at least 3x as much as a beat-up worn-out tail-shift.

Remember that the conversion involves more than just the transmission. The whole shift linkage has to be replaced, even including the gear shift lever. (Gives you an opportunity to go with a Rennshift and get that improvement too!) And the aforementioned motor mount bar and hardware, and even one piece of lower engine tin. Plus the "converter bushing" in the firewall.

--DD