First Porsche, trannys Options

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Just posted this on Flat-6.net:

Well, here we go. I just bought my Pop's old 1970 914 today. It needs a lot of work, but it should be a really fun project car. I was looking at older miatas, but you can get a lot more bang for your buck with a 914.... and it's way cooler. Anyways, to the point; My 914 has a blown tranny. I want to at least convert it to a later side shifter, but a beefier 901 or 915 isn't out of the question, since I will be building a BUILT motor based on a 2.0 case pretty soon. However, I don't really know completely what is involved in converting to either one(side shifter included). Any info to help this ignorant kid would be greatly appreciated.

I also forgot to ask if the 901 is only a 4 speed. Otherwise, I'm excited about my new undertaking, but a little nervous as well...... I don't get out much, so we'll see. I'll keep you posted on my progress if anyone cares. Thax
Mark D.

[SirAndy]

901 is 5-speed. i just got a complete side-shifter tranny. you'll need all the linkage as well as the actual shifter itself.
also, you'll need the later style motor mount, the later linkage won't clear your early mount bar.
get a complete set of new shifter busings while you're at it and make sure you get the correct "conversion" bushing for the firewall ...

the 901 can easily handle 250 lbs of torque, so unless you go really nuts on that new 2.0L, you'll be plenty fine with the 901 ...

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/welcome.png) Andy