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| Trevorg7 |
 Jan 7 2008, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
QUOTE(McMark @ Jan 5 2008, 01:09 PM)  No worries Mark. Would have been tough sledding on the drive down anyway. QUOTE(Jenny @ Jan 5 2008, 04:26 PM) Hmmm.... I keep getting a busy signal when I try Trevor's cell phone. Jen Jenny, good to see you and Brian. We enjoyed the cornbread too. T |
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| Trevorg7 |
Jan 8 2008, 07:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,242 Joined: 7-December 04 From: Highland Village, TX Member No.: 3,241 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Okay, I might be the first, from the clinic, to install and drive my Dr. Evil rebuilt transmission and Oh My Gawd it is amazing!
I did a complete Tail to Side shift conversion which included motor mount bar, mounts (inner/outer), tail cone, shift linkage, shifter and internals. We put in a new 1st gear and 1st gear slider (really Mike did it, I watched and learned). I finally got it buttoned up this afternoon and went for a drive down Mckean, though some twisties, and was grinning the entire way. Not only is the sideshift more positive but each gear selected easily, without grinding, and reverse was smooth as butter. Up and down the gearbox was a dream. No more 4th/5th gear whine either! Dr. Evil is the man. He certainly knows what he is doing and he can produce a great shifting transmission. Now for more (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) T |
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| SGB |
Jan 8 2008, 07:15 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
Yep.
The reason I've been watching this thread is that Herr Doktor rebuilt my gearstack about a year ago and it was like a transformation. I could DRIVE the car. No more wincing crunches through the cogs. No more stares when I have to (OMG) put it in reverse. Yep. all a fading memory now. Turned my go cart into a real shifter cart. |
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| Jenny |
Jan 8 2008, 07:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,060 Joined: 6-January 03 Member No.: 96 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Trevorg7 @ Jan 7 2008, 06:19 PM) Jenny, good to see you and Brian. We enjoyed the cornbread too. T I'm glad we had a chance to stop by and say hi to everyone. Thanks for the yummy beer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) It was good to see both Mike and Rob again, and to meet some other fellow world members. Thanks for hosting, Trevor. Beautiful family and LOVE your dog! Jen |
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| Dr Evil |
Jan 9 2008, 06:13 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,038 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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QUOTE(Trevorg7 @ Jan 8 2008, 08:09 PM) Okay, I might be the first, from the clinic, to install and drive my Dr. Evil rebuilt transmission and Oh My Gawd it is amazing! I did a complete Tail to Side shift conversion which included motor mount bar, mounts (inner/outer), tail cone, shift linkage, shifter and internals. We put in a new 1st gear and 1st gear slider (really Mike did it, I watched and learned). I finally got it buttoned up this afternoon and went for a drive down Mckean, though some twisties, and was grinning the entire way. Not only is the sideshift more positive but each gear selected easily, without grinding, and reverse was smooth as butter. Up and down the gearbox was a dream. No more 4th/5th gear whine either! Dr. Evil is the man. He certainly knows what he is doing and he can produce a great shifting transmission. Now for more (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) T (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) Thats what I'm saying (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) |
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| orange914 |
Jan 9 2008, 08:17 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
IGNORANT QUESTION 101:
looking at the ratios of the stock gearing, theRE are basically (2) OVERDRIVE GEARS, both 4th and 5th are over 1:1... no??? i've never seen a flow chart type drawing but the 4th gear couldn't be straight thru 1:1 design like your typical 4 or 5 sp. o.d. did porsche design it so the gear ratios/set ups could be so "versital"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) mike |
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| Borderline |
Jan 10 2008, 10:43 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 8-February 05 From: San Juan Bautista, CA Member No.: 3,577 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(orange914 @ Jan 9 2008, 06:17 PM) IGNORANT QUESTION 101: looking at the ratios of the stock gearing, theRE are basically (2) OVERDRIVE GEARS, both 4th and 5th are over 1:1... no??? i've never seen a flow chart type drawing but the 4th gear couldn't be straight thru 1:1 design like your typical 4 or 5 sp. o.d. did porsche design it so the gear ratios/set ups could be so "versital"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) mike Mike, there is no "straight thru" on the transaxle. The input shaft goes over the top of the axle and into the gearbox portion. There are 5 sets of gears to drive the pinion shaft. No matter which gear you are in, the power is always transmitted thru a gear set. After spending a whole day watching the doctor, I know that much. It seems to be a very versatile design. |
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| orange914 |
Jan 10 2008, 01:56 PM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Borderline @ Jan 10 2008, 08:43 AM) QUOTE(orange914 @ Jan 9 2008, 06:17 PM) IGNORANT QUESTION 101: looking at the ratios of the stock gearing, theRE are basically (2) OVERDRIVE GEARS, both 4th and 5th are over 1:1... no??? i've never seen a flow chart type drawing but the 4th gear couldn't be straight thru 1:1 design like your typical 4 or 5 sp. o.d. did porsche design it so the gear ratios/set ups could be so "versital"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) mike Mike, there is no "straight thru" on the transaxle. The input shaft goes over the top of the axle and into the gearbox portion. There are 5 sets of gears to drive the pinion shaft. No matter which gear you are in, the power is always transmitted thru a gear set. After spending a whole day watching the doctor, I know that much. It seems to be a very versatile design. that makes sense. so are all 901 tail and side shift trans equipt with the same gear sets? i ask because i have a spare tail shifter and wonder if i should really should hang onto for future use. mike |
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| Chris Pincetich |
Jan 10 2008, 02:28 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
I learned from the Dr. how about 1 hr of hammering out parts from the old tailshift core can result in hundreds of dollars in great parts for a sideshift re-fresh! Special tools are required, but after that it is simple. After grabbing the best stuff out of my old core, I now have a box of loose crappy bits (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Anyone need some random parts out a tailshifter? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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