what about just a 4a 5 speed. they are ment to be bolted upto the a motor. but would it withstand the power?

The 4A boxes aren't quite the same, but I suppose if I can't seal this box up (I managed to get the last box to more or less stop leaking - yay for silicone, and lots of it :)) then I may consider one.

 

If I do go with a 4A T50 then I'll need to cut a new hole in my floorpan, cut & shut my tailshaft and maybe custom gearbox crossmember. More work than I'd like really. But at least then I can get a short-shifter :)

well if you want one i have one, already with a short shifter

"short shifter" or proper short shifter?

 

Don't think I'll be heading down that avenue for awhile yet, for one I don't have any more money whatsoever, and for another I really don't want to change gearboxes again...

it's a "short shifter" :) and i am not in a real hurry to piss it off.

Heh, I've got one of those for my T50 as well, although I prefer the standard length shifter...

may i ask why? mine made changes in the wagon a pleasure (not that kind!)

Hey andrew, was that the t50 i was asking about a few weeks ago?

 

I'm still interested in picking it up as my old t-50 out of the red beast is rather crunchy. (520000 kms does that)

I don't know why really... Who knows, maybe I'll give mine a go... If I can be stuffed pulling the shifter out again :)

Gawd, what a pain. 2nd and 4th gear pop out occasionally in the new box even, and reverse is really hard to engage... :) At least it works most of the time, as opposed to the old box that worked some of the time...

Ok you gearbox experts I want some advice - have to change the box on my AE82

 

piss the 4 speed of and put a 5 speed in to reduce the revs a little - 4k @ 100kph is just too much work

 

so my thought was if I drop the passenger wheels off and take out the strut could I get the box out that wheelarch ??

 

Tips, hints ideas very very welcome

mumblezzz: yes i forgot about that

 

ruts: you would still probably have to drop the crossmembers i would assume, but most front drivers are different from one another. i change a clutch in a charade a while back and had to remove the whole engine. but i swapped a gearbox in a pulsar by just taking off the strut, cv, wishbone etc, and it was much easier.