cut my thumb so cant type much but the photos say most of it. scuse the road grime. flatoz dont forget this is a right hand drive Aussie car.
this is where the old shifter was and where the new one is, also turned the shifter housing around 180 degrees
What a bunch of numbnuts. This has no business on page three without a single reply. That looks great, man. Didn't even have to split the front wishbone to clear the late model trans. - but that's illegal down there anyway, right? Again, nice work - and hey check it out, it looks to be finished with paint and everything! ROAD grime. What motor is in front of that?
Now... Thats nice! Do you guys use the same patern as us when it comes to the shifter? I've always wonder'd what it'd be like to shift with the left hand!
Thanks for the follow-up pics. I like the way you tied the K-member into your trans mount. I am getting closer to putting the flathead/t-5 combo in my 32 chassis. I will post some pics when I get it in. BTW, for those just tuning in, the first post can be seen here. Neal
Your car is awesome. How did the Supra tranny mate up to the engine? (Obviously very well.) Write more when the top third of your thumb grows back. (It does grow back, right?) --Matt
[ QUOTE ] scuse the road grime. [/ QUOTE ] Don't ever apologize for road grime. Ever. Like a bug-encrusted windsield, it's a "Red Badge of Courage"
Hi , thanks, thought someone might benefit from the underneath photos, as I have seen quite a lot written on 5 speed conversions. My typing is getting better, so to answer some Q's Flathead 8ba engine, will put photo up. how do you guys shift with the right Car is finished and running have put about 2000mi on it since doing this conversion. used a flatattack bellhousing to mate gbox to motor. I have original pedals so wanted to keep the mechanical clutch- why change what aint broke. You cant see from the photos, but to tie in the top of the cross member used 10mm bar and bent it to suit and bolted it to K member so its removable to make getting engine/box out easier. flatoz
Ha, I see you got stuck with those 4WD heaps at the Picnic too!! How the hell they got in, I don't know!!
hey flatoz, i spent a looong time checking out your car at the picnic, not realising it was yours... bloody nice ride mate...
Thanks Mate, Got a few more changes in order for the old girl yet, and am just up to the detailing now, nothing high dollar, just keep it simple and clean.
got some other phots that I thought might complete the picture. On an off note, had some serious trouble with the radius rods, that will require some welding, seems the almighty torque of that flathead is just waaaaayyyyy too much ( or is it that with the new found gearing, I love peeling out ) anyway these below show the box with the shifter in its original position, so picture the shifter housing turned around 180 degrees, so now it sits closer to the firewall and away from the seat. I will also post of pic on the little shifter mechnaism that is inside the housing that needed to be redrilled and heated and bent to suit. All in all this was bout a 10 hour job to get it right, but worth it as it makes the car look more original, but with and OD
heres the shifter selector on the shaft, also the shifter housing had to have a 1/2" plate made to raise it so it wouldnt interfer with the rear locator of the shaft that you can see.
If you look at the two above photos you can see that the front of the shifter housing is very shallow, that is why a plate had to be made. The photo of the selector, is just as it has been drilled and turned around to face the new mounting position ,before is was heated and bent to suit. Hope this makes sense???
hey flatoz,i hope your finger gets better soon....received afew stitches myself in a recent car mishap....flatattack bellhousing - flathead mate....where and from whom can i purchase one? uncleo
uncleo, that was three years ago, and my thumb is still numb... flat ernie is right.try Reds. Psycho dropped around last night and we 'mocked' up his set up as I have a spare 5 speed, guess it would come down to how available the supra/celica 5 speeds are in the US. I would think the T5's are more readily available.
I'm excited.... The mockup relieved some worries I had about the adapter fitting and Corey's explanation of how the clutch/flywheel mechanism all fitted together was awesome. I know of at least one other US hamber running the supra box, I searched for "supra" and it popped up in a post. Danny
Hey Danny do us a favour and try and get as many photos as you can while converting it. I know somone who is interested in doing the same conversion
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