thanks richard for the easy-to-understand description - it was very useful >From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Gearbox Crossmember alterations >Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 22:58:45 +1000 > >I'm surprised you remembered my suggested method gearbox crossmember >conversions. > >To help new listers here it is again. > >Fit the new gearbox under the car and lift it up until it has about 15mm >clearance from the top op the transmission tunnel. Bolt the original >gearbox cross member to the gearbox mount. You will now be able to tell >how >far forward and higher the original cross member has to go to bolt into the >original holes each side of the tunnel. For a Stanza or Stumpy Skyline box >it is about 20mm up and about 20mm forward. > >Mark places on cross member each side of the gearbox that the crossmember >can be cut through vertically. >Remove the crossmember. I use a metal cut off wheel to cut the cross >member >through at the lines I marked under the car. Using the cutoff wheel means >the cross member is now in three bits. Use a piece of 2.8mm (1/8th inch) >mild steel plate cut two pieces about 150mm long and 10mm high, so that you >can place them vertically in the cuts made by the cutting disc. > >Bolt the left and right hand sections of the crossmember to the body and >the >centre section to the gearbox. Fit the 2 pieces of plate vertically in the >cuts. This should neatly replace the metal removed by the cutoff wheel. > >You then tack weld each piece of the cross member to the two vertical >plates >(Disconnect the alternator wires before welding). When you are happy that >the cross member is now one piece again, remove it and weld it properly >around each side of the plates. Grind or cut off all excess metal of the >vertical plates and paint well in subframe black. You now have a cross >member that bolt into its original body mounting points and gearbox >mounting >points. To most observers it will look an original fitting. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bruce Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, 23 June 2000 10:25 AM >Subject: Swapable Parts ... Where do we start > > > > James Et Al > > > > Not bieng a web page designer or programmer .. I no > > not where to start .. Seriously though, lets get the > > ball rolling. > > > > Is it possible to have a section of the OZDAT site set > > aside for this project. Call it say .. ummm "Swapable > > Parts" or something similiar. > > > > List the Vehicle make model and year, primary name of > > the part or component, then the components that can be > > used and any special considerations. So it could look > > something like the followinh, with searchable "key > > words" or a table for a more direct hit. > > > > > > Datsun 1600 Sedan 1971 - 72 > > > > G/Boxes > > > > Alternative Part/Component > > > > 1971 240K 5 Speed > > 1971 to 76 240/260Z 5 Speed > > etc > > etc > > > > Special Considerations > > > > Ensure that pressure plate matches throw out bearing > > distances. > > etc > > etc > > > > We have to figure out a way to allow new postings to > > be added and old ones modified, using a simple data > > entry screen. I have seen this on other sites and > > don't believe it would be too difficult. > > > > Any comments ??? > > > > > > Regards > > > > Bruce > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.datascribe.com.au/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
