Project 6-speed

[Draven]

norbie.net be teh suck

[The Witzl]

progress goes well shiftone

good luck with the shifter links too

[stevevp]

clearances with the rotating flange may stop this but rotating the W5x selector 180 deg on the shaft will return the pattern to the correct sequence.

[Norbie]

True it would, but I'd have to extend the shifter so far to reach it I'd have a throw of 0.5mm between gears.

[The Witzl]

hahaha - he said rotating flange.

[EldarO]

True it would, but I'd have to extend the shifter so far to reach it I'd have a throw of 0.5mm between gears.

short shift gone mad?

Eldar.O.

[stevevp]

Gee, I go away for a year and look what happens The membership status from the old forums should be transferable

Norbie, I was wondering if there was enough space between the flange on the output shaft and the rear housing to drop the pivot ball of the shifter down as well as flipping the selector socket - this would need a custom piece, but a few of them cnc machined to place the shifter in the same position as a w5x rear mount would be great for others doing conversions.

[Norbie]

I suppose this may be possible, but there's not a huge amount of clearance to the output shaft flange so it could be a bit tight. In any event it seems like more effort than I'm willing to invest right now so I'll leave that as an exercise for the reader.

[Talasas]

That's a pretty big task you've undertaken. But I'm sure it'll all be worth it. Great work. Keep the pics coming.

[Norbie]

Hooray, modified shifter version 2.0 is finished! It's basically the same as grahamd's photos above, but shortened 80mm instead of 55mm. Seems to work fine, but obviously I won't be able to test it properly until the car can be driven.

The mission for this weekend is to get the V160 back in the car (again ), confirm the shortened shifter actually fits, and then we can get get started on putting the transmission tunnel back together. Things are looking up!

I'm still waiting for a quote on the clutch-related parts I need, and then I'll have to wait for them to be shipped from the US, so even when the modifications are complete it will be a few weeks at least before I can send the car off for its new tailshaft and go for the first test drive. Probably longer with the christmas/new year period coming up.

[MR 1JZ]

norbie, call adelaide clutch services on (08) 8300 5000 they can most likely have something to you by next monday if you tell them exactly what your after.

[Norbie]

I already have a clutch, what I don't have is all the other V160-specific bits (fork, slave cylinder, bearing hub, various spring washers etc) which AFAIK are only available from Toyota. Unlike a W58 you can't just go to the wreckers and grab all the bits you need off an RA60 or something.

[MR 1JZ]

ahhh fair enough...good luck with that quest then

[Mr Ed]

I is well impressed you got that shifter sorted already!

Apart from the whole waiting bit the rest of the job should be a piece of piss! Are you going to adapt that JZA80 bracket plate or just go full custom??

[JustenGT8]

Nice work Norbie, seemed to be easily solved. So does that mean the shifter support bracket was cut and shut?