4A to W Series bellhousing

[TurboRA28]

Im about to get one of the US made ones from a group buy done awhile ago.. I'll let you know how that goes.

Out of interest for those running the W5x in the AE86, what gearbox xmember did you use?

[ToySprinta]

Had a custom one made up....
but, a RA40 front shaft and T18 rear shatf make a good fitting tailshaft

[Big T]

For those guys with the Dellow housings... what did you do to fix the crookedness of the box? I've got your old box still waiting to go in Bigworm, any pointers for fixing the tilt? I'm using TRD engine mounts which are identical to standard but with harder rubber.

Eddie.

[mrshin]

I made my own crossmember, and left the box on an angle. I then made a slightly odd looking gearstick to compensate... Worked out alright though, stick comes up where it is supposed to and works fine.

[Big T]

Well doesnt seem too hard then. The xmember will be custom so that wont be a problem. Just to get an idea, how many degrees out are we talking from the horizontal plane? More than 10deg?

Eddie.

[BigWorm]

Thanks for the input everyone.

The reason I'm asking about this problem is that as I'm redoing my engine mounts due to the AE71 rack & pinion conversion I'm doing, it would be nice to restore the factory tilt of the motor to give a bit more clearance between the sump & crossmember/rack, but I'd only attempt this with a better bellhousing, one that provides for the factory tilt.
If any of the other bellhousings out there do this, I'd strongly consider getting one & flogging off the dellow abortion I currently put up with.

Eddie, I used I think the RA60/65 gearbox crossmember that came with the box (pretty much bolted straight up to the '23) but had to put a 10mm or so spacer between the L/H side of the crossmember & the body, and this was with the engine mounted straight. Also iirc the passenger side of the crossmember was a fair bit more than just 10mm lower than the drivers side, but the flexible mount combined with the spacer seemed to do enough.
So if the motor's on a tilt already, the box would be on even more of an angle. Though maybe sprinters are a little more accomodating to this problem than my Celica.

A bit off topic, I'll be updating my members rides thread soon, I've bolted the crossmember & rack into place, tried to position the motor in the right spot, and realised the sump needs to meet the angle grinder, which will be a good opportunity to increase its capacity.....

[WDE_BDY]

http://www.geocities.com/toycoolrolla/toycoolrollaparts

Bill, is the place that supplied you? If not it may be another option to consider.

Callum

[Cameron_Datto]

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Bill, is the place that supplied you? If not it may be another option to consider.

Callum

That bell housing is a different casting to the bell housing i got off Bill ,,
Bills has ribs in it

[BigWorm]

Wow, odd spot for the clutch fork on the 4AGZE to W bellhousing!

[SLO-055]

digging up an old thread as a few people in it were stating they wanted to do another group buy, just wondering if one ever eventuated, or was almost there, or no one cared...
i just need answers!!! (cries)
well if a group buy is happening, i'm in.

[Cuzzo]

me 2
(10 char)

[BigWorm]

I'd be interested,if I can get a straight answer regarding the angle the box is mounted on and that angle suits my needs......

[brett_celicacoupe]

Just want to subscribe to this thread as I'm chasing one of these also

sorry, just though id point out, you dont have to post a reply to subscribe to a thread. not on these forums anyway

[TurboRA28]

Ha was going to rep you for that but it says i need to spread some love first. Sorry!

[thu187]

Hey guys,
If a group buy goes ahead I'm in too. I think that makes 4 of us. Wanna talk to niteparts?
PM me if this goes ahead.
*subscribes to thread*