I have been seriously looking into possible 5-speed conversions for my Alpine.
I know about the kit from New Zealand that uses the Toyota transmission. My
questions are -
Why the Toyota trans? It is quite wide and the shifter comes out farther back
so you have to modify the trans tunnel. Are these the most commmon 5-Speed in
NZ and Australia?
Has anyone tried anything else? How about the Ford Ranger 5-speed, the Chevy
S-10 trans, A Datsun trans, Ford Mustang trans, or ???
If anyone has any make/model of 5-speed available for measurement (distance
from tip of input shaft to front of trans housing, distance from front of trans
housing to gear shifter, width and total length) I would appreciate if you
would measure it. I will publish all the information in a feature of the month.
Tom
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