[6pack] J-Type Overdrive - Measurement Needed

[Corbitt, Michael]

For what it's worth to anyone else, I calculated what appears to be the
correct height of the rubber bushings for my J-Type overdrive mounting
bracket.  Side conversations with Bob Lang and Berry Price provoked a little
thinking on my part which got me headed down the right path.   I also had help
from Chuck at The Roadster Factory.  Chuck  measured the height of the gearbox
mount (TRF part number 104086) for me because sometime prior to my owning the
car, someone did some very strange things with my gearbox mounting bracket
which kept me from getting an accurate measurement of the original height of
that set up.



Basically, I took measurements using my old gearbox extension (tail piece) and
drive shaft and compared these to the configuration of the new overdrive set
up to determine that the height of the rubber bushing for the overdrive
mounting plate is the same as the height of the (1 =") gearbox mounting
bracket that is used with the 4 speed gearbox.  How simple was that?  In a way
it seems it should have been a foregone conclusion, but not being real
mechanically inclined and without the original mounting bracket I didn't know.
Now, if any of you later determine that I messed up my measurements and this
is not correct after all, I would appreciate the feedback.



Thanks again everybody.



Mike

Corvallis, OR