This winter's E-production race car projects...

[TobyB]

I got ambitious last fall and took on maybe too many improvements-

it's only time and materials, after all-

so I thought I'd put it all together here so you- all can point and laugh.

Today it's the transmission adaptor's day.

It's just a section of a bellhousing welded to an inch- thick spacer plate.

The thickness was dictated by the flare of the bell and the bolt pattern

of the transmission- any thinner and the bolts ended up right in

the plane of the bell.

Joe the Welder (yep) did a great job considering how different the

materials were. He said the bell had contamination, but not enough

to compromise the strength.

More as it goes together.

t

[bmw1602.com]

wow looks liek alot of work.......what kind of tranny you adapting to fit?

[70roundtail02]

toby

Which of the many vehicles in your sweet underground lair is this going to be for? What's the word on the electric beast?

[rover1]

I Think it would be Easier to do this?

[Turb02]

I Think it would be Easier to do this?

More info on this please???!??!?!?!!!??!?!?!??!

[rover1]

It's the most exotic 2002 in the world.

[Turb02]

It's the most exotic 2002 in the world.

Yeah but hes also running a newer (3.0L) motor that is turbo'd, right?

Is this (the rear tranny setup) cost effective? Im assuming no but hey, never hurts to ask.

[TobyB]

Funny- I tried to make a Volvo 142 trans and the GE motor fit back there

with the the stock diff- and it would ALMOST work if I cut off the trans

input shaft and went clutchless...

Anyway, the transmission does fit. It hits the stock

mounts going in, so I guess they have to go.

Sadly.

And it's about 1/2'" too long in the shifter as it sits now.

(it's a Nissan close- ratio "4" speed... out of a roadster)

To the driveshaft shop tomorrow to see if they

can make me a 52 3/8" one- piece...

t