Originally Posted by
4parajon
Nice project
2 things though, the T5 will fit without modifying the tunnel, and you dont need to touch the battery tray either. I hear what your saying about the propshaft but surely its easier to get a new prop made than swap the engine mounts and move the tray!!
Ive got a spare prop here that's done less than 500 miles before I swapped my axle over which made it redundant.
Hi there
Thanks for the comment. but I find what you said contradicting...You're with me that you need a shorter propshaft .... so it is clear that the gearbox is
longer by roughly an inch...The Borg Warner box gear lever comes 1 inch backwards... making the 2nd and the 4th gear bump into the handbrake which is inacceptable for me. I want to centre the gear lever and leave the propshaft stock. All in all, less mods will be done with my approach, even though doing new mountings will be tougher ... I reckon it's worthed cos of the benefits and not for the work involved.