Adding a 915 trans to a 6 conversion, There must be a better way Options

[mepstein]

Is there any reason I shouldn't consider working up a cable shifter instead of the traditional 916 shift linkage. The current 916 kit is $3-3250. Add in labor for machining and assembly and you're at $5k just to make the trans shift correctly. The suby guys are doing the shifting with $300 worth of cables and hardware. Am I missing something here?

[Cairo94507]

Damn you guys! I have been longing for the 915 but keep telling myself the rebuilt (Dr. Evil) transaxle converted to a side-shifter with the gears recommended by the good doctor will be fine for me. I am not planning to drag race or launch the card hard. But now you have got me thinking......I will have to wait and see how my set-up works and drives. If not, I will be talking to Mark to see about sourcing parts.....but that would be down the road if needed and I would have to come up with some kind of excuse or the wife will probably kill me..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Yeah, I know, 1st World problems.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Dr Evil]

Damn you guys! I have been longing for the 915 but keep telling myself the rebuilt (Dr. Evil) transaxle converted to a side-shifter with the gears recommended by the good doctor will be fine for me. I am not planning to drag race or launch the card hard. But now you have got me thinking......I will have to wait and see how my set-up works and drives. If not, I will be talking to Mark to see about sourcing parts.....but that would be down the road if needed and I would have to come up with some kind of excuse or the wife will probably kill me..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Yeah, I know, 1st World problems.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Dont do the 915 until you blow up that 901 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) That should buy you plenty of time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[mepstein]

Damn you guys! I have been longing for the 915 but keep telling myself the rebuilt (Dr. Evil) transaxle converted to a side-shifter with the gears recommended by the good doctor will be fine for me. I am not planning to drag race or launch the card hard. But now you have got me thinking......I will have to wait and see how my set-up works and drives. If not, I will be talking to Mark to see about sourcing parts.....but that would be down the road if needed and I would have to come up with some kind of excuse or the wife will probably kill me..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Yeah, I know, 1st World problems.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Dont do the 915 until you blow up that 901 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) That should buy you plenty of time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I'm sure you will drive your can enthusiastically but not overly aggressive and it will be fine. Bob Saville drives Huey with a 3.2 and 914 trans. I just want what I want for my flared car even if it doesn't make proper sense. I also paid $500 in parts trade for the trans, the rebuild will be the wholesale cost of a couple bearings and even the cable shifter was just $200. I need some machining and a sleeve where the main bearing is loose in the trans case but our shop owner just bought a machine shop nearby. It's a different ball game when you pay real dollars for this stuff. Like Steve said, plan on around $10K. And then do you want to add more weight on a nice light narrow body car.