The Z/SX 5 spd does not have a bellhousing as such, it is cast as one piece
with the gearcase.
SO.. a bellhousing is not going to work. If it would then the roadster 5 spd
bellhousing would work.
There would have to be either:
1. A 5spd tranny out of "something" with a removable bellhousing (substitute
roadster bellhousing or your deisel truck bellhousing) OR
2. A 5spd tranny out of "something" that bolts right up to the roadster
engine.
If their is a Z/SX 5 spd with a removable bellhousing, its got to be pretty
rare. I have talked to a couple of tranny/nissan guys up here who didn't
know there was ever one made.
other than the roadster, the listings I've found for a Nissan 5 spd have
nothing till 1977!! So the roadster got a 5 spd 10 years before anything
else at Nissan did!!!???
I can forward these files on the Nissan transmissions/ratios if anyone would
like. (Thanks Mallory)
Cheers
Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Hamilton" <fj201@cox.net>
To: "Daryl Smith" <drlsmith@telus.net>
Cc: "Datsun Roadsters" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: 5 spd transmission ?
>
>
> Daryl Smith wrote:
>> I have read that the roadster 5 spd has been used in the Z cars, by
>> changing
>> the bellhousing.
>>
>> I have read where a couple of people have adaptd a Z 5spd to a roadster.
>>
>> After checking into this I find that the Nissan 5spds (other than the
>> roadster) have a one piece bell/gear housing like our 4 spds. Same as the
>> 4
>> spds in the Z's. ????
>>
>> So....
>> 1. Where did the bellhousing come from that they used to mount the
>> Roadster 5
>> spd to the L series engine?
>>
>> 2. How have these people adapted the Z/SX tranny to a roadster? Cut and
>> weld?
>>
>> Confused
>> Daryl
>
> I have such a 5 speed that I traded for a couple of years ago and there
> was some paper that came with it but need to find it.
>
> It says;
> 5 speed steel synchro japan-spec L-series (originally from a jim Wolf
> built 240Z. Mated to the r-series using a Nissan 720 deisel pickuptruck
> SD-22bell housing recently rebuilt and new seals installed
>
> Works fine
>
> Slow boy care to add anything?
>
>
> It is for sale by the way
> SRL311-0050 is still for sale too as is 1962 1500 spl310-3-0205
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