I bit the bullet.
IMHO, Rivergate's rebuild fee is quite reasonable.
That's a small price to pay to know that you can put it in and will work on the
first get-go.
I'm sure they have rebuilt hundreds by this point.
I'm glad I did it this way. As I am in proccess with the kit presently, I have
found that there are plenty
of other things to keep me busy, Like re-routing the clutch line, painting my
engine, painting engine compartment,
installing a new ring gear on the flywheel etc...
Overall I am pretty impressed with the kit. The only complaint I have is that
for 948 folks they should throw in the
larger oil pump cover mentioned in the instructions. Desoldering my old cover
and then only later discovering that it interfered
gave me a headache. No big deal. With a little help of the persuader, I
worked around it, but they should just add
a larger cover to the kit and adjust the price accordingly. I was even
thinking of going down to the kitchen store and
to see if I could find a stainless container that was the right diameter that I
could cut the bottom off of to use as a cover.
Other than that the kit and instructons are excellent.
I am also amazed at the kit's low price. How much do you think a 15"x15"x.75"
plate of T6061 cost?
Go check it out at www.onlinemetals.com You will be suprized.
----- Original Message -----
From: "EXT-Love, Charles M" <Charles.M.Love2@boeing.com>
Subject: [Spridgets] Rebuilding the Datsun 5 speed...
> We have a transmission that is the one recommended by Rivergate for their
> conversion.
>
> Has anyone rebuilt one of these? Are there any gotchas to watch out for
> when doing this?
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