[Spridgets] 5spd

[Dean Hedin]

http://www.rivergate5speed.com/rivergate.html

Donor Datsun 210 5 speeds show up on ebay at a rate of about one or two a month.
At the time of this writing, they go for around $700-900.  You should probably have it rebuilt.
Cha-ching..

Despite this, the Datsun 5 speed kit is still a less exspensive alternative to the Moss T-9 kit, but not by very much.
The Moss kit requires modifying the body sheetmetal, the Datsun kit does not.

You would be very lucky to find a 210 tranny in a boneyard.
You would also be very lucky to find a 210 car with a 5 speed.

At least that is what I thought...until yesterday when I was driving down the NJ turnpike and passed one.
For a moment I thought about flagging the guy down and offering him $300 for his car.
Then I thought he probably wouldn't go for it since that ol junker is getting him about 45mpg.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Hagopian" <mhagopian at hoppetool.com>
To: <wmgilroy at gmail.com>
Cc: "Spridgets net" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 5spd


> Car is a 1275cc
> My question was this...
> 
> I am looking to do a 5spd conversion on our bugeye located in NH, I am
> accessible in MA, NH, VT, CT, and FL, and pretty much anywhere along the
> coast on the drive from FL to NH but my grandfather is in FL right now and I
> live in MA. I would like to know the cost to do a 5spd because Moss wants
> $3599 for the kit and a rebuilt T-9 transmission. Thats extremely steep. If
> someone could give me a parts list/possible trannys to do this that would be
> fantastic. OR if someone could provide me with a LINK to a website that
> sells a kit with or without the transmission, I would like to get a round
> figure price... personally I would rather have a 5spd with either a 4.55 or
> a 4.22 then have a 4spd with a 3.9 or a 3.7 if they have one!