[Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission

[allfudge1635 at gmail.com]

Mike,
Thanks. I don't think I need to worry a whole lot about how much modification I might have to do. I am going to have to replace the floor pans, sills and most of the trans tunnel anyway.  Just have to get it to the alkali bath to strip it of paint and rust. I'm expecting to get a cheese grater back from the dipping process.

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-----Original Message-----
From: mike schreiner <mikeflbmer at yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:19:17 
To: Al Fudge<allfudge1635 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission

I will take a picture on mine anssend it to you...also  one of the one I put in my car...I cut the center of my tranny tunnel out (it's an Alger)  but you dont have to do that....You can use a adapter/spacer to your orig bell housing  and redrill it to tilt the tranny at an angle and get it to come out orig tiger hole...I havent put mine on the road yet, but did help drive one to the last suni with same tranny in it  (Tony Lang's car)  it was great on a trip...will take a picture in a day or so...(if I get home before dark) otherwise this weekend as I need daylight for a decent picture...Mike

--- On Wed, 2/23/11, Al Fudge <allfudge1635 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Al Fudge <allfudge1635 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission
To: "mike schreiner" <mikeflbmer at yahoo.com>
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 8:40 PM


I may be interested in your transmission.  I am curious about the Mazda MR02 because looks like the shifter position is different. I haven't found any dimensional information yet, just wondering if anyone has stuffed one of these in their Tiger.


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 5:30 PM, mike schreiner <mikeflbmer at yahoo.com> wrote:





I didnt use that one, but I did take a Mustang 5.0 five speed and swapped tail housings and shifter plate off a chevy S10 to bring the shifter forward and out of the x frame...It is in the car and he shifter is slitly forward and center of the orifg hole  (could be tilted with an adapter spacer to bell housing to bring it out orig shifter hole....I even have a fake T handle orig looking shifter arm...I also made a second tranny like this to put on shelf as a spare....I would sell it if interested (seeing as i am laid off)   Ialso have a posi rar end with low gera and left and right anti sway bars from a rotary maxda track car...It will bolt right ina sunbeam...leaf springs and all...
Mike in Florida
--- On Wed, 2/23/11, Al Fudge <allfudge1635 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Al Fudge <allfudge1635 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7:36 PM





All,
I'm thinking ahead a bit, but has anyone ever used the 5 speed MR02
transmission Mazda made for the Ford 88 to 96 small block in a Tiger?   1st
gear is a bit low at 3.75, but that might be OK with the stock rear end,
5th is .75

Al
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