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This "bonus" is not going to put your shifter in the firewall/doghouse is it?.... Bonus that I am using an a2 with a shorter engine to keep the trans forward more...
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This "bonus" is not going to put your shifter in the firewall/doghouse is it?.... Bonus that I am using an a2 with a shorter engine to keep the trans forward more...
Agreed.Best Eddie Murphy voice: "I toll'd you".
Ssshhh.... ixnay on the opcornPay ilysmay, they are watching!!!If I was closer I would offer to take the eaton 6spd off your hands for extra $$ to toss at the tranny swap... need a 6406 or 8406 OD Eaton to replace the 2nd NV4500 in my Daily Driver in my sig....
Looking forward to seeing this OTR tranny project come to life, torn between a Eaton 10spd or a 13spd 9513 that I have laying here for the M816 Wrecker.
(Where did that popcorn eating smily run off to)
You probably know it by now: your MT654 housing is in fact 6.50 inches deep; just confirmed..................
Open homework item. Go home and measure depth of stock mil 8.3L flywheel housing. The ISL/Allison 3000 and 8.3L/6 speed manual flywheel housings I have for reference both measure up at 5.25" deep. Also could possibly mill the stock mil one down if only need to go a little and it leaves enough thick material remaining. I would support the rear of the trans is I had to do it this way. Hoping it is not extra deep (even though it seems to be).
Sorry to catch just the end, but will you give me the story of the 8.3 condition and tranny condition?Interest in the 8.3L core engine and 6 speed manual trans is much lower than I anticipated. I'll just be taking them in for scrap next weekend. Can't even get $100 for either of them.
Thanks for checking. I'm going to make an attempt to compare motor mount hole locations with the other 2 flywheel housings I have. They may be comparable, or easily adaptable if I can re-drill or shift the bushings in the mount up/down.You probably know it by now: your MT654 housing is in fact 6.50 inches deep; just confirmed.
And yes, there is plenty of material on the transmission side, but if you removed more than 3/4" you'd soon fall into the pocket for the fording plug. And more than 1" would start compromising the housing structure, IMHO.
After 1-1/4", the wall section tapers outward (inner diameter increases; wall gets thinner). So, if you wanted to (re)use the same mounting bolts and deepen the 12 holes accordingly, the bottom end of these holes would be open to the inside of housing, leaving the bolt threads partially exposed. Not very elegant, I guess...
PM sent.Sorry to catch just the end, but will you give me the story of the 8.3 condition and tranny condition?