T5 bits

[Hank Scorpio]

I never had an issue with mine... though I have the OEM retainer. How intresting though.

 

[coondog240]

yeah same thing with my steel retainer. I had to stick it in the lathe and turn it down to fit.

 

[volvo944ti]

so what happened to the original poster????? ah i want some info on 740 install. mainly shifter location on teh red block. is it to far forward????

 

[Boris740]

so what happened to the original poster????? ah i want some info on 740 install. mainly shifter location on teh red block. is it to far forward????

We are in the process of installing it.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/T5/Install1.jpg

The T5 shifter is connected to a horizontal plate to which the shift lever will be attached.
Will post more pix next week as the work progresses.

I am also going for a single drive shaft which will require some severe mods (740)

 

[noah244ti]

I had the same problem with my retainer bolts (although mine IS aluminum) I just took them to a bench grinder and buzzed about 1/16 or so off. Also had to shorten 2 of the allen bolts that JP gave me with my kit, no biggie.
I dont think I'd move the clutch fork pivot an inch away from the bellhousing, but I would probably add a few washers in there to space it out. I think if I tightened my clutch cable any more I'd have the same problem that dave is having with it bottoming out when it gets to the floor.

 

[Boris740]

Here are some more install pictures of my T5. The tunnel has been modified to take a 2 &3/4" single piece drive shaft. More to come.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/borism/T5

 

[Greenchunks]

what did you have to do to the tunnel to get it to fit the single piece driveshaft? It seems as if the issue was the crossmember, how did you get around that?

 

[linuxman51]

keep in mind with a single piece drive shaft that you cannot exceed certain propspeeds without a vastly increased chance of spontaneous explosion. You might want to talk to some of the v8 guys, there (as i've mentioned several times) are valid reasons for retaining the two piece, not the least of which is you wont end up having to worry about pinion angle, and a higher shaft speed without fear of spontaneous seperation. Doug had his made large for this reason, and given the space constraints on the 7 series tunnel its definitly worth consideration.

 

[Boris740]

keep in mind with a single piece drive shaft that you cannot exceed certain propspeeds without a vastly increased chance of spontaneous explosion. You might want to talk to some of the v8 guys, there (as i've mentioned several times) are valid reasons for retaining the two piece, not the least of which is you wont end up having to worry about pinion angle, and a higher shaft speed without fear of spontaneous seperation. Doug had his made large for this reason, and given the space constraints on the 7 series tunnel its definitly worth consideration.

Right you are. Mine is 2.75"