Mild winter - so I started my auto-manual conversion

[elizium]

Started the process of the manual conversion today - can't be bothered waiting for the engine any longer - Winter only lasted a week (so far) and the roads are good for driving.

(on that front - anyone in australia who knows roguepi from nissansilvia.com - could they go and give him a big kicking for me... 11 months and still no engine

The process was going quite well... until I dropped the bloody auto box on my foot... and then tried to struggle with the automatic conversion thingy that sits in the end of the crankshaft. NOTHING would move it - hydraulic method, pilot bearing pullers, slide hammer... not even a mm of movement. I learned a lot of new Russian words during the process None of which I could mention in polite company.

Ran into two new problems after that:

1. the new driveshaft is the wrong one - so doesn't fit... Now I am desperate for a spec S driveshaft if anyone has one PLEASE

2. the transmission mount crossmember is the wrong one - so tranny is just held in place with 2 bolts now.. If anyone could get me a part number for this I'd be really grateful as I'd like to order today from the office.

Apart from that - it was a great day and was nice to get started on the project again...

So... in summary - 3 requests:

1. cause some bodily harm the guy who didn't finish my engine
2. source a driveshaft
3. part number for manual transmission crossmember (spec S - 5 speed)

Cheers all....

...

 

[Nicely]

Damn! Things just aren't going well

Not entirely sure which part you mean... You've got access to FAST now though

 

[elizium]

thanks.. I'll try to find it ... I had a look on my 'older version' of FAST and couldn't find it anywhere...

Basically it is the black piece of metal that the transmission mount attaches to that connects (via 4 bolts) to the chassis to hold the back of the transmission up.. kind of like a wing/wishbone shape. It is probably called something very strange in japanese

On a plus note - I found a place here that is going to make me a 1 piece steel driveshaft and they are coming round to measure up today... I wanted a 1 piece anyway - so that's a plus. Total cost will be about 250USD so not hideous either.

Weather here just took a turn for the colder (maybe -29 this week)... so perhaps this weekend I won't be finishing off the project as the place I'm working on the car isn't exactly well heated (doesn't even have electricity)!!!

 

[Topper]

Good to hear you've made a start, and hope you get those things sorted (including the engine situation) :thumbs:

-29 is em.... brisk

 

[elizium]

brisk is the word almost makes me glad to be going to Scotland at the end of the Month

 

[Topper]

Furry boots?

 

[elizium]

No furry boots..

 

[Yakozan]

What temps do you usally get over there?
We have had a very strange winter this year. Usually we get about -5 to -15 degrees C.
But this winter we got -5 to +10.

we got snow about 1-2 weeks ago and it's still holding on.

I might put my cat back on to make this nonsense stop :wack:
But I like warmer weather so might just remove it from all my cars

 

[Topper]

No, i meant farry boots in Scotland are you going to?

Its snowing here

 

[elizium]

furry boots... now I understand - Glasgow.

 

[Topper]

About 2.5hours south west of me :thumbs:

Works car park this morning , was good fun in the focus....

 

[elizium]

I didn't know snow was also available in white.. we just seem to have a dirty brown/grey sludge

 

[Yakozan]

I take my statement back. we just got about -10 to -15 degrees C the last days

 

[elizium]

Yakozan.. yeah it turned pretty cold on us too today... apart from that it has been unseasonable... but right now it is a pleasant -14 going to -21 tonight.. so pretty much like you!

 

[Nicely]

Was -5 on the Plain last night. Brrr. Nice sideways action pulling onto a city centre roundabout this morning...

 

[Topper]

This has all been a bit off topic so -

Was out at lunch so took some pictures on my phone of the Focus

 

[elizium]

so as not to be outdone on the weather... -25C this morning...

 

[Vandal]

You guys live in the wrong part of the world. It was 31C here today

In winter (which lasts about two months), it some times gets down to 5C. Brrrr.

 

[Nicely]

Nice. But you don't get charge temperatures of -7... BOOOOOOSSSTTTT....

 

[Lee75]

If i could move to some where warmer i would:nod:
Its just started snowing here this morrnig