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FYI my XR has a 02-07-1986 build date, and the crossmember for the trans mount is 12.75" wide overall, not between centers of the slots.

This was back when it was originally installed: http://www.sacsaabs.org/sacsaabs.org/misc/xr_shifter_in.jpg It does include the lever part, which isn't shown. It does not include a knob - just a threaded nub on top of the lever. :) I ended up using an 8 Ball shifter from Kragen as a short term fix,...

Yeah, I had never touched a T5 before I put one in the XR 12 years ago, but someone here gave me that advice so I bought a Triax first thing. Spent more on that than I did the whole gearbox.:) Now, having driven stock shifters I have no regrets. The Triax changes the whole thing. Totally worth it. ...

I got new driveshaft in Oct-nov to go with the world class T5 that landed in my lap in Aug(?). Next will be a shift handle, and probably a shifter as well. Still gotta get a boot, and a surround. So some of my Xmas is gonna be late, but I always tell the wife to not buy me stuff for birthday or Xmas...

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That driveshaft I had modified, or maybe more accurately fabbed, cost more then the trans did for me. Of course so did the clutch pedal spring that Herson sent me

I've been thinking about that simply cuz the stock one doesn't have stops, and it could be possible for someone less than skilled with the manual to band the forks if they aren't paying attention or just get ham fisted with it.

Gotta pull the 4 bolts to fill thru the shifter, and not just the boot eh?

Drive shaft is in the car and fits, I have probably just over an inch of pull out, but not bad at all. Now I just have to look at the drive line angles to make sure I have everything right. I need to make sure I have 5mm shims between the center support bearing and the body, then I gotta double chec...

I had 6-7 classes a day in middle school from 7am to 2:30pm. I had the same class everyday. Now my youngest, 8th grade, has 5-6 classes per day and sees the teacher every other day. Science is 1 quarter, then social studies for a quarter, then repeat process again? Has certain things like home ec(no...

This one's getting close. Having this back on the road would be a heck of a Christmas/New Years gift. Here's to completing the project with no issues! :cheers New Years is the goal for at least mobile under own power. We'll see about smog test, I'm waiting on a free euro surround, and I gotta fab a...

I don't think that's what I'm talking about. I'm talking about an organic process of something changing and then the larger body agreeing the new form is better. Not every step a society takes is engineered - probably most are not. Especially when it comes to language, there is no sanctioning body ...

Tomorrows goal is to try out the driveshaft to make sure it fits, and bolts up right. Crossing fingers as it's been nearly a month since I got it, and they didn't give me back the old one I took in. This one is entirely new it looks like, the tubes look bigger than the stock ones. The very least I k...

Got back to the project today... I stuck the clutch, pressure plate and bell on the engine probably a month or so ago, it took forever it seemed, to get the right clutch alignment tool. Don't order it from Jegs, they sent the wrong one, and have no tech specs on them to figure what is needed. I beli...

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