Re: [T3] AT to MT conversion

[David Sanderson <Porschedave@rennlist.net>]

<x-flowed>Hi

hey, a chance to add to the list membership instead of always asking 
(or whining) ...

I am in the process of converting a '68 AT to a 65 MT. You need to 
change the shift mechanism, insert a clutch tube, and create an 
opening in the back where the shift tube is mated to the 
transmission. The first thing I did was to cut the old pan open on 
the bottom the whole length of the pan to reveal all of its internal 
components and positions.

1. The rear subframe from the '65 bolted onto the '68 pan without a problem.
2. The clutch tube is welded onto the pan 3 places: onto a cross 
member within the tunnel in front of the stick shift, at a point in 
the centre where the rear subframe is bolted, and onto a small 
bracket where it exits the pan at the rear.
3. Even though the '68 was an AT it still had a cross member in the 
tube to which the clutch tube is welded so I did not have to create a 
new cross member.
4. I cut about 26" of the top, front part of the tunnel from the '65 
(old) and the same in the '68 (new). This gave me the room to weld 
the clutch tube into the front cross member as well as gave me the 
pickup points for the stick shift. I'll but weld the section from the 
'65 into place on the '68 which will give me the MT shift in the 
proper location.
5. I used a saw to cut a whole in the bottom of the pan at the rear. 
This gave me room to tack the tube to the centre of the pan and to 
weld in a bracket where it will exit the pan.
6. I cut the hole in the rear of the pan where the tube will exit.

This is not all finished yet but I am confident that it will go well.

There are  some photos of this on the Dave and Matts' website.
http://www.hkin.educ.ubc.ca/sanderson/Personal/Revival/Revival.html

Always happy to answer questions.

Dave
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David J. Sanderson
2059 Graveley Street, Vancouver B.C. V5L 3B6
day (604) 822 - 4361 eve (604) 255 - 4935
 fax (604) 822 - 6842
Porschedave@rennlist.net
1977 911S Carrera 3.0
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