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Richard,
I cut and removed about 6.5 inches from the aluminum cover then welded it back together. The steel shaft had to be short end the same length, but I had to remove the shift bail from the aft end and machine the shortened shaft to receive the bail then weld it back on the shaft.
LARRY

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From: Richard Brengman SIA@... [MarcosManiacs] <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>;
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Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: MarcosManiacs] My 1600 GT making some progress.
Sent: Wed, Jul 30, 2014 10:08:13 PM

Larry,

It's a cut & shut of the aluminum housing and the steel shift rod.

I have detailed pics but will have to organize them.

Trans builders in the U.K. will not sell a modified set as they claim it's too precise so they have to build the complete trans.

Richard Brengman

1422-A Industrial Way

Gardnerville, NV 89410

On Jul 30, 2014, at 3:01 PM, larry meadows lmeadowsw@yahoo.com [MarcosManiacs] wrote:

I have shortened the shift carriage on the Volvo M410 tranny to fit my Marcos. It only took a couple hours and works fine.
Send me some picture of your transmission, and I will see if I can help.
LARRY
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From: Richard Brengman SIA@... [MarcosManiacs] <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com>;
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Subject: Re: [MarcosManiacs] Re: MarcosManiacs] My 1600 GT making some progress.
Sent: Wed, Jul 30, 2014 6:25:37 PM

So far it seems the biggest issue is shortening the gear lever position.

It's not uncommon in England but I know of no one who has done it here in the U.S.

Luckily I have two boxes to work with if the first does not go well.

Merkur was a 2.3 Turbo so first gear may be OK.

Speedo drive and prop-shaft are the simple parts.

Really need the engine mounts so I can trial fit it all.

Richard Brengman

1422-A Industrial Way

Gardnerville, NV 89410

On Jul 30, 2014, at 10:53 AM, dmensh@... [MarcosManiacs] wrote:

Richard,

Your 5-speed T9 is a great trans but will require a few things such as shortened drive shaft, (probably) different speedo drive (wheel size, etc, you'll be tooling at 100MPH on the speedo and 70 actual!) and you should review and likely change 1st gear while you go over the trans because the weight of the Merkur is so different that you'll be changing to second gear before you cross the intersection from a stop.

Dave