I cant confirm a price for sure, but I can easily beat mazworx.. Last plates I sold for about $300.. Thats not a firm price but I'm thinking that it should be pretty close to that.

My plate is made from 1/4inch steel and is a full circle. If you use one extra spacer from the stock VH45 flex plate, it will be fine. I am running a spacer on mine and it works fine with the stock VG30 flywheels bolts.. ive had one of my plates in my Q45 for about 4 months (about 3000 miles), driving that land yacht like I drove it and so far everything is perfect...

If I could sell 3, I'd make a run of 5 and be happy... They would come included with all hardware needed, except for the spacer...

I originally made these plates for myself and so far they have proven to be good.. Im not really looking to make much money on them, just enough to cover my time, my friends machine time, and material. no skin off my back if we dont make any... but if theres interest I'll make a handful.

Just as an FYI, the ring gear is offset differently on a Z32 flexplate than the Q45 flexplate, so there is a chance the starter won't engage.

Also, the Z flexplate/flywheels have the leading edge on the gear facing the opposite way since the starter engages from the opposite side.

Without flipping the ring gear and spacing it closer to the block, the VH starter will not work with a Z flywheel/flexplate.

One last thing, the Z32 TT flywheel has more teeth (read, larger diameter) than the Q flexplate. The Z32 NA Flywheel and Z32 TT Flexplate have the same number of teeth as the Q45 (read, same diameter). The Z32 NA Flexplate has less than them all (rear, smaller diameter).

All my stuff is from an N/A Z because all that stuff is cheaper...

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I have one of Wes's plates on my setup and it has been working great. I had to ream the holes of the starter out to get it to engage every time but other than that it works fine.

+1 for Wes

id be pretty concerned if it was a big spacer, but this spacer .25in thick, hardly anything when you think of some of the spacers being used are nearly 2 inches thick...

The benefit to my plate is it allows people to buy a regular MT and simply bolt it on, no modification to the bellhousing required, and if you need to replace your trans, simply get another one and put it on!!!! Literally, once the plate is bolted to the engine, there is no need to EVER remove it.

did you go into any more detail on what you had to do? Ive had my starter not engage about 1 out of every 100 cranks.. usually it would just give a nasty noise, then i try it again and its fine..

I just want to modify my drawings so when we cut them out I can do this already.

On to the VG starter mod.

Here is a picture

The red represents the stock Vg mounting holes. The Blue ovals represent the holes after I reamed them out with a carbide bit on my dremel. I think that the issue is the the adaptor is 1/4 inch plate and the spacer behind the flywheel is a little less than 1/4, so if the teeth on the flywheel and starter are not perfectly aligned I would get the occasional grind. (really embarassing)

After I reamed the holes out it allows the starter to slide forward (towards the engine) and then be bolted down. I have not had one episode of grinding since I did it and I don't think the starter is fouling on the plate either

Ok, sweet. I should have some money within the next couple weeks. Let me know if you're going to run some. where do you find those spacers for the flywheel?

Can you use the z32 starter with no problems or is that what Lemhead16 was talking about reaming the holes. I feel that is a small price to pay to get this good of a deal.

I'm in.

were refering to me, I swear it wasn't a plug. Their kit is very expensive for a budget build.

So it kicks a**? Did you have any issues with the build? I'm having trouble trying to figure out how I'm suppose to do the wiring. Any help would be great.

Pack up your KA harness and VH harness and your Gauge Cluster. Send it to Carl and wait a couple weeks. Magically it will reappear at your door ready to install with the Gauges all nice and calibrated.

This is the logic behind Wes's thinner plate, there is no need for any spacer other than the one that comes with the VH.

We produce a similar plate in New Zealand, but it is 10mm (3/8) thicksteel so the transmission is mounted using conventional fasteners rather than studs. The VH45 Spacer is used, in addition we machine an extra part from the circumference of the flywheel and slip the ring gear back a little to allow for better starter engagement. This may also work for Wes's plate. We also add a thick washer behind the clutch fork pivot ball to prevent over travel of the clutch slave cylinder.

If there is anyone in NZ wanting one of these just ask, we are also in the process of adjusting the design to allow fitting to a VH41, as we have a Nissan Scargo with a VH41 in the workshop for a Trans and diff replacement!

Oh hell ya. Whats his handle? So I can get a quote. And sorry Wes for the distraction.

Will the Mazworx driveshaft work with this pplate or do I need to source one myself??

And yes the mazwork driveshaft works fine. Although I think that will have more to do with the engine and transmission mounts that you build. and where they place the engine in the bay.

I should have a quote by the end of the week!

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