Operation VH45DE 5 Speed adapter plate IN PROGRESS!

[elwesso]

im pretty sure the thread and pitch are common, if memory serves theyre just M10s.. Fastenal or McMaster-carr should be able to hook me up.

[tmorgan4]

M10x1.0. I looked all over for mine including McMaster-Carr and everyone carries M10x1.0 but only in an 8.8. I'd be wary of using those as flywheel bolts!

[Carl H]

check out the rb or z32 flywheel bolts...they're freeking huge!

[Mountnman]

Hi

I'm new to this game

Baz R is my name Mountnman is my pseudo name

In the middle of installing a TT VH45de with dedicated LPG sequential vapour injection in the modified body. Gearbox issues are my issue

I am curious about the make of the gearbox picture in your post.Is it a Fs5r30a 4x4 ?

[thejapino]

So... anybody who picked up the plates from the first test run do the install and r&d'ing yet? Im very curious to know about the progress.

5spd G50, mmmmm, cant wait. drooling

[Raxephon]

Anything new?

I have cash in hand whenever these are ready.

[minh300zx]

Hi Wes

how much are the adapters?

[ZX2NV]

We seem to be getting really close to getting these done and dusted. Wes can update the thread as it happens on his end.

The wait is almost over

[TBrack]

[driftnomad]

I'm gonna try and make a Z32 setup fit!

That's what i was going to try to do. I am in the middle of buying parts for it right now. I figure that if you get everything form a Z32 TT that if you use the pedals, master and slave cylinders as long as the hardline running between them is the same lenght and diameter, you can bend your own to make it to fit. I was thinking about converting to the Z32 TT E-Brake setup, but I want the setup out out of a larger car maybie R-32 (4-door if possible), or something because reguardless of everything I don't want the integrated drum setup for the e-brake.

[Chrispy300]

The Z32 and the R32/33/34 all have a drum/disc integrated handbrake. The GTR and Z32 setup is nearly identical and most parts are interchangable...

[elwesso]

Heres the plate!

[SuperHatch]

So whats the price Wes?

[elwesso]

$350 + Shipping, which shouldnt be much since this part is thin and not heavy at all...

[thejapino]

Are they for sale now? How many do you have?

[SuperHatch]

$350 + Shipping, which shouldnt be much since this part is thin and not heavy at all...

Does this include the required flywheel spacer and hardware? (flywheel bolts, adaptor to engine, trans to adaptor bolts)

If so... I'm sold.

[elwesso]

I dont provide a spacer with this because its only 1/4 inch, I was thinking you could take 2 of the VH45 flexplate spacers and just use that, theyre about 1/4 thick anyway. I really dont think that you would even need to use a spacer, in which case you could use the stock VG bolts.

I have to source the other bolts and im going to have someone test fit the plate before I sell them to the general public, but yeah, it will include everything.

[LEMHEAD16]

How long will it take you to source the bolts. I was getting ready to ship my trans to Mazworks but if yours will be ready soon I would rather not have to machine the trans.

I have engine and trans in my garage if you need someone to test fit it.

Put me on the list for one when they are ready. Paypal ready and waiting

[elwesso]

Theyre just standard countersunk bolts, 3/8 is going to be the right size, so theyre ultra easy to find!

Im guessing fastenal or mcmaster-carr should have them easy. All they need to be is long enough to go from the plate to the trans and have room on the end to put nuts on.

The ones that are custom made are already in my hands!

[maxnix]

Heres the plate!

Ouch! That's a little rough! Did the template shift when you drilled?

[elwesso]

What are you referring to? The holes on the bottom arent really a big deal since they really just hold the cover plate for the flywheel on. The major interface between the engine and trans is on the top half..

[imackz]

Will it fit the vh41 & how much to post to Australia?

[elwesso]

no just for VH45.

[SaintlyCharBoy]

What are you referring to? etc...

I think what he is referring to up top is the way the countersink/counterbore appears to be nonconcentric in reference to it's bore. This could be because of distortion due to the camera lens - I ran into this issue with a similar project, where the curve of the lens actually changes the reference angle to different locations different amounts. Also some of the countersinks appear a bit deep, which would pull the original bore out of round (and some cases breaks them into a neighboring hole).

When you started this project, I remember a cad drawing with a squarish profile. Did that ever go anywhere, or did you start again from scratch?

did you mill, plasma, or torch cut these, and is the outer profile based on an existing part, or simply cut off?

Is this a first piece?

[elwesso]

Yeah these first 6 pieces are sort of the test run, im sending 4 plates for testing to 3 seperate people...

We had a Dixon plate and my buddy who is a CNC guy made a model out of it.. The inner part and outer part were simply a tracing of the dixon plate. I need to make it a little bigger on the outer edge, but its pretty close.

All the bolt holes that hold engine and trans (on the top half) are all good.. The original bores of the drilled holes are a tiny bit out of round but the countersinks fit in there centered... I am not worried, if the dixon plate worked, this one will work.

[Mazworx]

How do you align the transmission up to your adapter plate? If there is no dowels to line it up, then the input shaft will be misaligned and cause clutch problems.

[imackz]

hi, does your adapter work on the vh41 & vh45 or just the vh45?

[tmorgan4]

Look 4 posts up.

[imackz]

Does anyone make an adapter plate for the vh41 to z32tt 5 speed box?

[elwesso]

How do you align the transmission up to your adapter plate? If there is no dowels to line it up, then the input shaft will be misaligned and cause clutch problems.

I have dowels I just didnt put them in for the picture.