E.Lucas Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Lookin for a dog leg 5 speed in oregon. PM or email me if you have one thanks, Ethan Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I have one in Grays harbor Washington. Price is right and I'll drive the whole car down too! L20b and new clutch slave. Maybe we could work something out? Would like the springs and rear diff to have spares to cut/weld but rest of car is yours make an offer Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) 1978 hl510 hatch should be a strait drop in. what kinda price would you be thinking? maybe someone else would know but as far as i can remembe rit should be the right length. if not i am willing to sell the driveline and l20b as well if you want Edited March 15, 2011 by RAlly_DatoB210 Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 The dogleg in the newer A-10 is an option and is the same as the S-10 (200sx) 5 spd. Same length needed to drop into the old PL510. Link to comment
E.Lucas Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Well the plan is to put it into a 1980 720 with an L20 in it... So im lookin for just the transmission i also have some parts that i could possibly trade mostly 510 parts. Thanks Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Won't fit without lengthening the drive shaft, modifying the tranny mount and moving the hole for the shifter. Why would you want that?? Why not get the stronger much more common FS5W71B from a '77-'83 280z/zx or a '77-'79 620 truck or an '80-'84 Maxima. Oh yeah the '80 720 came with an FS5W71B option. The FS5W71B fits perfectly without any mods. Link to comment
E.Lucas Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Well from what i understand there is two different dog legs one short and one longer, from what i understand the longer one is the same length as the 5 speed i have now so it should fit in just fine. This is all working strictly on theory and im still a newb to datsuns. Thanks Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The long is very rare to find, in fact it doesn't come here on any Nissan production vehicle. Probably comes attached to JDM import motors back in the '80. I ask again, why would you put a weaker 5 speed in when you have a stronger much more common one in there now? Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah figured it was for a 510 and wanted that. Definatley go for the stronger trans. Link to comment
E.Lucas Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Mostly because the one in it is on it's way out... And I like having things that other people don't have. How many dog legs have you seen in a 720? Case and point... I'm not too worried about it's strength it's just a pavement pounder and it's just got an L20 it's not like it's a power house. Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah, everybody will be crawling under your truck to point 'n' gawk.... WOW! He's got a dogleg! WOW! ...in a 720! WOW! That's freakin' kewl! WOW! <_< Seriously, fix the existing trans (which is probably a 71B, right, Mike?)....no modifications required, and pavement pound away. Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Well if your determined I do have one lol and has a nifty grenade shifter Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 we can see the dogleg pattern on the shift knob without climbing under the truck? Link to comment
wayno Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The dogleg transmission is a car transmission, I suppose that it will work for a while pushing that much weight, but in the end at the very least 5th gear is going to start howling. After I went threw my third one, I gave up on them, they cost to much to replace every year and a half. wayno Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah try letting friends drive. Bad idea when they don't get the shift patterns and it's relatively loose gearing as it is. Why not buy a shift knob and give the impression you went through with this bad idea instead of actually doing it? Jk Link to comment
E.Lucas Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hey thanks for a all the replys guys... Link to comment
Jester Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 If you find another tranny that you want, I would be willing to take the old one off your hands. I'm in the Salem area. PM me when your ready to get rid of it. Jes Link to comment
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