I can now say that a CD009 Nissan transmission will not fit a fox chassis w/o significant modifications.
This morning, I tell myself that I’m gonna put the tunnel in, and weld the filler strip back in on top of the tunnel so that I could seal it, and paint the underside.
But I thought better of it, and decided to wait to see what kind of a pain in the ass it was gonna be to install the trans.
*Here’s a little hint for ya...it was a GIANT pain in the ass.
Partially because the clutch came with asleeve that added support to the slave cylinder..which slides over said slave cylinder. I’m guessing it adds rigidity and increases the contact are on the diaphragm cause the is a mamma-jamma stage3+, rated to 600 ft lbs of torque.
It’s all metal,...I’ll bet it’ll be jerky-jerky. It’s also a tiny little bitch
Measures a whole whopping 9.5”.
I install the flywheel,....it’s got some goofy assed insert that has the pilot bushing in it that has to fit into the crank, and it centers off of that..
It gets cocked in the crank, it won’t go in properly.
I have to remove it, fix the aluminum that has “pushed”, and redo it.
The second time solves the problem. It goes together, but that little stupid pilot hub thing looks worse for the wear after me beating on it.
Unlike an auto trans that has a flat bottom, the 6 speed is round. Trying to get it to sit, and stay on the jack proves to be a challenge..,it falls off from various heights numerous times... each time followed by me screaming at the top of my lungs, cursing the day I decided to put this thing in place of the 4l80.
I finally get it close, and It won’t go in.
I lift and lower the jack, I wiggle and yank on the trans..something is wrong.
I have to take it back out,.. it falls off the jack under the car.
I drag it out, my blood pressure probably one tick away from have a full on stroke,..it appears that the sleeve that reinforced the slave cylinder had fallen off, and gotten jammed somewhere between the pressure plate and the front of the trans.
The second time around, I greased that thing in place. I get the trans back up on the jack, and the trans falls off the jack three more times,....again I have three more conniption fits...
I now also know that a cd009 weighs about 100 pounds, because I’m able to lift it. ( numerous times) I couldn’t lift The 4l80 to save my ass.
I wrestle the trans back onto the jack and finally get it into place. I put a jack stand under the tail shaft, and use the jack to get the thing into place. I get it close enough to start bolts, although the thing still won’t go. But once the bolts are in, and I start snugging the up, I hear a “ click”. The trans had found the pilot bearing. I’m able to tighten it up from there.
Installing this thing required that I cut the hole at the top of the tunnel even bigger, as it sits way high in the tunnel. none of this would have happened if that tunnel piece would’ve been in place.. The shifter will sit further back that a stock fox shifter, as I guessed awhile back, right about where I’d reach it from a seated position with my arm bent at 90degrees.