Converting to W5X gearbox with an adaptor plate

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What i used:

AZCustoms bellhowing adator plate to mate T50 and W5X
W57 out of an RA60 Celica
4a spigot bearing (PN 6001)
200mm Flywheel
HD Pressure plate
New Clutch plate (more on this below)
86 tailshaft with RA65 front half
Standard T50 clutch fork, slave cyl and master
Cutosm Throwout/thrust bearing carrier


Now where to start....

Here is a W57 (and my dodgy mount)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7552/p3100133ow8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

T50
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7309/p3100134fv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Adaptor plate kit (comes with spigot holder and bolts)
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2557/adaptor0016ps.jpg

What you need to do:
Bolt up the adaptor kit

Make your own xmemeber (86 and ke70s are different, ketos are 'wider')

Sort out your clutch, I used an old landcruiser Clutch plate. It was 200mm x29 splines BUT it was .5mm to small. As in i didnt slide over the input. Probably an old P series gbox plate. Id seriously recommend just getting the center swaped on you 4a clutch plate.

Get a throwout bearing carrier, Ive heard numerous reports of what works From MZxx something to hiluxes. As you can buy these new itd be a goer except they do not have a part number book at my auto shop it would have been a hit or miss. I just made my own up using the T50 throw out as a guide of the hight. I also added 20mm to the back to be safe that it didnt fall off the input shaft cover.

When selecting a W5x gbox, you must get a center mounted shift (like mine) if you don't want to cut up the shifter hole. Ive heard reports of complete bellhousings that fit onto W5X's change the shifter to the passenger side. Heres a pic of dr1ft-pig's setup using a dellows bellhousing.

http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/4/8/4/3/166348.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Link to HR.com thread (Click me) (http://hachiroku.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=400&highlight=adaptor+plate&sid=1714cb1f179607085849de53244099ac)

I did this conversion complete with new clutch for $600 and apexi RSM. So if you got the hookups and welding skills id say got for it!

[gaz20v]

how much are those adapter plates?? and where abouts do they come from?

[350hp4agte]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gaz20v @ Mar 14 2008, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=502143)</div>
how much are those adapter plates?? and where abouts do they come from?[/b]

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err you guys must be new. They come from AZcustoms

PM klusio on here. Or look up the TAS section here.

Last report was around $300 New

[Sparkle86]

Can you use the comercial gearboxes with the longer input shafts with this adator plate?

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i dunno, i was under the opinion that ALL W50/55/56/57/58's were the same aside from the shifter housing/transfer case.

How ever i fail to see how a longer input shaft will work, the adaptor is designed to bring the box upto the same length as the t50.

Which commercial box are you talking about exactly?

[rthy]

W50 is apparently different but yeah otherwise they are all meant to be the same

[Sparkle86]

I was thinking of the R154 or the G boxes from diesel 2wd hilux, that have the 190mm input shaft as opposed to the 160mm. Maybe with a longer input shaft you would not need to space the spigot bearing.

[slide86]

works ok with a JDM t50 bellhousing?

they should be the same so it sholdnt matter.....

[biggo]

i don't see it being an issue slide86

a t50 bellhousing is a t50 bellhousing :P
reguardless of which side the slave is on

[biggo]

Sparkle - I'm pretty sure W boxes have a 190mm input shaft. But as i can't confirm it ill just shut up hehe

[Sparkle86]

Fair enough, maybe i got them mixed up.