Which Transmission will give me the correct ?

[xb-60]

From memory, all/most seem to recommend that the bottom of the scattershield will need trimming, otherwise it will protrude down too low ...and will 'catch' on things you don't want it to hit.
I will be trimming my QT.

Cheers,
Glen

[crendonman427sc]

Originally Posted by xb-60

From memory, all/most seem to recommend that the bottom of the scattershield will need trimming, otherwise it will protrude down too low ...and will 'catch' on things you don't want it to hit.
I will be trimming my QT.

Cheers,
Glen

Hi Glen,

Surely the Canton Oil Pan would hit something first, before the flange of the Scattershield hit if they were that low??

I am trying to figure this out in my head (before I commit to buying a certain type or model) but Technical Dimension Drawings from manufacturers, seem to be fairly thin on the ground.

David

[1795]

David,

I am not sure how much they differ between manufactures, but with my SPF 289 FIA using the 3" tubular frame and transverse leaf springs, I did not have to trim anything off of the bottom of the Quicktime bellhousing and have had no issues on the race track. The trimming of the bell housing might be more of an FE concern.

Safest bet would be to call Doug at ERA.

Jim

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by crendonman427sc

Hi Glen,

Surely the Canton Oil Pan would hit something first, before the flange of the Scattershield hit if they were that low??

I am trying to figure this out in my head (before I commit to buying a certain type or model) but Technical Dimension Drawings from manufacturers, seem to be fairly thin on the ground.

David

Hi David,

It should be a simple enough check to measure the distance from the flywheel to the block/pan interface, and then add on the depth measurement of the Canton pan (if it's not fitted), and compare that summation to the outer radius of the scattershield. I would do that myself (Canton pan and QT scattershield) ...but would have to move too much 'stuff' in my limited garage space

Cheers
Glen

[xb-60]

Hi again David,

Back to your original question about “correct shift stick position in the cockpit”….

Here are a couple of pictures of the interior of Lynn Park’s CSX2307 “Dirtbag” (show me a more original, unmodified 289):






The shifter location shown above should be a reliable indication of what is correct for a 289 Cobra, yes?

This makes me think about what I have done on my own setup. I made an adaptor to position the shift lever on the centre plane of the gearbox, but at least I included some adjustability:



The shift pattern on my shift knob is different to that on Dirtbag because, of course, mine's a Toploader, not a T10



Cheers,
Glen

[1795]

Glen,
Nice looking adapter! I just wet with a piece of heavy bar stock that I drilled and mounted to the linkage and then offset the shifter to the inward side of the bar stock.

Jim