adapter plates for gearboxs

[deanwilson]

hi there does any1 know how to make there own gearbox adapter plates i know that practical performance mag did an artical on it in issue 17 so if any1 has got issue 17 that they could copy the artical on the adapter plates for me would be a big help but if not any info on adapter plates would be a big help many thanks dean

[deanwilson]

oh right ok how thick should the steel be for the plate and how would i go about making the shaft longer to make it fit what about all the start motor would that have to be moved

[deanwilson]

so do i keep the oringnal bellhousing off of the engine and jus change the actual unit that holds the gears yeah any chance you could do a rough sketch of an exploded diagram of where the adapter plate would go that would be grateful

[deanwilson]

well basically i was thinking of using the alfa v6 and mating it to any type rw drive gearbox sumting like the t5 but it useful to know these things for future projects see i don't like auto's and if i can change the gearbox then i will i would like to use a bmw v12 for something but the auto box puts me off i am building a locost at the moment and as it stands i am useing a nissan 200sx s14a turbo engine in it but i am now think of the alfa v6 because of the noise it makes