[V8] 5-speed conversion

[Ron Wainwright]

Oh Kent you dirty.... dirty dog ;-)

 Thats one of the cars I posted a link to that was FS when it was in NY. Dana in Vermont bought it & now has to sell it cause of too many projects.

 That car has quiet the interesting history. This usta be Keith's car.... then Andrew in OHio traded for it & he did the conversion. There's plenty of info on the conversion on motorgeek Kent. I all so know a bunch about this car since I've sold parts to every owner cept Keith cause I didn't know him @ that point.
 But I've all so driven & looked over this car a few years ago when I bought my 5sp & a few of use Mi listers went to Ohio to see Keith's new shop.... of which I have a gatherings post on MG.

 If you wanna talk give me a call.... 413-547-6099... it's a rainey Sun & I aint going anywere.
 

 Ron


--- On Sat, 3/28/09, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>
> Subject: [V8] 5-speed conversion
> To: "V8-list" <v8 at audifans.com>
> Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 5:17 PM
> I looked at a 1990 V8 that had been converted to a 5-speed
> manual.
> The shifter felt crisp, almost notchy compared to my
> '91 20V. But
> the thing that concerned me was the pedals.  The clutch
> pedal was
> about 2 inches (50 mm) off the floor. it is much lower than
> the
> brake (which seems about 4 inches off the floor at rest).
> The
> clutch seemed to work fine, but with only about an inch of
> play
> before it is fully engaged, it had me worried.  The seller
> said
> the previous owner did the conversion, and used a Type 44
> 200
> pedal box rather than a V8 pedal box.
> 
> The car was very tempting, but the clutch has me worried.
> My
> family album is down, so I can't check if there are
> different
> parts for the 200 and V8. I don't think the pedal
> should be so
> low and have such short range of engagement.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> -- 
> Kent McLean
> '99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
> '91 200 TQA #3, with mods
> gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200
> TQ
> 
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