[V8Vairs] shift linkage-Porsche/T5 ??

[Sethracer at aol.com]

I am not sure how relevant this will be for Mid-engine conversions, but  
here goes.  When I was contemplating the installation of the T5 5-speed kit  
into my Corvair, I built a shifter assembly out of the T5 tailshaft housing. 
The  tail shaft has the shifter mount in the top (I am speaking of the GM or 
Ford  ponycar versions of the T5) I shortened the cut-off housing and 
turned it  around. I removed the guideplate from the inside bottom - this part 
determined  the shift pattern and was only a stabilizer anyway. The shifting 
shaft was cut  at the length to stick out the back of the unit. Like the 
original Corvair  assembly, moving the shift ball to the left, rotates the shaft 
to the  right, the same with push and pull. The shaft was stabilized by 
bushings in  the housing. The other trick thing was I cut off a Corvair shifter 
base to about  3/4" high and welded it to the bottom of the T5 shift 
housing. That way, the  whole assembly bolted down into/onto the stock shifter 
mounting holes of  the Corvair floorpan. It would be up to the user to run the 
linkage back to  the shifter input shaft. It would have been easy on the T5, 
but with the  powertrain assembly all turned around, it will be much more 
involved. This  system would also allow you to utilize the aftermarket 
shifters, like Hurst and  B&M that are available for the T5. Since I gave up on 
the T5 for my car, I  never installed the unit. I may still have it around 
here somewhere, but I think  I lent it to a prospective T5 installer.
 
Seth Emerson 
 
 
In a message dated 12/24/2011 9:51:45 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
msvinth at hotmail.com writes:

Tom,
I am using a UN1 in a late model and am starting to tackle  the same 
problem.  Sounds like the shift levers are similar.    The GT40 guys have used 
these transaxles and may have some solutions.   What have you figured  out?
Mike