I had to fab a new mount for the 60a to fit the 1200 tunnel, made a cardboard template first ..... It all takes time.

It has offset tabs to make up the distance to the mounts

Hey Ernie , long time . I may have to pick your brain as you've gone thru the "bigger engine" evolution - was thinking I need more and smoother power for the coupe. Especially after putting the 383 satellite together.
Merry christmas , love to hear some of your thoughts on bigger/better motors than A15
Evan

if you go to this link from Rivergate at the bottom of the page or slightly above it is a pdf link to a Nissan factory 60A 5speed transmission manual - VERY HELPFUL - use it, you'll need it.

http://rivergate5speed.com/desc_of_trans.html

pdf link
http://032516d.netsolhost.com/transmission_book_300dpi.pdf

the cases split leaving the two gear cluster shafts along with the shift forks attached to the center plate, I'll try and attach a link to a photo bucket album of my 60A rebuild. Its pretty complete - hope it helps.

I do think there's a pin or something that holds the housing to the cluster but cant remember...look thru all the trans pic's as I was pretty methodical in taking themto remind me where everything went!

There's a really good exploded view photo on the table that shows all the parts laid out in order of how they came off the shafts. Its a bit tricky doing one of these, take your time and be careful - it'll be fine. Pay clos attention to snap rings, and hoe the syncro's go together and on the shafts as well, I recall them being confusing....

Evan
http://s253.photobucket.com/user/evanp1200/Transmission/story

use "cessna" to view the album

I have all that stuff, I'm in Florida for Xmas but back after news years - ping me then, I live in Edmonds.

Merry Christmas, Evan

I dont think it was the cam necessarily but the wrong PCV valve. There isn't a spec for one in "inches of mercury" & PCV's aren't sold that way so no way to find the right spec in a different version.

well I guess we all get to learn lessons from time to time, its always good when their reasonably cheap. I just had the pleasure of yanking the A15 out for the 3rd time & installing a new cam & lifters - went flat & dished the lifter face pretty good.

not sure how well you can see but its wiped....



then got it back together & running, had the dist off a tooth so it read 25* instead of 12* or 14*, resolved that & noticed an ugly blue / white smoke literally pluming out of the exhaust at times, usually after sitting at a light. Checked compression, its running 2 160# in 1,2 & 3 & 170# in #4 so that wasn't it. Started worrying about stem seals & checked them as best I could, I have double springs & wondered if one had snagged on the inner spring - nothing obvious, they all looked seated.

Then I started playing with the fueling in the weber & changed to a smaller main jet & larger air corrector -that actually helped but the smoke still would billow out at times, usually into some poor bastards face behind me as I left in a cloud. Finally I pulled the PCV & let it hang loose & installed a mini K & N filter I had off an oil catch can setup & went for a test drive - Wah La, problem solved !

At the time I replaced the catch can setup with a PCV I stupidly went to Schucks auto & picked one out that had a 90* top fitting to it so it could easily go to the vent pipe on the crankcase - BAD IDEA! It apparently had WAAAAAY too much vacuum at idle and was obviously for a different motor setup, I've no idea what as I didn't look when I bought it but spending another $1.99 on a nissan A series specific PCV solved the problem. It was drawing so much vacuum at idle it'd literally pull oil out of the crankcase & load the cylinders so on takeoff it was like a smoke bomb going off.

Maybe one of you guys can learn form my screw up & realize you dont replace a PCV with something other than what the mfg spec is.

BTW - this was another issue when i pulled down the motor - the timing tensioner piston had actually stuck in the body of the tensioner & was a 1/4" from the chain. This were all new parts not too long ago, I went and pulled an old tensioner off anothe A12 I have & used the housing along with the new piston as it moved freely in the original Nissan housing but woud stick in the aftermarket one. go figure - shi**y parts....




new piston in old OE Nissan housing...



Moral of the story - don't stray completely off the reservation when modifying systems ,some are designed for very specific reasons.

Hi Tom, ones gotta be diversified, cant only have one thing - that'd be too easy. The problem is keeping them all on the road, need much more time (and money) then is available - boo hoo......

383 - like in my engine swap

OK,Ok you got me - I'm just kiddin ! It went in this yesterday finally. Now I just have to put the rest of it together & also dont have an excuse not to pull the A15 & put in the new cam & lifters..