just wondering what people have done, made another cross member and drilled new holes in the floor or done it a different way?

cheers

make a u-shaped cross member to bridge the difference, if your lucky enough some 4 speeds have a location for a second mounting which lines up roughly with the auto tunnel mounts

so use the original auto mounting holes or drill new 1s??

Use the original holes and either make up a u shaped gearbox crossmember As said by 1200rallycar or extend your original One. Or source a 4 speed box with the 2 mount points on it one near Tailshaft input which will almost line up with mounts on tunnel just have to enlarge the holes in cross member slightly.

we talkin something like this
this for a 5 speed conversion

ah!
so thats why my previously auto coupe has a home brew crossmember
plenty room for ca box but :)

Yeah but i think going off mine and a 4 speed it will be a lot bigger as in U shaped not u shaped especially if you dont have the box with 2 mounting points one near the tail shaft input and one near speedo input get me drift ?. Also learn from my mistake and make it thicker say 5mm plate minimum i used 3 mm and it bowed within a week though it made a good template for a thicker one.

3mm Plate!

Out of interest which ones did have the two sets of holes? i.e how could they be distinguished in regard to vehicles model/year?

Well i have herd the second holes are for an exhaust bracket, but they look usable for cross member to me. The 5 speed i sold conehead had the 2 mount points and some 56 a 4 speeds i have seen since have the 2 mount points. As far as specific models they came in I'm not sure others would know a whole lot more than i on this and many other matters or Wiki will give answers ive been using the wiki lately its awesome.

hey thanks for your help guys...

i could see how it would bend over time, its a fair distance, did your coupe have a plate made up like this andy?

i had a look through my gearbox collection and ive got 1 with the mounting holes by the tail shaft, pretty sure it has no reverse tho damit