Is there a way to get this to work on my truck?

5 speed on Yahoo auction

i do recall hearing that the vaneete whatever its called ger box does bolt in i would get someone 2 verify it though im 89% sure they do well that motor out of them fit in! so i dont c why the gear box doesnt fit in and bolt up 2 standard motor....

The Vanette gearbox is a 5 speed but has all the shift linkage on the side like a column shift box because it's set so far back. I've got one out in the shed. I'll take a pic of it so you can see what I mean....

Here's the Vanette gearbox next to a new Sunny 5 speed. It's shorter too. It looks like the same gearbox but with a different rear housing and shift mechanism....

are 4 speed rear housings interchangeable with these? Oh and thanks for helping!

It doesn't look like they are ...the four speeds rear housing is a lot smaller than the five speed or Vanette gearbox. I'm just trying to find what model the Vanette gearbox is. I have a C120 manual from '83 but according to that all the A series powered ones had four speeds. I'll have a look on the parts fiche...

Damn, just had a look through all my fiches and I haven't got one for a Vanette. I'll have a look through all the gearboxes I have to see if any others look similar.

whats the gear ratio in 5th on the vanette?

Yes! the newer 5-speed Vanette uses the 60 transmission. Pitroad sells a conversion kit to change to floor shift, which basically makes it a B310 five-speed (RS5W60A to FS5W60A). Pitroad swap.

The 1970s C20 (Vanette/Cab) used the R4W56 4-speed, which looks just like the F4W56 used in the Datsun 1200 4-speed, except for the back half.

http://datsun1200.com/modules/nsections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=27

damn that's a lot of money!