The bigger 5spds (doglegs) reversing light switch hits but boy are those boxes are strong.

ok, i have a 73 1200 2door manual trans tunnel car, with a normal shift pattern 5spd installed.
It's tight, but it fits.
I chose to make a custom crossmember bracket so that i could use the stock 5spd rubber mount. The bracket bolts in the stock location on the car.
I removed the reverse switch and plugged the hole because the switch and the transmission mount on the car were trying to occupy the same space.

Yes. I paid twice.
My poor dad paid with money, time and frustration with my mother's 1984 Renault 5TS gearbox.

they came out with a 5 speed.
One morning my dad reversed out of the garage only to find that something broke inside and split open the casing.
The gearbox was removed 5 to 6 times.
Due to repairs and then there is a winding in some gears and then there is gears running against each other making a grinding noise,etc.etc.
Eventually a 4speed was fitted and it is working now.Although it enjoys leaking a little bit of gearbox oil.
My experience with gearboxes is "IF IT BREAKS THROW IT AWAY AND BUY A NEW ONE".
I have never ever seen a gearbox that went in for repairs that did'nt come back correct.
Always something wrong.
OK.I know we cannot get gearboxes anymore for our datsuns.
This is what I hate about our cars.The scarse parts.

Thank you for the help and look foward to the email I need internals I have heaps of cases Some of the interals are no longer available through nissan Aust so any help would be good thanks.

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Poor man pays twice.

Wally.

Forget about wrecking yards.
I have also tried to find gearboxes from wrecking yards.
None can be found.
I will check tonight when coming home from work in a car magazine for some telephone numbers of places here that recondition gearboxes.Will mail it to you.
They will probably have some nissan boxes.
Your concern will be the cost to get it there.
And also if it is in good working condition.

My experience here is some people think they know how to fix or repair a gearbox only for you to install and get some gears running against each other when driving.
This is personal experience.
Ok I must admit this was some cheap backyard mechanic that I used to save money.
What a lesson I learned through that.

I have spoken with your nissan dealer and it is not a viable thing to buy new units from them we need second hand boxes from wrecking yards.

Wally.
The utility is still being made here.
And they are also being bought ALOT here.
Every 5th to 6th car you see here is a Nissan utility.This I have noticed.
Cheap to buy for businesses and hard workhorses.
Gearboxes and bodypanels for utilities are plentiful here in South Africa.

If they can only bring back the sedans and coupes!!!!

Please feel free to phone Nissan South Africa.
They will be glad to assist you.

How Plenty are 5 speeds? and do you what to help send some over to us here buyers are waiting

Yes, the switch has problems with the B110 tunnel (60a 5-speed). But the transmission itself bolts right in if you use a modified gearbox crossmember.

I would guess that the Bakkie tunnel is the same as all the other "1200s", so general knowledge of this swap should be common in South Africa.