I'm using a stumpy in mine when I get it back The tunnel is getting cut up in mine just to make it easier.

Yep you should be able to get it to fit in there nicely and the gearstick coming out of the original hole is a bonus. its a bit too far back with a ca gearbox.
The front of the trans tunnel may need a slight massage to clear a few bits on the bellhousing. i mounted my engine close to the firewall but if you move it forward a bit it may not need this.
Also the ca turbo gears will fit into the stumpy case, just have to run the stumpy output shaft. Makes it a bit stronger cause i have heard that the stumpys are a bit weak.
Also may have to drill a hole in the side of the trans tunnel to fill the geargox up with oil or just fill it before you install it.

kristie: thanks for that. but i am using a manual.
old skool: So the r30 box lines up straight into the standard shifter hole, but does the tunnel needed to be cut woth the r30?
also, how does the belhousing go (ca18 housing) at the front of the tunnel? plenty of room?

cheers ben.

Hey Ben

I got a standard CA box in a 1200 Coupe (Manual) Got it all to fit with no cutting, but slight hammering of the tunnel in spots. Cut now hole, strengthened it and welded plate over old hole.

Stumpy box enables you to use old gearstick hole. But either box is fine

when using a CA engine, we spoke to someone about wiring up the datto with a CA, and he recommended using a CA20 gearbox (i am going auto) as when wiring it up the CA20 box is easier to wire up and it also uses 1 less computer as its a hydraulic box, and it fits straight onto the ca18.

Also when using this box the gear changes are alot smoother.

the CA20 auto box is also smaller then the CA18 auto box, still needs the trans tunnel upgrade.

It comes out of a Series III Bluebird. we picked ours up for about $250 i tihnk from some jap wrecker in smithfield, nsw.

I am unsure if you are going auto or manual trans, also i dont know if the CA20 box was auto and manual, but this is the info i know about using an auto ca20 box with a ca18det.

i am sure someone will correct me if i have said anything wrong in regards to the gearboxes and such as i am not too knowledgable on these matters. I hope this helped.

Cheers

Kirstie

hey guys, just wondering who using what gearbox's?
the r30 (stumpy) with ca bellhousing or the standard ca box? does either of them fit better? or invole less tunnel cutting?
anything else i should know?

thanks alot, ben.