wasnt someone saying something about using a R30 box shell. but with ca gears? i dunno if it would work but if it does i might go for that.

also does anyone have photos of what the identifications on the gazzelle pintara s3bluebird or R30 boxes look like? or just what i should look out for

I got another 1200 so I'm back, (my goal is to double my posts :) )

So are you guys talking about the s12 tranny? it is quite a bit shorter than the s13 one.

I was also wonder what the difficulty pulling the bottom time belt pulley I broke my puller :( what should I do?

Might have been an RB20 box from a skyline or something more unusual. Gazelle comes to mind, and it might have come from a unusual model.

It was rare 5 years ago. I expect they are more rare than an A-series 5 speed these days.

If it was RB20, it wouldn't have been a direct fit, and need a bellhousing change.

I know it sounds like I'm starting a rumour, but I'm sure of the facts that it was a short S13 style box with the same internals, same shifter section, but shorter.

'I know there is a shorter S13 style box, was 3 times the price of my s13 box. SSS wanted $600 for it and $180 for a S13 box, back in the day. It too would come almost straight up the hole. I kind of wish I'd have gone for that, but was outside the budget back then...my project budget has stretched more every year it has been going on for.'

Geez, 10 replies already! thanks heaps guys!

I'd prefer to have the shifter come out in the original position if possible, even if it costs considreably more- I just dont wanna muck around cuttting holes and moving the handbrake.

dattodude- this 'box you speak of- do you remember what it was called, cause it sounds like the ticket!



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Shorter s13 box? from behind a Ca18. Ididnt know that. How hard are they to get hold of and how expensive are they now days.

Yes a ca20 box bolts straight up.

My gearbox install was similar, basically cut back to the double thickness panel, after removing the handbrake reinforcing plate from underside of the tunnel.

I know there is a shorter S13 style box, was 3 times the price of my s13 box. SSS wanted $600 for it and $180 for a S13 box, back in the day. It too would come almost straight up the hole. I kind of wish I'd have gone for that, but was outside the budget back then...my project budget has stretched more every year it has been going on for.

Errr doesn't a CA20 box have a CA bellhousing - as it was originally bolted up to a CA?

Am I missing something here?

hey adam, you use the ca bellhousing on your ca20 box?

this where mine comes out just gotta move the hand brake back a bit.

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Nah, gazelle or Pintara or S3 bluebird... anything with a CA20 in it really.

Cheers. Adam.