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Old 04-21-03, 11:15 PM
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Gearbox Shifter Modification

I am trying to get the shifter from a 89 TII tranny into the stock location on an early style Mazda. Has anybody done this modification on a TII or late style tranny, so that they did not have to cut their trans tunnel on their first gen?

I do not want to cut the tunnel, so I am looking for a way to move the shifter forward to the stock location.

Any help or suggestions?

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you just have to swap on the complete upper FB shifter rod housing. There should be something in the archives about it.
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are you trying to put in in an SA or FB??
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Originally posted by Pedestrian X
are you trying to put in in an SA or FB??
73 RX 2 but the idea is the same, and the distance is the same as an early first gen.


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sorry, I thought you were talking about a FB.

Mazda only started using a remote shiftr box in the second series RX-7. So fitting it would make it a real pain in the ***.

Now, I my dad used to have an RX-2 and the transmissions are built much like the strength of the TII ones. It might be easier to find a way to get the bell houing to what ever engine your planning on using.

If you are still using an RX-2 engine, or a similar engine from the 70's, swapping the transmission would be a waste of your time. There would be little of no gain.
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This is a turbo II swap. Trans is an 89 TII. The tranny has the remote shifter box.

This modification has been done before. I just have not seen anyone do it here in the US.

If you have modified a TII tranny to get it into the stock location on your first gen, can you please let me know how you did it, and what all would be required.
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Here you go.

There's more info in the archives.
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Well they can be modified to fit a FB, but they wont fit an SA with out a whole bunch of fab work. It be much easier to retro fit your current transmission.
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