MMTR Mini

[mr.mindless]

Huge mass difference is key. I think the mini is a potentially great toad.

I flat towed an engineless quad cab 2500 Ram up from NC with my truck when I bought it. It was fine when everything was fine, it was a white knuckle expirience on the road and a broken headlight in a parking lot when it started snowing. Absolutely horrible.

[mr.mindless]

Anyone have any ideas on cutting what's missing on this gear?

[rejeep]

wait, the spacer is in place of 4th or the spacer is blocking 4th from being engaged?

[M4wdFab]

you need the syncro set on the right to look the the set on the left. 

i think i understand that is part of the gear that the spline isnt cut hmmm. 


if i had 2 or three of them id take a cut off wheel too it, but success might be limited.  probably just try and get the right gear to swap onto your shaft that's cut already

[mr.mindless]

I was thinking the same on a cutoff wheel.

the splines aren't cut on the gear. should look like the others.

getting the right gear or even a part number for it isn't easy. There's another guy finally interested in working on it, may make some progress.

I'd like to repower, but I'd rather have a 4th gear if it can be done. Would keep the smoke much more manageable if I can keep RPMs lower. And would give me a workable ultra light duty RWD trans to adapt to another motor if I find one.

[M4wdFab]

how hard is it to take apart the trans to hand one gear thats cut already, and the other one thats not to a machine shop, and how much is it worth to  you?  200-300$?  not sure a legit shop could do that for less.     mill and an indexed angle turn table manually?  maybe something Matt M could do?

[mr.mindless]

Yeah it's not worth real shop rates to me. Probably worth less than $200 to me.

I haven't torn down the transmission. As small as it is I can't imagine it's a horrible job to get it down that far. I'd definitely have to pay attention since I've never taken apart a manual trans before.

[KingtheZJ]

What's the manufacture of the teams? If New Venture I can check my gears to see if something happens to be the same. Unlikely.

[KingtheZJ]

If you can, measure the OD of the part that needs to be cut

[M4wdFab]

are synchros available for it?



id pull the gear, clamp a syncro to it as a guide and go nuts with a cut wheel in a controlled jiged manner, then taper the teeth as best as possible.  worst you have is something that grinds when attempting to go into 4th. 



maybe something can be welded from spencers pile you your gear if it was spun down then pressed together / welded  (using your gear)

[mr.mindless]

Good ideas.

[mr.mindless]

Needs more left-right support. Angle brackets underneath are surprisingly stout fore-aft.

I want to make a mount for the right front corner as well, probably a more common home for it - but more work needed there than here to span the engine cover.



Also, I need a third AC for the garage!

This will be it for today, gotta be at work at 1800.


Tapatalking in traffic

[mr.mindless]

Fuck halfassing it. Done. Structure welded to the frame under the bed. Well, maybe birdshitted? But it’ll do.








Tapatalking in traffic

[mr.mindless]

Donor motor found. Check it out Sunday on my way to Cleveland, still in the car – so I even get to test drive it! Pinto 2 L.


Tapatalking in traffic

[rejeep]

1.
Crane looks perfect where it sits.  Nice counter balance to driver and no blind spot issue.
2.
Have a lot of literature on pinto engines.  Use to be a common flat fender swap