Tranmission moved?

Slykin · Apr 20, 2011

I have a weird question that I don't think has been asked before... When I got my transmission rebuilt several months ago, I went to put the tranny back in and everything went fine until I got to the shifter. I got a new MGW shifter and when I was trying to install it, I couldn't get the bolts in because the tranny was about an inch too far forward which put the base of the shifter too close to the sheet metal. Soo, being impatient, I just bent the metal up a bit around the bolts and threw it together. One thing I wasn't able to fix was the inner shift boot, but that's irrelevant at this point. Finally, my question is, how in the world could the tranny have moved an inch forward? I thought maybe the motor mounts were real worn out and while stabbing the tranny it scooted forward but my dad said that's not really plausible. I'm really kind of baffled by it. I don't think it's possible that it has the wrong bellhousing lol. Any thoughts? I'll take pics if you guys wanna see. :confused1:

uncltrvlnmatt · Apr 20, 2011

Slykin · Apr 20, 2011

Here's the pics.

The space in the back

Slykin · Apr 20, 2011

I think i'm just going to assume no one knows lol...

Slykin · Apr 20, 2011

Bumpity bump.

ProKiller · Apr 21, 2011

thats how mine was and is. you're sure that's not how it was when you took it out?

Slykin · Apr 29, 2011

ProKiller said:
thats how mine was and is. you're sure that's not how it was when you took it out?

I'm about 90% sure.. I didn't have any clearance issues getting the bolts out of the stock shifter, nor did I have issues with the inner shift boot before the tranny rebuild. I'm almost thinking that I either A) got the wrong inner shift boot and the stock shifter base was shorter and allowed me to remove the bolts.. orr B) Whoever had this car before put on a different bellhousing and now my input shaft is eating out the back of the tranny/pilot bearing? Anyone know how to tell the difference between the fox and 94 bellhousing?

evilcw311 · Apr 29, 2011

foxbody bellhousings are shorter than ours........or longer......i dont remember which but i do know that i compared my 95 bellhousing to my buddies 93 bellhousing when both of our cars were apart and 1 was about an inch or so shorter

Slykin · Apr 29, 2011

Well, I went out and checked the number on my bellhousing and it's the right one. Guess I just have bad memory or something. I really just don't get why it's that far forward...