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Conversion from an Automatic to Manual
For those who don't know the canyon (for lack of better term) cut into the frame for an automatic is deeper than it is in a manual.
Also the bolt pattern is different and an automatic has a slot whereas the manual has a big round hole for the shift linkage routing back to the transmission. Also a hole needs to be drilled in the canyon back wall for the cross gate cable.
The first step is dealing with the height and bolt pattern difference. Here is a solution I got from Marty. Meier with Delorean Club Midwest.
I've drilled the holes and the second picture is a test fit. It is perfect and now for cutting the hole for the linkage....
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Conversion from an Automatic to Manual
Have you already sourced a Clutch Pedal box Assembly? I also thought one of the U.K. Guys had made a adapter plate kit that allowed you to just bolt to the existing frame holes. I don't know if it still required cutting the opening in the frame.
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Manual shifter mtg brkt versus legs or standoffs.
Another solution would be to weld four thin steel plates of suitable lenght and height to the collar setup effectively creating a lightweight steel box. It would be simpler and easier than machining large diameter standoffs and prvide much more rigidity to the installation. Though not an engineer by trade I've taught myself to think like one through many years of devising simple yet effective solutions to the small recurrent problems the Delorean's engineering has presented me on a regular basis over time.
Rob