Getrag 5 speed cost!!!!

[Dale .D]

Sorry guys I'm not a mechanic so have to rely on others & pay the piper.Im in BC ,Canada.Would like to put a 5 speed in my 71. As it stands the cost would be through OGTS is $1700 rebuilt tranny+ $600 conversion+shipping it back + pst & gst + duties + paying the dollar exchange+shipping the the tranny bracket & drive shaft back to L.A & back + clutch parts + once I get it having it installed by a tranny place . Get my drift!!!. Sorry can't afford all that . Wife won't go for it & frankly $4000 for 1 extra gear is hard to justify.Any Ideas out ther people .Any one maybe have the whole unit that they don't need & have it shipped up here . Any advise or help would be great . The car really cries for a 5 speed . Thank eh!! . Dale

[CDN OpelNut]

Dale - I PM'd you my actual cost to BC this month

[BQS4]

Dale;
It's really not that hard to do the conversion. The shifter can be cut down with hand tools, I have done several. Then taken over to a muffler shop and have it welded. That can be done after customers are gone, and might just cost you a beer. The driveshaft can be done by a driveline shop, are there none in B.C.? Here in Atlanta, I just had one done for my Sportwagon, cost $86.

[Dale .D]

Originally Posted by CDN OpelNut Dale - I PM'd you my actual cost to BC this month

Hi Mr Opel nut from Trail .Nice country . Just checked the message.Thankyou . Did you do the conversion your self..Didn't you need a part from an automatic.What clutch parts did you replace?The big question. Was it worth it . I know ,I'm full of questions but bear with me & thankyou . .If you ever on the Island .Look me up . Take care

[CDN OpelNut]

I ordered the finished unit with all of the conversion work done. Just bolt it in. This includes new driveshaft etc. I still am working on the motor, so I don't have it in yet but from what others say, I'm expecting it to be worth it. I bought my GT in Langford in 1987 - it's time for that extra gear.

I have a chevy S-10 clutch ready to go at the same time.

Cheers,

Corey

PS - beware what you offer, my whole family is on the Island and I have a niece in Shawnigan Lake

[Gordy]

I bought the whole package from OGTS and, like Corey, am waiting to get the engine back together to install. It;s been at a machine shop since Dec. waiting now to get the pistons butterfly cut. I went with the 2.0 8.5 inch clutch and flywheel. It's not only the extra gear you gain but a stronger transmission as well.

[Dale .D]

Originally Posted by CDN OpelNut I ordered the finished unit with all of the conversion work done. Just bolt it in. This includes new driveshaft etc. I still am working on the motor, so I don't have it in yet but from what others say, I'm expecting it to be worth it. I bought my GT in Langford in 1987 - it's time for that extra gear. I have a chevy S-10 clutch ready to go at the same time. Cheers, Corey PS - beware what you offer, my whole family is on the Island and I have a niece in Shawnigan Lake

Offer still stands.Would be cool to show the car off once you get it together to the family on the Island here .Got my car from the original owner in Gamble River.Is it cheaper to get a new drive shaft from OGTS? They said I should send mine down & they'll convert it.Would be interesting to see how an opel runs with some real power.The stock 1.9 is a little lethargic but it keeps me from getting into trouble.

[CDN OpelNut]

Originally Posted by Dale .D They said I should send mine down & they'll convert it.Would be interesting to see how an opel runs with some real power.The stock 1.9 is a little lethargic but it keeps me from getting into trouble.

I have to send my old driveshaft to them for exchange so I guess it works out to be the same thing.

I'll let you know about the power when the 2.4 is in.....

[Bill Hoffmann]

Originally Posted by Dale .D Sorry guys I'm not a mechanic so have to rely on others & pay the piper.Im in BC ,Canada.Would like to put a 5 speed in my 71. As it stands the cost would be through OGTS is $1700 rebuilt tranny+ $600 conversion+shipping it back + pst & gst + duties + paying the dollar exchange+shipping the the tranny bracket & drive shaft back to L.A & back + clutch parts + once I get it having it installed by a tranny place . Get my drift!!!. Sorry can't afford all that . Wife won't go for it & frankly $4000 for 1 extra gear is hard to justify.Any Ideas out ther people .Any one maybe have the whole unit that they don't need & have it shipped up here . Any advise or help would be great . The car really cries for a 5 speed . Thank eh!! . Dale

My Pacific Northwest geography is a little fuzzy so I don't know the distances involved, but couldn't you find a shop on the U.S. side of the border to do it? You could have the transmission drop shipped there. I doubt customs will notice the extra gear on the way back over.

[Gordy]

The thing people forget about the Opel and it's power (or supposed lack of it) is that in it's day, for a 4 cylinder economy car, it ran circles around every economy car on the road. In 1970, if you wanted a "fast" car, you didn't buy an Opel. You bought a Hemi Cuda, a 454 Chevelle, an AMX, Cobra jet Mustang, Boss 302, Z28, or on and on. But if you opted for styling and economy, you bought an Opel, -Kadett, Manta, or GT. Then, compared to the 50hp VWs, or the early Hondas or Renaults etc, you had a speedwagon by comparison. The cool thing with the Opels was you got great performance PLUS cheap insurance rates PLUS 30mpg while all your friends were getting 8mpg. AND you got dependability! That's why I've been hooked on Opels ever since. It was the first car I owned that would always start (remember jumping all of our hi-compression 389s and 396s?) The Opel always fired up and gave you 30 mpg when gas had actually hit $1 per gallon in 1972 or so. And once you figured out how to keep it running there was never any reason to switch makes!
Sorry, I got carried away.