Shifter platform 4 to 5 speed

StephenZ

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Am I the only person who didn't know this? I looked at my old shifter platform just to start thinking about shortening it for the 5 spd and saw that it already has provisions for the shifter tower where I'd need to put it with the 265. Is this a newer platform or did they just have them made to be multipurpose for different cars? Awesome! It'll just be a easy cut and reweld of the tower portion and shortening the linkage the same amount. Bam!
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gotta love @halboyles new shifter platform for the getrag 5 speed. purpose built and only 185 bucks
www.2002sonly.com

Getrag 265 Shift Tower | 2002s Only

BACK IN STOCK AS OF 10/18/2023!The Getrag 265 5-speed, overdrive transmission is the most popular drive train upgrade for the Big Six BMWs (1968 to 1988). For it to work on these cars, a shorter shift platform is required. Those shift platforms have become increasingly rare in the wild, sooo...
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HB Chris said:
Four and five speed shifter mounting points different.
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Yeah, that was what I was saying. I need to shorten the shifter platform by about 3 1/2" or so, and that second hole is in that spot...like it was planned for something that ended up working out for a 5 spd swap. Then it's just an easy cut/reweld the linkage...I did all that on my 69 1600 with that 5 spd swap. That one I had to actually shorten the platform and rebuild it.

Edit: I see what you meant..the mounting points for the actual platform..gotcha
 
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rsporsche said:
gotta love @halboyles new shifter platform for the getrag 5 speed. purpose built and only 185 bucks
www.2002sonly.com

Getrag 265 Shift Tower | 2002s Only

BACK IN STOCK AS OF 10/18/2023!The Getrag 265 5-speed, overdrive transmission is the most popular drive train upgrade for the Big Six BMWs (1968 to 1988). For it to work on these cars, a shorter shift platform is required. Those shift platforms have become increasingly rare in the wild, sooo...
www.2002sonly.com www.2002sonly.com
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That is really, really nice, and a very fair price, but also easy to make with scrap metal in the garage...plus, I like the challenge, and to say I did it myself...:-)
 
That platform may be looking more appealing now that I see the platforms don’t bolt up the same..they changed the back of the 5spd case..I didn’t notice that..
 
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