philiow313 Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 i have a basically stock 1980 280ZX with a 5speed. what tranny is it exactly that i have? the T-5? and what does it take to custom make a short shifter for this tranny? can the stick simply be cut and shortened and then welded up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskrat Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Nope, no T-5. You have a Nissan 5-speed unique to the 1980 car. The gears are spaced much more evenly than the earlier 77-79 5-speeds, but slightly different than the later 81-83 non-turbo 5-speeds. Only the turbo cars from 81-83 got the T-5. The gears are: 1st 3.062 2nd 1.858 3rd 1.308 4th 1 5th 0.773 In case you're wondering and you have a 2-seater, you have an R180 rearend with a 3.545:1 gear. Search is buggy, so I'd rather give more information than less. Sorry, can't really help you with the short shifter on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philiow313 Posted February 18, 2004 Author Share Posted February 18, 2004 Thanks. I was under the impression that mine had a T5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 If it has t-tops you've got 3:90's and an R200. That's what my '80 donor had. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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