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johndee138 · 05-31-2018, 04:21 PM

Hey Matt, I finally got mine installed. If you haven't already welded the shortened tube , I would rotate the T Tube so the turtle mount is positioned counter clockwise this will put the threaded output on up to 3 or maybe 2 o'clock position, it may even take the 1 o'clock to really clear. I did not think about this when I did mine and had to hog out some of the center section where the turtle contacted the center section with a sawzall to get the speedo cable connector on. The amount I took out wasn't a lot but I had to cut and re cut till I could get the fitting connected. Didn't want to cut too much. It WAS a bitch to do but ........now it's just a memory!
Hope I can save you some grief!

05-31-2018, 04:21 PM	#5
johndee138 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 536	Re: T-170 3 spd with OD transmission swap problem Hey Matt, I finally got mine installed. If you haven't already welded the shortened tube , I would rotate the T Tube so the turtle mount is positioned counter clockwise this will put the threaded output on up to 3 or maybe 2 o'clock position, it may even take the 1 o'clock to really clear. I did not think about this when I did mine and had to hog out some of the center section where the turtle contacted the center section with a sawzall to get the speedo cable connector on. The amount I took out wasn't a lot but I had to cut and re cut till I could get the fitting connected. Didn't want to cut too much. It WAS a bitch to do but ........now it's just a memory! Hope I can save you some grief!