Fast Eddie
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TTI added those fake parts to the design in order to qualify the gearbox for certain strict classes of vintage racing. However, why they don’t offer them without, or at least make it very clear they can be removed, is a good question.I have a handle on how I'm going to do it. I won't be making new plates initially. Maybe sometime in the future if I get a bug up my arse to pull plates off the engine and do it.
The add on 1/4" plates for the lower lug idea has been on table as an option from the beginning. Plenty of large fasteners to make add-on plates strong. I do have to get the gearbox mainshaft positioned where I had the OEM box before I attach a set of add on plates. I'm close now, with only another 1/4" to go forward with the mainshaft location, but it is definitely time consuming doing most of the fit work with files putting the gearbox in and taking it out over and over again. Trial and error is part of life. Thanks for the thoughts though.
Currently wasting my time trying to work around the stock oil pipes. They are in the way no matter the orientation. Shit canning that idea and going to get one of the oil blocks that takes AN fittings.
Notes about the TTi gearbox: There are 3 fake parts screwed on the outside of the TTi gearbox. The camplate detent spring plunger housing, and the 2 camplate spindle screws with washers. The plunger housing is just a big crown nut screwed down on a stud screwed in the case. The two camplate spindle screws are also screwed into the case. None of those parts are functional. Frankly I think TTi adding them to the design is a ridiculous waste. That's just me though.