AFTER 18 MONTHS OF RESTO WORK I FINALLY PUT THE MOTOR IN THE CAR TODAY. I BOLTED UP THE ALUMINUM FLYWHEEL, INSTALLED THE NISMO CLUTCH AND THEN CONECTED THE 5 SPEED AND INSTALLED INTO MY 70 Z. AFTER BOLTING EVERYTHING DOWN, I NOTICED THAT THE TRANNY WAS SHIFTED TO FAR LEFT (IF YOU WERE SITTING IN THE CAR) AND THE SHIFTER WONT CLEAR THE OPENING IN THE TUNNEL. I AM USING THE STOCK TRANNY MOUNT WITH A 5 SPEED I THINK IS FROM A 78 280Z. IF THE HOLES ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS LINE UP, AND THE HOLES ON THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT LINE UP, WHY WOULD THE TRANNY BE SITTING WRONG.

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I don't even know if it's possible, but could you have switched the motor mounts? That's the only thing I could think. If the crossmember is in the right place, and the motor mounts are in the right place, and the bell housing is flush to the rear of the engine, I don't see how the tranny could be too far to the side if the car is straight. Hmmm....

Are the motor mounts different for each side. If so, I can I tell them apart?

I was actually thinking about the steel parts that bolt to the block, but I just went out and looked at mine, and they are very different. The one on the left angles down, and the one on the right angles up so that the block leans to the right. Probably hard to get wrong. I don't think the rubber mounts are different. In fact the parts fiche shows the same part number for both sides.

No kidding. I will go look. That is probably the problem. Will let you know. Thanks for checking.

In case it helps, here's the right side of my motor just as it came out of the car:

And the left side....

i just looked. They look the same. See photo's below. Is it possible I have two the same.

right side

those photo numbers are the same, and the pictures look identical; did you upload the same pic twice?

Originally posted by mmagnus

right side

Mark:

The two photo's that you attached, are exactly the same. Same file name, etc.

oops. Here is other side