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Old 12-11-2016, 12:50 AM
williamx5 williamx5 is offline
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Good day all!!

I hope I can get this done way below the $2000 mark!!! Fingers are crossed... I did some measuring today... As it just so happens, I have a 2001 540i 6 speed manual and a 2006 4.4L ZF 6 speed auto in my garage... I'm just odd!!

So, the manual measures 25.2 inches from the bell housing to the output driveshaft mounting flange... My better half helped me measure with the straight edge...

I wasn't sure where to measure the auto, so I went all the way out to the end of the output shaft... That extends about six inches past the end of the trans... The total length I got from bell housing to output shaft end was 29.75......

So, I have a feeling I will be about 10 inches or so too far forward on the manual trans mounting points...

I think I need the project vehicle in order to determine if I can use a stock 540i cross member and literally make mounting holes in the frame where the originals are, just the 10 or so inches forward... I think that might be my best bet in mounting the cross member without welding up some contraption to the existing cross member...

I'll take pictures tomorrow of both transmissions, the underside of the 2004 X5, and the underside of the 2001 540i... Maybe we can figure this little issue out together...

Still working on that project vehicle...

Cheers for now!!!
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