Thanks, EVmetro. Good way of doing it!
I drilled out my holes a bit more and tapped the transmission side rather then drill them out. It worked out well, and was one of those tasks that one can enjoy instead of wondering if it's worth all the bother!
I meant to take a pic of the results of that, but you'll have to settle for spying it in the video. It was pretty quiet and smooth after, which means I didn't muck up the alignment modifying my bolt holes. After an incident that annoyed my jumper pack (had it on the armature instead of the field), I got curious to how much power it pulls idling the motor/gearbox.
Field is 1 ohm, so it's drawing ~12 amps, minus any voltage drops.
Armature is pulling ~16 amps @ 12v, so 192 watts at idle. Heck, the field is using nearly that much. So, I suppose it's pulling 336 watts or some such. Sounds paltry...and about right for idling a motor this size, IMO.
(Correct me if I'm wrong.)
So...I finally remembered to do something about the speedo gear. Trans had the gear in it for the smaller tires of the previous gen of metros. Went and pulled the one off the junk trans from the '98.
Of course, it needed sprucing up. As did the OEM bolts I am using in 2 holes on the adapter plate.
That's where I'm at. Mounts next...
Speaking of which, I measured the space between the end of the trans case and the frame rail on my '95. It was 5". Which should give me just enough room to comfortably shift the trans over the 4.5" previously mentioned. Hopefully.
Its nice when you start enjoying a project...
