Originally Posted by DeliveryValve

A 20 year old ford would still shift better. These 711 trans are noisy but are built like a tank to handle heavy duty usage. The gears are not shaped like a passenger car trans gears, so shifting is clunky and requires double clutching when down shifting. I just think it wouldn't feel right in a car... Bus yes... Car no...

Originally Posted by Stretch

Now I'm sorry to fly in the face of popular belief but I've always been pretty impressed by the car-like qualities of the TNs - compare their driving qualities with a manual gear box of the same era and I reckon they are about the same...

...I mean if you install a gear box that was designed in the 1970s you'll end up with that 1970s feel - there's no escaping it!

I actually prefer the shifting qualities of the older on the floor gear boxes than the more modern Sprinter linkages that usually spring from the dashboard tend to be really notchy and vague on the rentals that I end up having to endure.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I would want to get measurements from the bell housing area, it may be a lot larger than the car bells. The adapter that bolts to the back of the motor may be larger in the truck/van. Also the shifter area on the van tranny looks pretty bulky to fit inside a car body.

Originally Posted by vstech

IDK, those pics seem to show the truck bell is the same, and the shifter is just attached to the tail piece, it should easily be removed to use a car shifter...