putting a Fuller 5spd where a Spicer 5 spd was

[Brian R.]

   Lots of interesting ideas.  Too much rain here so still investigating bracket location feasibility for cables to mount.  The available space in there is very limited.  I already sawed a 6x18x30" hole in my floor to make room for the turbo on the 6v92. Good thing is I have the engine on a pallet lift and can roll it in and out in a couple of minutes.
   The plate I made to attach the bus trans rod to the trans trans rod ( which din't work out )  would also have created a backwards shift pattern, as my smart son pointed out to my in the design stage. I would have been ok with it,...sort of novel.
   I'm surprized the Spicer shift cover fit on the Fuller ( some kind of commonality of parts?)  I may look into that,..talk to a savvy old trans guy at a trans shop, if there still are any.( Bernie at B&B in Rialto,Ca is long gone.
   While I'm at I'll try to find a 80's Kenworth cabover for a look see there. 
   You can't hurry love but one thing that bugs me about the bus being out of commission for over a year is a year off the dang tire life.  They are so(!) expensive now.   Cheers,...Brian R.

[Bob Gilbert]

Not even close to a direct replacement, but can be made to work. As I said it requires a 1'' spacer mounted to trans and holes drilled to mount the cover.
I used the shift cover and the trans cover from a Eagle factory installed cable shift set up. I used the 2 rod set up for my 4spd and used ball joints to hook it all to together. Good luck Bob