Help needed: 5 speed gearbox install

[gldgti]

your rad support mount looks way out of alignment. Are you SURE your front end is straight?

The silver rod in your pics is not stock - its aftermarket.

[dubstar]

To rule out the 'non-straight' front end suggestion I downloaded all the jig measurements from vwmotorsport.info and did the 8 measurements of the front end........its dead on and perfectly straight (amazing for a 40 year old car!).

I have found another guy in the UK who had exactly the same issue. Early golf with a later 5 speed conversion. The front mount was aligned perfectly with the 4 speed but twisted with the 5 speed. He just added spacers to the mount to bring it back into alignment as he spent weeks tracking down the issue, but everything with the car was right.

[sports racer]

So problem solved? You know how to get it to fit now?