Take lots of pictures of how you build that linkage for that 5 speed. What happened to the 47 rh option.
The 47RH is my fall back plan if I can't make the NV4500 work. I would love to have the whole vehicle work without electricity, just in case. My fuel shut-off is cable operated so the Cummins will still run even with the batteries or alternator dead. A stick shift would let me bump start it too.
I'm a little concerned about making the clutch master and slave work. I'll have to do some careful measuring on the firewall. I will probably use the stock shift tower on the NV4500 with a BD short shift kit. Then, I'll do some very creative work with a torch on the shift lever to make it easier to row through the gears.
I finally got some work done on the truck yesterday, but it wasn't my idea of fun. One of the boots split on the driver's front 10.3K axle that I installed a while back and it started slinging grease everywhere. I had to get it replaced yesterday so I could drive the truck to work today to pick up my high-back seat kits.
I swung by the Advanced Auto after work and got a couple of their boot kits. I could have ordered the real deal from AMG, but I wanted to give the aftermarket stuff a try first. Too bad they are made in red china. Removing the CV shaft took no time at all. I'm getting pretty good at it. I cut the boots off with a utility knife and commenced to wiping all of the dang grease off of everything. What a mess!
I spent the next 2 hours trying to get the outer joint off of the shaft. Everything I read said that you can whack the outer joint with a brass hammer and it will pop right off. I knocked the crap out of that thing and it never popped off. I think I could have beat it until tomorrow with a mini-sledge and would have only succeeded in destroying the joint. Finally, I read a tip on a Hummer site about taking the inner joint apart one piece at a time. That turned out to be pretty easy. I got the new boots slid on, filled the joints with grease, secured the boots with the new clamps and ta-da, rebuilt CV shaft.
My commute to work this morning didn't cause the boots to explode so I guess I will be OK. Only think I don't like is the outer boot is light gray. We'll see how long the Chinese silicone and clamps hold up. I'll let you guys know the verdict.