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transaxle swap from 82S to a '88 ...
so yesterday i demounted the transaxle and put in the new one... all fits so far .
- demounting the rear suspension is easy , just need extra hands to hold it as the hole setup wants to tilt to the rear once free on the jack.
( don't forget to demount the ebrake cable inside the car and pull it out )
suspend transaxle with something to the swaybar.
suspend the shafts to the rear suspension , be carefull with the shafts bolts... clean the allen heads and use a good wrench ! They stick hard for that first turn so i can imagine one breaks such bolthead... Mark your allen key so you can see that it is really all the way in the bolts head ....
- the rubber boot over the shiftmechanism is a bit difficult to push it over and back to the rear... loosen the bolt and allen pin , shift the tube out .
- that shiftercoupling sticks to the shaft... some WD40 and turn it with a key to get it loose. ( the front section is square for a bit , there you can place key and turn it a bit up and down...
Once this is away and the inside nut on the clamp , transaxle comes smoothly out with some dancing![Stick Out Tongue](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Remounting went same way ... no big deal. Just be carefull positioning the inside clamp .The transaxle go's easy in far enough to place the 6 bolts and from there you easy push the 2 flanges together tensioning the bolts bit by bit around.
I had the clamp not good in position ( could not pass the allen head trough the hole ) , so you turn the engine a few degrees on the front balancer nut.
forgot my camera ... will post pics later![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
oh, some info : the transaxle weights 66 kg.
so yesterday i demounted the transaxle and put in the new one... all fits so far .
- demounting the rear suspension is easy , just need extra hands to hold it as the hole setup wants to tilt to the rear once free on the jack.
( don't forget to demount the ebrake cable inside the car and pull it out )
suspend transaxle with something to the swaybar.
suspend the shafts to the rear suspension , be carefull with the shafts bolts... clean the allen heads and use a good wrench ! They stick hard for that first turn so i can imagine one breaks such bolthead... Mark your allen key so you can see that it is really all the way in the bolts head ....
- the rubber boot over the shiftmechanism is a bit difficult to push it over and back to the rear... loosen the bolt and allen pin , shift the tube out .
- that shiftercoupling sticks to the shaft... some WD40 and turn it with a key to get it loose. ( the front section is square for a bit , there you can place key and turn it a bit up and down...
Once this is away and the inside nut on the clamp , transaxle comes smoothly out with some dancing
![Stick Out Tongue](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Remounting went same way ... no big deal. Just be carefull positioning the inside clamp .The transaxle go's easy in far enough to place the 6 bolts and from there you easy push the 2 flanges together tensioning the bolts bit by bit around.
I had the clamp not good in position ( could not pass the allen head trough the hole ) , so you turn the engine a few degrees on the front balancer nut.
forgot my camera ... will post pics later
![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
oh, some info : the transaxle weights 66 kg.
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66 kg?You need a titanium torque tube! ;-) Carbonfiber is a nice choice too!A little R&D and we have 30 kg lost.
My project is a OB(1985)without sunroof with engine,transmission brakes and suspension from a 91 GT.The look must be stock and the goal is 370 HP.
Here in Germany we say"a wolf in a sheepfur!" ;-)
I hope you have a lot of fun first time on the track!
Karsten
My project is a OB(1985)without sunroof with engine,transmission brakes and suspension from a 91 GT.The look must be stock and the goal is 370 HP.
Here in Germany we say"a wolf in a sheepfur!" ;-)
I hope you have a lot of fun first time on the track!
Karsten
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Vey cool project Barry![thumbup](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/thumbup.gif)
I swopped in a gearbox from a 89GT into my -81S when I had it, a very straight swap.
You have to post a video with sound when you have the engine running so we can hear the weber on a v8 singing![burnout](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/burnout.gif)
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I swopped in a gearbox from a 89GT into my -81S when I had it, a very straight swap.
You have to post a video with sound when you have the engine running so we can hear the weber on a v8 singing
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/Peter
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spaghetti time ! ( 928M headers )
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Great project. Please continue with the up dates.
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Newer ones with welded batterie box you must lower the rear setup.
Now i pushed it out of the way, don't know "how much" you must lower the rear suspension so one could remove the transaxle.... ? but i guess quite a bit....
no big deal that suspension work.... ideal time to clean and eventually renew the swaybar bushings !
and as i told at some points you need a extra help.
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