tried to find anything in the MR2 owners thread and then realised that wasnt in tech and conversion lol people might miss it.. so here it is again. the driveshafts comment is in reference to length differences betwn e58 LSD and non lsd shafts.(snip)
gday folks
its interesting that the driveshaft stuffs have come up recently as thats something we will need to know in the near future - my brother has been after a manual s/c box to replace his auto one (he misses the manual box hehe). It looks like we ve found a candidate - an e58 lsd. now im not too big on the box conversion details done some reading and searching but not come up anything concrete for the specifics id like to know. (edit : just for clarity the donor car is a s/c and the recipient also s/c - only change being the auto to manual box)
#1 is there a difference between the SC's auto and manual flywheels? i recall years ago when i had a 1600 and swapped the donk the donors auto flywheel was considerably bigger than the original manual one and had to be swapped to allow the new (formerly auto) engine in. is the same appliccable to the GZe? as in i will need to switch the flywheel as well to make the convert work? ive assumed yes and the manual fly is on the parts list.
#2 on what was said fairly recently that the e58 lsd and nonlsd shafts being different lengths on the RHS. does anyone know if its possible to use the driveshafts already on the car (the auto shafts) with the manual LSD box? or if anyone has the measures for the auto shafts?
last lil thing is to ask if anyone heres done the auto/manual conversion and if theres any tips youd have. i already know from looking online i will need to bridge the 'park' safety switch wire so the engine can start up properly, and its also possible reverse light wiring will be necessary. does anyone have any more info on that? the page that did mention it was a lil skimpy on detail is all...
(even better if someone/a workshop here in brissy has already done it! theres not really much substitute for previous experience ive noticed )
thanks in advance
Cheers
(Disclaimer: and yes ive already taken a search or few..)
Tue, 08 March 2005 03:42
