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T-18 T50 -> AE71
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Fri, 04 February 2005 21:09
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Hey
I'm putting a full T-18 driveline into a AE71 and i was wondering if the AE71 X-member will be fine for the T-18 T50 (i assume so) as well as whether or not i can use the whole T-18 Tail shaft
I think it should be fine if i use the T-18 Tail shaft with the AE71 GB X-member, but i could be wrong (up until i checked 10 mins ago i thought the T-18 GB xmember was a straight bolt in too  )
Also, the motor will be T series. Ive seen karl skew's article where he used A series mounts and a 10mm spacer on one side of the engine to put a 3TC into his AA60 so i was thinking something similar, otherwise i might have to try my hands at fabricating engine mounts. I don't want to swap cross members as i want to keep it intact for a possible later more 4a like conversion 
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Castle Hill, Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: T-18 T50 -> AE71
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Fri, 04 February 2005 23:34
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why not just weld the rack mounts from your a xmember onto your t series x member and when you get a 4AGZZTTE just grab another a series crossmember from wreckers?
this is my plan if i got R & P in the T-18
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: T-18 T50 -> AE71
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Sat, 05 February 2005 00:54
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| TE72_Turbo wrote on Sat, 05 February 2005 11:43 |
The gearbox crossmembers from my T18 & AE71 were identical. Are yours different? 
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Hmm i woulda thought they would be the same too
unless i grabed the wrong cross member  im pretty sure its a T-18 one, oh well ill just have to get under the T-18 that works and measure the difference, fuck knows where i got the cross member i tried then 
(the crossmember was from the updated shape T-18 but i dont think that would be any different)
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Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: T-18 T50 -> AE71
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Sat, 05 February 2005 01:28
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just went and checked again, there is 1" difference between the bolt holes
i dont have a AE71 crossmember to compare to though
Ill see how i go once i start the conversion, if they are DEFINATLY different and im not fucking anything up, ill just get an AE71 one, should do the job
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: T-18 T50 -> AE71
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Sat, 05 February 2005 02:28
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when i did this swap there was a couple of things to note:
If using the T18 t50 box with the AE71 bellhousing, you have to be VERY careful with the thrust washers etc and make sure they are the right height. It was a bit of a pissfart around, but there was some combination of the washers that worked when i measured them up.
The AE71 gbox xmember is different. Use it.
Use the T18 complete tailshaft if you are using the T18 gbox and diff.
Everything else bolts up.
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