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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Jimbob on 19 November 2009, 19:01:24

Title: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 19 November 2009, 19:01:24
Well thats it ready and loaded up..

Off to swap boxes tomorrow.

fingers crossed my mini refurb was ok and this is a good box  :y

hope the weather is reasonable too!

bloody heavy on your own those boxes....least there is no atf in it!
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: tunnie on 19 November 2009, 19:05:37
good luck  :y
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: unlucky alf on 19 November 2009, 19:14:46
thanks for reminding me jimbob, ive got mine to do & ive got to find some help as last time it damn near killed me :D :(
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Elite Pete on 19 November 2009, 21:48:32
Where are you doing it JB
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 19 November 2009, 21:59:36
top of moel famau!

friend of a friend with a 4 post lift etc  :y
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Elite Pete on 19 November 2009, 22:02:06
Nice one, be careful you dont get blown away ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 20 November 2009, 14:11:39
All done,

inside so the weather didnt matter.

not a bad job once you get into it  :y

I do not know how the old box was still in one piece....

The gearbox we removed was not original.....

It wasn't off a 3.0L....

It wasn't an AR35....

It was an AR25 of a 2.5!!!!!

Ive done 40 odd thou on that box....its never been great, I don't hang about either....How it is in one piece I'll never know  :o

Still, nice younger AR35 fitted and running well  :D
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 November 2009, 14:14:08
Yet another 'surprise' bodge on your car from a previous owner sorted.

I assume the coolant level etc is all ok now still?
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 20 November 2009, 14:19:49
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Yet another 'surprise' bodge on your car from a previous owner sorted.

I assume the coolant level etc is all ok now still?

yes spot on cheers, not lost a drop.

bit of a dribble of oil somewhere passenger side though.
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 20 November 2009, 22:48:41
Ohhh and Mark...guess what we found....  :D :D :D
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Elite Pete on 21 November 2009, 06:25:42
Don't tell me you've found Mark virginity ::)
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 21 November 2009, 08:18:02
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Don't tell me you've found Mark virginity ::)


Nah, that was lost a long time ago  ;D ;D ;D
no finding that again  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: TheBoy on 21 November 2009, 11:31:32
No doubt found one of DTM's missing sockets/spanners/<insert any tool here>
Title: Re: Gearbox in the boot
Post by: Jimbob on 21 November 2009, 15:01:32
I'd lost a 3/8's bar and Mark an E10 socket....both turned up under the engine 100's of miles later  :D

how they were still there I've no idea!