Under the knife: My car's progress

[Erick]

Your strut bar is dirty 8)

[Digitalwave]

Day 11:

Robby and I, with the help of Alex, got the manual tranny in the car. The bottom bolts are in, I just have to do the 2 top ones and the starter tomorrow.

Before we installed the tranny, we replaced the rear main seal & the gasket around the metal assembly, the pilot bearing, installed the lightened flywheel, installed the clutch disc and pressure plate, installed the new clutch slave cylinder, and the tranny crossmember.

[Erick]

So what else is left now? Brake calipers, pedals, driveshaft, etc?

[matt325is]

AWESOME MAN!!! i cant wait to see the finished product!

ttyl,

matt

[Digitalwave]

So what else is left now? Brake calipers, pedals, driveshaft, etc?

Yeah, and the shift linkage. Thats about it.

[e30 gangsta]

im down 2 help plus im kindda.... intrested in auto to 5 speed swaps.... plus chaces are if i go ill go with erik..

[5150ct]

What about installing the clutch master cyclinder and 5 spd pedal assembly? I'm interested in seeing that go in as i am working on that when i swap in my s52.

[Digitalwave]

What about installing the clutch master cyclinder and 5 spd pedal assembly? I'm interested in seeing that go in as i am working on that when i swap in my s52.

I think I am going to do that tomorrow, I will keep you updated.

Day 12:

Not much done today. I torqued the bolts down on the tranny, and installed the starter. Steph helped me do a serious cleaning in the garage, its much more organized and its just not pure chaos out there anymore.

I tried to piece together the front calipers with my rebuild kits, but its next to impossible for me to get the pistons on with the new dust covers. I gave up after frustrating work. I am not sure what I will do to proceed.

[Erick]

I tried to piece together the front calipers with my rebuild kits, but its next to impossible for me to get the pistons on with the new dust covers. I gave up after frustrating work. I am not sure what I will do to proceed.

Welcome to the club. I decided to get another caliper from some 'u pull it' junkyard for $5.

[M42Technik]

This is all very impressive work! I just read the entire thread. I wish I had a bunch of friends to help me out. And a garage for that matter.

Also, I think you've convinced me to get rear subframe bushings, regardless of the huge amount of work involved. I know my man John will help me out when the time comes.

[Digitalwave]

Day 13:

Didn't do crap on the car today. All I did was return some tools and bought a few that I needed.

After all those straight days of work on the tranny I took the weekend easy. Back to work tomorrow though!

[EtaSport]

This is all very impressive work! I just read the entire thread. I wish I had a bunch of friends to help me out. And a garage for that matter.

Also, I think you've convinced me to get rear subframe bushings, regardless of the huge amount of work involved. I know my man John will help me out when the time comes.

yea man. Id be nice if we were a bit closer, but you can come down here whenever. I have TONS of space. A fair amount of tools too. We'll have to meet up when you're ready to do suspension.

[Digitalwave]

It's almost done guys... I got the shift linkage and driveshaft in last night, and the pedals in this morning. I put the front calipers on and painted the rears. I just have to put a bunch of stuff back togther... should be driving it this afternoon.

[DanGillan]

that's sick, let us know what goes on!

[Spencer]

Should be “rowing” this afternoon!

Nice work.

-Spencer