Nobody can ever give a straight answer on that question!

Smells like bullsh!t to me...

Move the engine over? So it has to be de-mounted anyway?

Fawk that! Rip the whole lot out to split the two and re-connect!

Reeeally? Cool.

I was of the understanding that unless you remove the studs and replace them with bolts as Colin has mentioned, there isn't enough free play to slide the box off the studs and input shaft.

In stock trim, engine and gearbox will have to come out I'm afraid mate.

Mmmmm... you're tempting me...

Gotcha

Cheers chief

Either you're being taken for a ride or that mechanic works to very high standards... far more likely to be the former rather than the latter, though... On that note: 2 - All MightyBoy / Hatch gearboxes leak from somewhere, sometime. If it still drives okay then stick a tube of Nulon G70 in there an...

"fanboys"? *puzzled*

Werd!

No... I want to see that subframe!

ferdie wrote:hey ed, just checked out your car @car domain, whats the story with the fibre glass springs???

That's exactly what I was just thinking...

What's your new ride?

I believe the main risk with "stock everything" is rooting the bearings and seals on the turbocharger.

Off a 2.0L Escort? Probably not a great match Ceej...