[V8] 5-speed swap stuff FS

[Ron Wainwright]

True he does mention the drive shaft.

 You'd have to cut out your Auto tunnel & weld in the manuals.
There is a writeup on Motorgeek. I could link you to the thread but in order to see the pics you'd have to sign up.

 The trans that Karl has is from a turbo car why?


 Ron


--- On Thu, 2/12/09, Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] 5-speed swap stuff FS
> To: ron_01056 at yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6:40 PM
> It looks like he does mention that it includes the
> driveshaft, but he didn't
> mention the tunnel (by the way, how hard is it to swap out
> the tunnel??
> 
> I would like to know whether it's a tranny out of a
> turbo car or not.
> 
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Ron Wainwright
> <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I know Derek... he's a great guy & does
> quality work.... just look @ his A6
> > 4.2 Mit 6gang... it's to drool on!!!
> >
> >  The 20vt trans would be the best... if you
> couldn't find a true V8 trans.
> >  It'll handle more HP & TQ than you could
> throw @ it.
> >  While the V8 trans is a mix of 016 parts & 01e
> parts & has an external
> > trans cooler.. while the 200 20vt trans doesn't.
> The 20vt trans all so has
> > the correct final gearing.
> >
> >  The only things I didn't see Karl mention haveing
> are the trans tunell &
> > the drive shaft... which you'll need.
> >
> >  Ron
> >
> > --- On Thu, 2/12/09, Seamus O'Carey
> <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Seamus O'Carey
> <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [V8] 5-speed swap stuff FS
> > > To: V8 at audifans.com
> > > Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6:14 PM
> > > Yes, I think I might want it.  Is there much
> difference
> > > between the V8 and
> > > 200 manual transmissions, though?
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Karl D.
> Middlebrooks <
> > > benzeenprophet at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I might as well face the fact that, even
> though I dig
> > > driving manual
> > > > transmission cars, I actually like the
> slushbox on my
> > > V8's, and really don't
> > > > want to spend the money and time on having
> someone do
> > > the swap for me right
> > > > now. So...
> > > >
> > > > I've got the 5-speed transmission, pedal
> cluster,
> > > drive shaft, subframe,
> > > > and 2 axles from a 200. I picked them up
> from a guy in
> > > Silverton, OR (goes
> > > > by 'derracuda' on motorgeek) who was
> going to
> > > do the swap for me.
> > > > Everything's just sat in my storage unit
> for a
> > > couple of years, nice and
> > > > dry.
> > > >
> > > > I'm leaving for Texas in a week, so if a
> V8 lister
> > > wanted the stuff and was
> > > > able to come get it out of my storage unit
> in
> > > Damascus, OR (near Portland)
> > > > within the next week, I'd let it all go
> for
> > > $400.....even Seamus, to whom I
> > > > gave a higher price last week because I was
> unsure of
> > > letting it all go at
> > > > that time.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, if someone wants it, drop me a line.
> > > Otherwise, it'll wind up
> > > > sitting in storage until I have enough
> drinks to curse
> > > the invention of the
> > > > automatic transmission and decide that all
> of my
> > > V8's, my A6 Avant, and even
> > > > that old 1980 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
> that's
> > > been sitting in my driveway
> > > > since 1989 are getting 5-speeds, 6-speeds,
> 7-speeds!
> > > I'm a lighweight
> > > > drinker, and prone to coming up with all
> sorts of
> > > crazy schemes even sober,
> > > > so I'm sure it'll happen sooner or
> later....
> > > >
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