Manual transmission, INsTALL(jacking it up)

[ochowdero]

so i guess my old thread is old or no longer aactive...
i need help on jacking up my manual transmission and bolting it on...
what do i do first? ETC.....
please help out..
i need this car up and running by next week, i start college!

[Travis89Turbo]

I tried doin mine on my 1j without pulling the motor and....... spent 3hrs getting no where so I spent the next 1.5 hrs pulling the motor then bolting it to the belhousing (after the ailment tool) then 2.5 to swap it back in. All in all. I wish I would of pulled the motor and trans in the first place would have been a hell of a lot easier and faster then messing around trying to do it with motor installed!

[ochowdero]

its in my garage, i dont have a cherry picker for the motor or even the knowledge to take the motor out.
i got it jacked up but the exhaust is in my way, and i cant unbolt it becuz its welded on there. any other way i can get it on without pulling the motor, and getting the front peice of the exhaust off? thankks

[ochowdero]

i was thinking of just taking off my whole exhaust off, (manifold and front half[first cat]) should i do that or is ther another way?

[87hilux7mge]

id say your easiest bet now is to remove the exhaust manifold and the piping at the next soonest point. cant remember how the exhaust routes on mk3's...its been too long since i had mine.

[ochowdero]

yeah im going to do that.. and maybe replace my first cat with a newer one

[ochowdero]

can you guys help me?......

[87hilux7mge]

the help has been posted already. the switch wires that need to be jumped are on the car, part of the wiring harness itself. driveshaft, check the local pick n pull yards, or you may have to pay some coin to have one made. usually 80-100 bux to have one shortened and balanced by a machinist.

[CanadianBak'inSupra]

Originally Posted by 87hilux7mge

the help has been posted already. the switch wires that need to be jumped are on the car, part of the wiring harness itself. driveshaft, check the local pick n pull yards, or you may have to pay some coin to have one made. usually 80-100 bux to have one shortened and balanced by a machinist.

except it needs to be longer, the automagic, is longer than the w58, so the drive shaft for a auto is shorter. the dshaft for the w58 is longer.

[87hilux7mge]

Originally Posted by CanadianBak'inSupra

except it needs to be longer, the automagic, is longer than the w58, so the drive shaft for a auto is shorter. the dshaft for the w58 is longer.

thanks canadian, so with that info, it will have to be longer. same case then, go to the pick n pull, and find a long driveshafter from a pickup, preferably a full size pickup, with a diesel and in the 90s if you can find it.

then you can get a nice aluminum shaft thats stronger than stock and lighter, freeing up a couple hp. and it wont rust to hell. plus, most machinist rates are cheaper when dealing with aluminum, at least around here.

my DS for my camaro cost me 95 bux to have shortened, welded and balanced, it was from a 99 f350 superduty, 3.5 inch aluminum. weighed like 6 lbs or so, i cant remember but it was waaaay lighter than the stock steel one.