maneul conversion ?s

[Jeff_5_7]

i am planing to do a transmission swap when i geto ut of school for christams holidays me and my brother are going to put a 5 spd in my 88 supra my question is can i do the swap without pulling out the engine i no it will be hard ot get the bell housing bolts out if u dont pull the eninge but if i didnt have ot pull the enigne it would be a lot faster and easyer and if anybody has donbe this bwefore i was wonder about how hard is it to do and about how many days it takes to do it thanks

[kwnate]

Yes, you can leave the motor in. Unbolt the trans crossmember and lower it on a jack until you can get at the bellhousing bolts up top. Don't forget the starter.

It can be done in a day if you know what you're doing, take your time. Make sure you have all the parts before you start. Also a good time to replace the rear main seal.

[Jeff_5_7]

ok thanx i still dont really understand tho it is really hard ot reach the top bolts on the bell housing i no to take aout the crossmeber and the drive shaft but how will that help me get the bell housing lose also how hard is it to but i nthe cluch pedal switch the brake peadl and but in the cluctch masdter cyclinder i heard those are some of the hardest thing to do i would apprecitate the help sincei am only 16 and am wokring on my supra project

[Jeff_5_7]

it there any way to tell if u have a R154 or W58 5 speed tranny
i just ahve a 5 speed an heard these r the only 2 u can do the swap with how do i find out which one i have

[Jeff_5_7]

any one no anything

[supraman121]

Dont no unless your planning on running like 400 somthing horspower the only thing that really matters is if you have a good clutch for the trans cause the w58 or what ever it is will work with the car but you need to have a nice clutch for it to hold the horsepower from the turbo

[tone loc]

the brake pedal takes 10 mins putting the clucth pedal and master is a snap but make sure you have the clucth lines set up before you set up your master. i wasnt able to finish my swap but putting the pedals in were deffinatly the easiest part. (dont know how to wire them up) to figure out what trans you have look on top of the gear box and there are thoose grove things. mcompare them with this photo. this is a r-154 and it came out of a turbo supra.

[tone loc]

if you want over 350 hp you want to get a r-154 (turbo) trans because it can hold like over 1000hp but if you dont want to go over 350 you can use the w58 (n/a) trans. the one in the pictures above is a r-154(turbo). Questions??

[Jeff_5_7]

how do you put in the cltuch pedal and switch the brkae pedal i really need help with this it would help yall could put some pics of it and how to does the cltuch pedal just bolt in ? thanx

[tone loc]

for the brake pedal there is a 14mm nut and bolt. i found it was easier to take the black box off that is right above the steering coloum (a 10 or 12mm bolt dont forget how this goes on.) once that is off you be able to use a rachet, extender, and 14mm socket. fit that on one bolt and then use a 14mm wrench. it might be a bit of a nuckle buster.

for the clucth pedal you need the bracket as well. if you look under the hood in the driver side corner you will see 3 holes 2 small ones for bolts and one larger one. when you have all the clucth lines set up you will be able to put in the master cylinder. you put it in place and then go under the dash and put up the clucth pedal bracket and put on the nuts and bolts and your done.