My sister got the car as a beater for like 500 bucks or sumtin, It had a stripped spark plug tho, after fixing that and rebuilding the rest of the engine while i was in there, i found out theres a tranny leak, did some searching, couldnt find anything on swaps (its an automatic), is there a manual tranny that will mate up to the 3.1 L V6?
And yes, im a mechanic, so dont say "itl be hard" etc etc, i just need to know, is there one that is doable without frame modifications.
oh, and hello, im new n @!#$, The cavy will be in my name in 3-4 months when she gets back from AIT (army) and gets a new car, at that point ill be doing a manual swap, or prolly putting a new engine and tranny in if a 5 spd wont bolt up to the 3.1.
this cavy is gonna get a vader body kit, skyline wing, and some old ADR limited limix 17 inch rims i have layin around. And itl be a beater at that lol. Im considering boosting it and gutting the whole interior n usin it for drifting or sumtin stupid like that.
Ill try and get pics tommorow, Its a teal, rust bucket, Im going to strip the stock body kit thats on it, (back bumper, side skirts and the front bumper) Remove any and all rust, strip the body down to metal, and start over, Cant decide on a color, maybe green w/ some custom graphics, and ill be doing all that work myself to. Im gonna use the cavy as a chance to practice w/ my new spray gun i got ~_~ lol. never painted before so itl be itnresting.
anyways, anyone around kenosha WI? anyone around here ever have meets? id love for ppl to see it before and after hehe. The timing is off crazy righ tnow tho, at least 2-4 teeth lol. So it runs like @!#$, other than that and the tranny its good.
Okie, well heres my baby, 1996 dodge avenger, custom performance built engine, tc1 body kit, adr limited limix rims, m3 mirrors, custom interior, sound system etc etc, custom paint coming in 07, Hopefully ill get to a meet one of these days either w/ the venge or the cavy if there is one anytime soon.
no pics of the cavy yet, but heres one of the venge, takin prolly 5 months ago, ive only had it for a year, and alot of work has been done since the pic.
Venge Pic
tight @!#$, i applied n stuff, ill maek some posts there, cant wait for a meet
Let some ppl see what the pos cavy looks like before i work my magic lol.
Or they can see the venge ~_~
And yes, im a mechanic, so dont say "itl be hard" etc etc, i just need to know, is there one that is doable without frame modifications.
A tec?
must not have worked on alot of anything.
2.8, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9 all have the same bellhouseings, thus meening that any 60 degree v-6 5 speed tranny will work on any of thies motors. also, the 2.2 OHV has the same bellhousing, but untill 2000, it was the weaker isszu tranny.
do a search for a 93-94 cavalier\sunfire 5 speed, (for internal slave) or 90-92 (for external slave) im 90 % shure that the 2ed gen J body tranny mount is the same.
good luck
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
i know little to nothing about trannys, im only 18, ive been studying @!#$ about cars for about 11 months now. And i do work on various cars for friends and relatives, and at a shop in town every now and than if they get over booked. Im going to college for it in the spring tho
Was just some concern, cuz i have a 96 avenger, and to make that a 5 spd w/ a v6 requires modifying the frame so the tranny will fit. as lon gas that isnt an issue w/ the 3.1's im good, i didnt do much research to see if a 5 spd version was even made for them lol. ive been busy.
thnx for the input.
Did you call me today? i work at Boucher. if so, ive done this swap befor, let me know if i can help.
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
Nah id idnt call u today, the cavy wont be in my name for 2-3 months (its in my sisters tillshes back from the army) at that point ill be looking into it more heavily.
out of curiosity tho. what is a time frame for the swap, and what is an estimated cost?
alot,
depends if you have a donner car, new slave\master is around 200-300 alone.
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
No donor, no nutin. Like, goin to jantz or sumtin and gettin all the parts.
slave, master, shift cables, center counsol( with EVERYTHING) ECM W\Eprom
new motor mounts,
thats all i can think of for now.
i had to do this (kindof) with my GTZ. but at least that came with a 5spd. it just dident have ANYTHING in it.
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
Im guessing at least 1 to 1.5 k. Thats if i find a cheap tranny to swap in...
And body work is coming first.. cuz i rebuilt the 3.1 thats in the bitch now. and it runs perfect (except for a timing issue, i dont have a timing gun
so thatl get fixed soon)
the tranny has a leak tho... and i gotta refill it every 2-3 weeks, so im better off just swapping it in my opinion, cuz the engine looked like itl be good for another 100k if i treat it right.
body work first, cuz of the rust... and that nasty stock teal lookin color
You are aware that the 93 z24 3.1's did come with a 5 speed right
WHAT?
Chris
'02 Z-24 Supercharged
13.7 @102.45 MPH Third Place, 2007 GMSC Bash SOLD AS OF 01MAR08
