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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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will a 2001 bugeye gearbox fit in a 97 uk turbo car with no mads? cheers rory
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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easy swap
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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so are they identically the same? eg ratios etc? will i need to change anything else? straight swap? my number is TY752VN5BA
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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If they are both uk cars then its just a straight swap.
If one is an import you will have to change the rear diff as well which is still fairly straight forward
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:50 PM
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ok, cheers im new to this, so identicle gearboxes? and the ratios should be the same? i just dont want to end up with something that doesnt fit. cheers
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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Yes it will definately fit so no need to worry
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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ok, think its out of a uk 300, cheers rory
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by leonpoole
If they are both uk cars then its just a straight swap.
If one is an import you will have to change the rear diff as well which is still fairly straight forward
Please excuse my lack of knowledge but what is the difference between a uk diff & a import diff?
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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iirc uk is 3.9 and import is 4.1 ratio there is alo different casing depending on year r160 + r180
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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so just to check a uk 300 gearbox would fit straight into mu 97 uk turbo car using all existing parts, cheers rory
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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yep only thing different is the new box will have more holes in the bell-housing than the box you remove, don't worry just use the std 4 that line up..............

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Old Sep 18, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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And you will lose 1 bolt fixing for the starter motor, but I wouldnt worry about it.

I've had a few running for some time now with only one starter bolt, and never had a problem.
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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cheers very much folks!!
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