CB38_11 Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 hey i asked before about a tranmission swap. well john doesn't have his car anymore but i still would like to know how to do a transmission swap.it sounds like it would be hard to do but i don't know. so any advice is appreciated. -carri Quote
slick Posted February 17, 2004 Report Posted February 17, 2004 From what to what? What years? What engines? Quote
CB38_11 Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Posted February 18, 2004 The car is an '89 Grand Prix i don't remember the engine type. i think i saw 2.8 on the engine thing. sry i'm not very smart when it comes to identifying the car parts. i'm pretty sure that the engine part of the car is the big metal part that has a number on it. and the number says 2.8 on it. he was planning on swaping with another Grand prix i think but but i'm not sure. i'm sry if i am not helping at all i may just be blabbing on and on. Quote
jeremy Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 not to be rude, but if don't know anything about cars, you shouldn't be concerned with doing tranny swap Quote
slick Posted February 18, 2004 Report Posted February 18, 2004 I'd have to agree with Jeremy on this. If you don't really know that much about them, don't attempt to do this. It will be a lot of work. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 I have to agree with both of 'em. If you don't even know what size engine you have, or you don't know much about cars, you shouldn't be considering a tranny swap. It's a VERY intensive process. I suggest finding some custom fabricators if you want that done. Quote
89oldscutlass Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Do you have any friends that know how to work on cars? If you do then I say go for it. Have a friend that knows what hes doing be there with any problems you might have come up. Everybody has a first time working on a car. Just do your research on the tranny swap your wanting to do and have a good repair manual beside you. Now as far as busted knuckels and alot of cussing,well thats normal on most cars. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 not to be rude, but if don't know anything about cars, you shouldn't be concerned with doing tranny swap Do any of you guys work on your own cars? If so, did you know everything when you started? I doubt it, so if he wants to learn then give him advice or don't waste bandwidth. Quote
jeremy Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 Do any of you guys work on your own cars? If so, did you know everything when you started? I doubt it, so if he wants to learn then give him advice or don't waste bandwidth. Yes I work my Cutlass myself....I didn't know everything when I started, but I at least knew what size my engine was ....and last of all, he is a she and I did give her my advice..... Quote
slick Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 I'll admit that i've learned stuff as i've worked on my car, but I would never take on something like this without atleast knowing whats all involved. Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted February 19, 2004 Report Posted February 19, 2004 when i swapped in my 5-speed i had never worked on a FWD car before. i had swapped one RWD tranny before and that was in an '81 Malibu Classic that i used to have. i had NO idea what i was getting into at the time. i didn't even have a complete 5-speed parts car for reference; all i had was a ton of parts. i've had my Getrag out of the car like 3 times already and have done everything myself. it was a big learning process but it's not like you have to be a professional mechanic just to swap a transmission. i have to admit tho, the forum saved my ass. joshua Quote
GP1138 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 She's just curious, because I told her I was gonna do a 5speed swap on my car, I think she just wants to know exactly what to do. She's my girlfriend, I have (had) the Grand Prix with the 2.8. Quote
Guest TurboSedan Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 nothing wrong with that! joshua Quote
CB38_11 Posted February 20, 2004 Author Report Posted February 20, 2004 i wasn't saying that i was actually going to do the swap i just want to know what it intales. i am simply curiuos about it. John (gp1138) was going to be doing the swaping. i pry would have been watching. i am interested in learning so please don't critisize me for not knowing THAT much about cars. thats is why i am here at W-Body..to LEARN. but thank you for your advice everyone. Quote
v0idbmx Posted February 22, 2004 Report Posted February 22, 2004 ive been planning on swapping in a 5 speed and new stock engine, if/when my tranny dies. I've had my cutlass for 2 years and couldn't imagine driving anything else Quote
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