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pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
This is a lot harder than any of you let on |
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
No one said it was easy, we have just made it easier
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
Perhaps if you tried it through a standard lens and not the fisheye?
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92 LS-L, Ebony Pearl, 160k miles, sitting in the hospital waiting room hoping for a miracle 06 Hyundai Sonata GLS, 77K miles |
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
Actually its just barrel distortion from the 10-22mm lens. Ultra wide angle, but not fisheye
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
has that car been there for years ? it looks like it poor car!
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
lol dirty much!?
Gosh I thought mine looked bad during my drawn out very problem prone 5spd conversion! lol good luck! It's definitely not for the faint of heart, but I basically learned most of what I know about auto mechanics (or at least my biggest stepping stone) by doing my 5 speed conversion! A lot of the guys on here really know what they are doing and for them they could probably do it in a day! (exaggerating) Keep going though, it's definitely a huge reward driving it when you are done! I literally felt like I was driving a new car, it really opens up the potential of the motor! I felt like it had a lot more torque! PS: my conversion was before the day of tom's wonderful kit and such.... so it could be worse... a lot more people have done it now and a lot more people are there that can answer your questions. = ) good luck! |
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
With our kit, my 92 Ebony's swap was done in a matter of a few hours.
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
sadly, the $500 budget doesn't allow for the kit. I was remarking that doing this and worrying about making it look nice would be the worst ! I managed to beat the firewall/cowl into submission with a sledge to get the clutch master cyl to clear, and somewhat hung the pedals. Though they are not done, but man, what a PITA. Next is the trans crossmember. Also I already set-up the rear, but it has to put it in.
Also, the car has been sitting there since the race last July. The garage is over 100yrs old, so it gets pretty dusty. Last edited by theallpowerful; 05-02-2009 at 11:42 PM. |
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
Nice job with the facepalm.jpg on the back... frequent /o/ much?
I contemplated LeMons for my free SVX but the "option to crush one car" rule scares me. Good luck with the swap, and be sure to give us a write up on how the racing goes!
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Re: pics from mid-5MT swap on the lemons car
My swap took around 26 hours of solid work.
I would imagine its WAY more straight forward with the kit. at least 5 hours was setting up the pedal box/clutch, and another 5 hours for the crossmember, and an hour or two for the shifter. Blech. Welding on your back under a car sucks. The most important tip I can give you is that when you're pushing on something that won't %#&$ing fit, do it with an open palm so that when it finally goes in, and/or your hand slips off, you don't take all the skin off your knuckles. |
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I appreciate the comical value of these pictures.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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