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[MR77LX]

Hey Guys,

Im in the process of fitting a 304 motor and t5 manual gear box out of a VR commodore into an LX torana.

Im having problems trying to fit the T5 box into the torana. The tunnel looks small.

Would the gear box fit into the torana or is it too big?

I have also been told that the linkage is going to sit a little further back then normal. Is that going to be a problem?

Im hoping this tranmssion will fit in my LX cause i have spent big dollars on the gear box.

[Joshua]

tunnel needs modding

heres a thread about it
http://www.gmh-toran...showtopic=33744

[MR77LX]

tunnel needs modding

heres a thread about it
http://www.gmh-toran...showtopic=33744

Thanks for that Joshua!

How hard is it to mod the tunnel?

Can i do it my self ?

[Joshua]

Thanks for that Joshua!

How hard is it to mod the tunnel?

Can i do it my self ?

can you weld?

[MR77LX]

no need for welding! ive fitted one into my torry with no hassels all the needs to be done is for the hole in the floor to be cut back further then i made a plate to cover the front and screwed it on.. motor and gearbox wont go in together so get motor in first and slide the gearbox in from underneath it takes a bit of time but should fit.. as far as i know its only for the v6 that the tunnel has to be modded to suit the t5

Cheers Ben

Thanks Ben, As long as there is no welding required i should be ok (I cant weld)

I have already tried to fit the T5 V8 in and it gave me hell. Its so difficult.

However i will make the hole for the floor bigger and i will try it again. Is there a template i can work of for the hole?

I was thinking of fitting the entire motor and box in one, but u have suggested that it is easier to fit the box in seperately.

Its going to brake my arms and back but i will try again.

The t5 cross member for the box is obviously too short to fit in my LX. Can i modify my 202 auto cross memeber mount to fit the t5? That mount originally came out of my lX.

[76lxhatch]

Drop the front end and fit motor and box together, will be much easier and no big scrapes on the car squeezing the box in

[MR77LX]

Drop the front end and fit motor and box together, will be much easier and no big scrapes on the car squeezing the box in

[MR77LX]

Thanks mate, thats not a bad idea. Il drop the front end and fit the motor and box in one.

If it works, it will be allot easier than trying to squeze the box in.

[76lxhatch]

Dropping the front out of the car is a painfull and time consuming way of doing it too.

Not really, it depends on how tight the box is as to which method is easiest. The larger boxes take a lot of work to maneouvre(sp?) in and out separately, which is definitely a pain. If you don't have any way to lift the car over the engine then perhaps separate them, but if you can do so easy enough then in my experience remove the front end is not only much easier but results in less damage.

[MR77LX]

I appriciated the information i got from the site but sometimes i think people just type shit in without knowing what they are talking about!
No offence intended at all... just easy for people to be led astray as i did!
Tunnel does not need to be modified at all.
Dropping the front out of the car is a painfull and time consuming way of doing it too.

I cracked gearbox from motor n fitted motor seperatly, with jack under front motor, tilted back then slid box underneath lifted up, slid shaft in and bolted up.
2 top bolts are a bit of a bitch to get to but much easier than dropping whole front out of car!!!

Thank you RammaLH, that is excellent. Your answer has helped me allot.
I appreciate your honesty. I will do exactly that and see how i go !

[Joshua]

I appriciated the information i got from the site but sometimes i think people just type shit in without knowing what they are talking about!
No offence intended at all... just easy for people to be led astray as i did!
Tunnel does not need to be modified at all.
Dropping the front out of the car is a painfull and time consuming way of doing it too.

I cracked gearbox from motor n fitted motor seperatly, with jack under front motor, tilted back then slid box underneath lifted up, slid shaft in and bolted up.
2 top bolts are a bit of a bitch to get to but much easier than dropping whole front out of car!!!

6 bolts.. yeah real hard...

[rexy]

Having recently done the drop the front crossmember style of engine and box change I will never do it again. Much easier as a single operator to do as others have suggested above.