maneul conversion ?s

[Jeff_5_7]

i am planing to do a transmission swap when i geto ut of school for christams holidays me and my brother are going to put a 5 spd in my 88 supra my question is can i do the swap without pulling out the engine i no it will be hard ot get the bell housing bolts out if u dont pull the eninge but if i didnt have ot pull the enigne it would be a lot faster and easyer and if anybody has donbe this bwefore i was wonder about how hard is it to do and about how many days it takes to do it thanks

[kwnate]

Yes, you can leave the motor in. Unbolt the trans crossmember and lower it on a jack until you can get at the bellhousing bolts up top. Don't forget the starter.

It can be done in a day if you know what you're doing, take your time. Make sure you have all the parts before you start. Also a good time to replace the rear main seal.

[Jeff_5_7]

ok thanx i still dont really understand tho it is really hard ot reach the top bolts on the bell housing i no to take aout the crossmeber and the drive shaft but how will that help me get the bell housing lose also how hard is it to but i nthe cluch pedal switch the brake peadl and but in the cluctch masdter cyclinder i heard those are some of the hardest thing to do i would apprecitate the help sincei am only 16 and am wokring on my supra project

[Jeff_5_7]

it there any way to tell if u have a R154 or W58 5 speed tranny
i just ahve a 5 speed an heard these r the only 2 u can do the swap with how do i find out which one i have

[Jeff_5_7]

any one no anything

[supraman121]

Dont no unless your planning on running like 400 somthing horspower the only thing that really matters is if you have a good clutch for the trans cause the w58 or what ever it is will work with the car but you need to have a nice clutch for it to hold the horsepower from the turbo