My saturn is getting a 5 speed

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

Well the auto trans is on its last leg so im swapping in my manual trans. I bought the transmission last summer and me being the lazy person I am, Im just now starting to get it swapped in. I will update this post as progress goes forward. I will be doing the actual swap this sunday

1. Transmission all disassembled so I could get the diff pin welded.

2. Brake pedal trimmed to fit the manual pedal cover and clutch pedal installed.

3. shifter installed

I just got finished putting the trans back together a few minutes ago.

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[peas247 10+ year member]

nice, hopefully swappin my el camino to a 4 spd this coming winter

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

yea...i would like to get a toploader 4spd for the maverick, but don't have the dough ATM:crap:

 

[peas247 10+ year member]

same here, i got a 4 month old , so i am puttin a tiny bit away whenever i can and hopefully ill have enough buy winter/spring

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

Its in finally. Started at 8 am and didnt finish till like 10pm. This was a ***** to do, but its well worth it. The flywheel is a Fidanza 8lb one, stock lifetime warranty clutch from Advance auto and the transmission has a Phantom Grip LSD with welded diff pin.

I still gotta get a clip for the slave cylinder that I didnt have and then put the battery and intake back on and I can drive it.

no trans

flexplate

**** you

flywheel and clutch installed

managed to crack a 15mm snap on socket with a breaker bar.

new trans //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

shifter.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

if you broke a 15mil, you are putting too much torque into the bolts, or you have a really shitty socket set:fyi:

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

if you broke a 15mil, you are putting too much torque into the bolts, or you have a really shitty socket set:fyi:

broke it trying to get one of the trans bolts out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

and I dont think snap on is shitty.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

broke it trying to get one of the trans bolts out //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif
and I dont think snap on is shitty.

I have never broken a craftsman, and i have put 3ft of breaker on a 15 before:fyi:

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

you get it on the road yet?

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

you get it on the road yet?

I need to get the slave cylinder to align with the firewall then it will be. I just started in and everything seems fine.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

I need to get the slave cylinder to align with the firewall then it will be. I just started in and everything seems fine.

nice....IMO you will love the 5sp of the 4sp? auto

the only auto i ever enjoy(ed) driving is my maverick, but it is well over 300hp

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

You still running naws?

 

[93 saturn sl2 10+ year member]

car drives and feels great as well. Its definitely faster than before.

You still running naws?

Nope, sold it like a year ago. I may be picking up a forged engine and going turbo //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif