Yes it is a bolt in operation, still gives you plenty to scratch your noggin on. Make sure you use "new bolts" on that flywheel. They are use once strech bolts. Put in a new pilot bearing of course, and make sure the clutch has enough life to re install, or go new on that and the pressure plate. A new slave cylinder is pretty cheap and an awful lot easier then changing when the transmission is in. Go new on motor mounts and engine shock, if you want a long and happy car life, go new with cooler hoses and all belts. Drive line should be good to go, so you save some dollars there. Make sure though, they must be exactly the same length. That transmission is very robust. I see on the Russian EPC they used it all the way up to the 4.5 litre V/8 on European models. Have fun! It is a bolt in but it took me 27 months to get it done, but I didn't work on it every night.

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