Thread: Four to Five Speed Conversion
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Old 07-27-2019, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sanfordh96 View Post
Hey, thanks for this thread. Do you have any update on how the transmission swap went? I'm planning to start a swap to a manual from a 5-Speed manual out of a 1981 230 E from Germany and swapping that into my American 1984 300D. If anyone knows of any modifications other than the driveshaft that need to be done. Thanks for any help!
Unfortunately that gearbox won't fit if its attached to a M102 engine. Starter hump on the wrong side. (guess if you were super keen you could mod it like a guy has done with a .411 box)
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1978 300D, 373,000km 617.912, 711.113 5 speed, 7.5mm superpump, HX30W turbo...many, many years in the making....
1977 280> 300D - 500,000km+ (to be sold...)
1984 240TD>300TD 121,000 miles, *gone*
1977 250 parts car
1988 Toyota Corona 2.0D *gone*
1975 FJ45>HJ45
1981 200>240D (to be sold...)
1999 Hyundai Lantra 1.6 *gone*
1980s Lansing Bagnall FOER 5.2 Forklift (the Mk2 engine hoist)
2001 Holden Rodeo 4JB1T 2WD

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