Easiest way to remove transmission without lift.
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Thanks for that info. I will check the spark this week, but the car seems to not be having any problems starting up, but I will figure it out this week. I will also check the pump for the wipers, but before I took the transmission out, it worked fine. We will see though, but thanks for the info.
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So here's the video of driving in my friend's cobra 'stang. It was kinda scary, since he's not the best at driving yet, so it's the last time driving with him, but none-the-less, it is a Cobra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgaiFwawwtI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgaiFwawwtI
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They also got it for a good deal because it was a V6, then a guy did some body modifications, and then he dropped a Cobra motor in it, so they were able to get it for about $6000. So it has its fair share of problems. My buddies dad drove it one day, and when the kid finally left, he said that thing was a ticking time-bomb. He said there were all sorts of weird sounds going on. I guess the guy that did the engine swap didn't do the best job at it.
#113
Just finshed mine. And I'm also thinking throw out bearing too. Mabel u didn't get it on there right. Or better yet ur fork came off the spring. take ur clutch slave off and see if the fork is on there correctly. Hard to type on a phone. Ill explain it better later
#114
Yeah, I know what you mean. I believe it's on the spring correctly, at least it feels like it is. And It seems that randomly when the grinding sound is happening, that occasionally it sounds like something is being thrown around. It's hard to explain, but it's like the grinding sound is happening, then randomly a louder, clunk-clunk-clunk happens, then it's back to the regular humming/grinding sound.
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uh-oh. I guess it looks like I will have to go pick up a transmission from a local guy who sells butt-loads of RX7 stuff. I'll give him a call. Would all 81-85 12a transmissions work? or just the 81-83? I found the ad on craigslist for this guy.
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/cto/1720639849.html
Sounds like he might be my new friend.
http://lancaster.craigslist.org/cto/1720639849.html
Sounds like he might be my new friend.
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#124
Busy day today, got a used transmission from a guy about 45 minutes away that's loaded with RX7 parts. He said that he when he got in the business of selling RX parts, he didn't know that 98% of customers would be Puerto Ricans. HAHA. He was a nice guy, I got the transmission for $150 and he knows it runs good for a fact. I also got a 13B rotor housing and rotor for 10 bucks!!! My friend got the other 1/2 of the engine for 10 bucks then too! We are currently cleaning them up and prepping them for display. Pictures sometime tomorrow maybe after I might go check out a '79 that's been sitting in a garage for 10 years and only has 30 some thousand miles one it. Oh, and I also got the RX inspected, so it's road legal.
#125
i have that same nose u where talking about now after 3 weeks of my install. i'm just going to let it go till it drives me crazy. the exedy oem replacement clutch i used, [sucks] i hate it, it lets off at the top and doesn't grab nearly as good as the wore out oem. o well..off the go free up ports 5 and 6. well see how long this takes