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09-03-2008, 12:16 PM
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Gday Folks
 Enjoying the Long Weekend ?Well .. ive got a Small Question , that may turn out to be pretty good .. I have been Offered a Series 3 XR8 Motor , Auto Gearbox , LSD Diff , Tailshaft , and Computer for $2750 .. Nice Huh ! My Question though is , how long does a Transplant Take .. A Full Day ? 2 Days ? .. Also , What do you need other than the parts ive Listed .. Like , I Know id need Radiator Hoses because of the Different Motor .. and other Little things .. Any and All help is Always Appreciated .. Cheers Daniel
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09-03-2008, 12:19 PM
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It would be a big job, you would need bassically everything from the dash forwards. Youw would be better off buing a wrecked xr8 if you were planning this.
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09-03-2008, 03:19 PM
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You're mad if you don't say yes.....
You will need to do the looms also, to physically put the engine and box in I would think that if you have everything else sorted it should be do-able in a day.
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09-03-2008, 03:59 PM
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Physically putting the engine and box in will take about 6hrs.
Get the engine loom from the 8, which will plug upto your current dash loom and get the XR8 computer and plug that in. I give it a solid 2 days if you know what your doing. Most things will plug and play. |
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09-03-2008, 05:58 PM
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So , ill need teh wiring loom .. which i think comes with it so thats a bonus ..
Might Pay and get someone to put it in .. Just checked the Builders name - 'Hector M' .. This is an awesome deal .. Im going to take it !
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09-03-2008, 06:15 PM
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I'll get it before Whoosha does.
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10-03-2008, 11:01 AM
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09-03-2008, 08:24 PM
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09-03-2008, 06:45 PM
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nah its a bloke from my work .. no chance of that ..
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09-03-2008, 06:49 PM
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09-03-2008, 06:54 PM
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What happened to your turbo plans?
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09-03-2008, 06:59 PM
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If you could source engine mounts, these may also help holding everything inplace
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09-03-2008, 10:17 PM
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If you go at my pace maybe about 2 years. There are a lot of little things that you will need to do that will take time, patience and money.
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10-03-2008, 05:39 PM
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Meh .. GVAFK ..
Nah , Im thinking on doing this rather than the turbo now .. Still Undecided , but might have to Sell the Parts i have purchased from ebay .. So Ill speak to the Boss , And then Start looking for Extras .. Engine Mounts , Exhaust , and Headers .. Also Means i can Get rid of My Motor , Gearbox and Pacemakers .. so , Looks like a Bit of an Adventure .. And yeah .. still a mutant ! Daniel
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10-03-2008, 05:43 PM
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Well if your not interested in it, I'd be interested in the diff. But I think there might be another big problem for you.
Being a Series 3 and XR8, you can pretty much guarantee that the XR8 was IRS, which would mean the diff, tailshaft won't fit your car, unless he has the IRS for you to put into your car, which then again would be another massive job. Cheers
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10-03-2008, 07:57 PM
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10-03-2008, 05:48 PM
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Can you not just use the Original Tailshaft and Find a LSD from a Live Axle AU ?
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10-03-2008, 06:51 PM
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Not too much trouble to have a custom tailshaft made if you need one.
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10-03-2008, 08:08 PM
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So Austin , A Series 3 Tailshaft is no good , but a S2 one is ?
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10-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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The tailshaft itself would be fine out of any Series and you could use any tailshaft as long as its from a V8 AU.
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10-03-2008, 08:34 PM
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i thought all xr8's were IRS???
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10-03-2008, 08:39 PM
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Not 100%, but even IRS Diff gears won't fit into his assuming 3.08 housing. I know, because I'm trying to get some gears in mine. You need to look for Skyline or Commodore type gears.
So if it's from a live axle xr8, then your all good. But if it's from an IRS xr8, you may find some more complications with the driveline.
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10-03-2008, 08:55 PM
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only live axle xr8's were the utes, all xr8 sedans had irs (different diff gears to live axle)
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10-03-2008, 09:18 PM
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10-03-2008, 09:58 PM
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Sounds like a very good deal Daniel - you should be able to sell off the IRS, tailshaft, and all your 6 cylinder stuff to nicely offset the purchase price.
I was considering a V8 conversion for mine as well a while back as I have a donor car handy, but I know that realistically I will never finish the job, and I never got as far as checking installation costs. Good luck, but if it was me I'd still be going turbo, or sell it and buy an 8.
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11-03-2008, 05:04 PM
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So basically i need to find a Wrecked V8 Forte or Fairmont to grab the Diff and Tailshaft out of ??
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