i put a fresh slave in there about a year ago. so ill probably just drill a hole so it works like my old one. i tried the old throwout arm but it was slightly different inside. the shifter is actually back a hair from where it was, but still fits the hole. i still wanna heat and bend the section of my shifter above the pivot ball. that one you had on there fell apart. i guess blue painters tape doesnt hold a shifter together. haha. been there, done that.

anyways. i didnt really get any pics other than these 2. start to finish today was less than 6 hours with hand tools and our tow truck. lol.




as you can see...the original owner, who had it until 2007, didnt do normal gasket maintanence. which i love. means nobody half assed things and made it worse. ill take lack of over hacked anyday. most of that is from a valve cover gasket that was in a few peices. entire engine room and frame looked like that until i pressure washed what i could a few months back. lol.

sidenote, great trick when youre covered in that sticky gunk that wont wash off....use WD40 as a solvant. doesnt stink and it slides right off. wish i knew that years ago. lol. i was looking for thinner or gas and though why not try. haha.

 

damn wish i had the time to do this my trans = nice job

 

ah ya i forgot about that i did that about 3 years ago never had an issue with it poping of though but oh well good times

 

Identifying a w58?

How may I identify a w58 trans?

 

im not sure but i do know the later trannys have ribs on the top of the bell. which only fits 55/56/58 i think.

anyways, im off to get new clutch slave and speedo cable parts. combination of different parts and i broke stuff. lol.

 

The guy said it came off a 85 Celica but couldn't tell me if it's a W58
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Can anyone tell me what I'm looking at other then a transmission?

 

if it actually came out of a 85 celica than it is a w58

 

thats exactly what i have. i dont know what it is though

 

with the bell and center having ribs its a 58. 55/56 has them only on the bell

 

i got the swap done today. found a W52 truck to get the shorter clutch slave pushrod and a new speedo gear. i sorta snapped the old one. lol. the gating on 2nd is a little different. but i guess ill get used to it. and i already know i wanna shorten the overall height of the back of my console. thats why its in but not finish worked yet. ill adjust it down soon. but i drove to the gas station and back with a huge smile. lol. and i forgot how awesomely low it sits

i put a fresh oil change and tranny oil in, new antifreeze, new fuel filter, and a fresh header collector gasket. sounds like i need to readjust my valves though. somebody requested i make a video from the cab, so im gonna get on making a mount for the camera in there. lol.

 

sweet deal man good to hear that it worked out for you
sounds like there will be a lux gathering soon

 

oh for sure. this weekend, or maybe during the week, im going to notch the rear and section some crossmembers. i gotta get this thing lowered.

 

ya i think a couple inchs would do it once you start ripping up road turtles instead of skipping over them you will be low enough. lol

 

haha. exactly! great mentality. plus, im getting some close competition from the pop can derby. i need to be as low as the guy with the blue 70 on bags. just ya know, without the bags.

 

that would be pretty sweet you would for sure have the lowest static 78 i have ever seen then


i did notice that you only have about an inch or so on me though


well for the time being tell your all the way on the ground

 

if i can retain the center of my frame being 1.5" off the ground but that mot being a crossmember and still turn im set. lol

 

camera mount is easy

 

i dont have removable headrests. if i did it would be much easier. and i dont want holes exposed between the seats on the cab. so ill have to make something clean behind the seats that ties together.