Gearboxoutings manual vs auto

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#1

Hi, I’ve got a mk1 1990 auto, the crank has gone and I’m keen to keep the car on the road so I’ve found a spare engine to put in while I spend time giving mine a full rebuild. Does anyone know if the gearbox mountings for a manual are the same as an auto as the engine I’ve found is from a manual? Any help is much apriciated.

Thanks in advance

#2

@beanus @gavin_naish is this something you might know??

#3

@Marty_K will know I’m sure. Sorry I can’t be much more help.

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#4

Surely this is something that’s in the “Owners Workshop Manual”?

#5

Thanks for helping, after a but more digging the engine I had lined up doesn’t seem worth the risk so I’m without an engine or car now. Leaving the question of search for a new gto and repair the old one at leisure or go without until an engine turns up.

#6

Engine itself will fit, but you would need to swap over flywheel, clutch, and various other bits, like the shields between engine/gearbox.
You would end up placing them next to each other, and swapping bits over.
All very doable though.
Marty

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