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BeaterE32
11-04-2013, 12:23 PM
Hello all,
I don't normally post in the 02 forums but a member of the Blue Ridge BMW group is thinking about buying my 5-speed out of my e21 for his 02. We got to talking about it and were trying to brainstorm how much manufacturing that would take. We did not have his car nearby nor mine so it was hard to even visualize what we were thinking about doing. I know the bellhousing matches up but we were wondering about the driveshaft, shift linkage, transmission mounting brackets and speed-o cable...etc. I tried searching through forums and the internet in general, but a lot of it seems to be speculation. Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!

Charlie
11-04-2013, 04:19 PM
http://www.iemotorsport.com/bmw/2002-clutch-driveline/025spdlist.html

No real need to brainstorm, this swap has been around for 30 years.

-Charlie

BeaterE32
11-05-2013, 10:14 AM
I can't believe I didn't find that article. I figured it had to been an easy swap, as you said it has been done for 30 years. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Cheers

traverkent
11-06-2013, 07:58 PM
Would the world class t5 tranny be a good idea??

RagtopE30
11-15-2013, 06:15 PM
Tell Steve to buy it and figure it out later! LOL