ae86 W Gearbox crossmember

[ae86]

hey guys,

just curious as i saw on the old ae86dc there were some discussions of converting to put W5X box in E8/E7's and some people were saying you can use auto ae71 gearbox crossmembers and their bolt in ? can anyone confirm this or even the auto cressida gearbox crossmember rumour?

regards
david.

[Sam-Q]

not true, only works for ke70s and ae71, ae86 have a different floor pan shape

[JDMWheels]

Ae71 auto crossmember fits? Argh! I threw mine out =(

[Sam-Q]

MX83 auto crossmembers are very easy to get and their the same as the auto ae71, again no good for an ae86

[JDMWheels]

Thank you Sam!

[ae86]

did you happen to end up making a custom one for yours sam ? id be interested in one but as i said my car will be in oakleigh and not able to transport to yours since the box wont have a mount

[Sam-Q]

no I didn't. I have a bit of a packaging problem that looks like is going to stop me putting my 3sgte engine in. So I don't have a need for it.

[Slimer86]

I used and ra60 celica crossmember with auto ae71 rubber. Slotted the mounting holes, used ae71 mount rubbers where it is bolted too. They are rubber doughnuts with metal bush.