June 28, 201114 yr I Just bought a 79 brat with the single range trans and was wanting to know if the dual range is a direct swap other than the interior console and shifter? Will it swap over with the same axles and driveshaft? also are there any things i should know about these cars quirks? PS- Im new I will introduce myself and show pics soon
June 29, 201114 yr most likely not if you want to keep the 1600 ea71 engine... the only Gen1 to come with a D/R was an '81 GL. and it came with a 1800 ea81 engine, along with the different engine crossmember that shifted the steering column to Rack juntion so the ea81 would work okay. you've got a top mount starter. the most commonly found D/R have a side mount starter, which means you'd need a side mount bell housing, but hose only came on the fat-case ea71, which started in 1980 I think. so if yours is the original motor, then it would be a "skinny case" ea71, and won't work.... the axles will work on either tranny. a new driveshaft would be needed I believe...
June 29, 201114 yr Author So its probably not worth swapping everything over? Is the 1800 and the dual range that much better to make it worth it? I think i can find everything out locally but i dont know much about them to know if it would be worth all the work?
June 29, 201114 yr Author Yeah that is true, I guess when it comes time to do something fun with it i might deal with it. i was just thinking if it was something that would swap over i could go ahead and do it. Thanks for your help man!!
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