jeffroid Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 I've been working on my '83 GL wagon and posting from time to time. I came across a guy at work who basically wants to give away an '88 GL-10 4WD Turbo Wagon. It is supposed to be in "excellent condition", but doesn't run and he doesn't have time to fix it. I am pretty familiar with the early 80's genre, and the EA82s and Turbos are not something I want do dig into right now. What I want to know is how much interchangeability is there? I have looked at photos in here and it is obvious that the body and trim style is completely different, but what about seats and other interior parts - my seats are trashed. How about mechanical components like alternators, starters, axles, etc? What about drive train? It's got a five speed tranny, will that drop into my '83 without modification? How about the rear differential - mine's kind of noisy. Anyway, thanks for the help. If this works out I might have a lot of stuff that I don't need to offer up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 alternators and starters will swap. tranny will bolt up to ea81 engine, but the turbo tranny is a 3.70 final ratio rear diffs will also interchange as long as you keep the same ratio as the tranny. seats can be made to fit the ea81 body with a few adapter plates rear discs from the turbo are a direct bolt on upgrade for the ea81s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 I've been working on my '83 GL wagon and posting from time to time. I came across a guy at work who basically wants to give away an '88 GL-10 4WD Turbo Wagon. It is supposed to be in "excellent condition", but doesn't run and he doesn't have time to fix it. I am pretty familiar with the early 80's genre, and the EA82s and Turbos are not something I want do dig into right now... I'd like the whole car. Help me make a deal with him and I can probably get you the parts you might want from my donor car. I just emailed him. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffroid Posted November 22, 2004 Author Share Posted November 22, 2004 I'd like the whole car. Help me make a deal with him and I can probably get you the parts you might want from my donor car. I just emailed him. Pat You e-mailed him ? ? ? Him being the owner of the car ? ? ? How did you do that ? ? ? But yeah, that's kind of what I had in mind and why I posted. I figured someone would want the car, and I'd be able to get some parts I could use. I am supposed to go look at it after work today, so I'll know more then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 You e-mailed him ? ? ? Him being the owner of the car ? ? ? How did you do that ? ? ? Weee have wayssss... Naw, another member posted ad info for a car matching the description, so I assumed that this was not a coincidence. BTW, I got a load of EA81 stuff, too. Nothing exotic, but good selection of spares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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