I'm about to make the adapter for my EJ22 engine - to - EA82 transmission swap.

the adapter should be made from 12mm thick aluminum to match the EA82's original bellhousing depth.

from what i can tell so far, 12mm aluminum may be hard to find.. but 11mm is exactly 1/2" which is easier to find.

 

so if i end up making a 11mm(1/2") adapter instead of 12mm, am i going to have issues with the throwout bearing clearing the pressure plate if it's 1mm closer to the pressure plate than it's "supposed" to be?

i've changed a few EA82 clutches but i don't have the expertise to know this off the top of my head. thanks to whoever can help.

I'm about to make the adapter for my EJ22 engine - to - EA82 transmission swap.

the adapter should be made from 12mm thick aluminum to match the EA82's original bellhousing depth.

from what i can tell so far, 12mm aluminum may be hard to find.. but 11mm is exactly 1/2" which is easier to find.

 

so if i end up making a 11mm(1/2") adapter instead of 12mm, am i going to have issues with the throwout bearing clearing the pressure plate if it's 1mm closer to the pressure plate than it's "supposed" to be?

i've changed a few EA82 clutches but i don't have the expertise to know this off the top of my head. thanks to whoever can help.

 

1/2"= 12.700mm

.700mm is less than 1/32" of a inch.

ya man take it form me, itds not that hard to make, oyu just have to think a little bit, a set of center transfer punches will help alot, i didnt use them cause i didnt know my dad had them, they will help out to center the holes in the adapter plate, and 1/2 inch is almost 13mm, i used 1/2'' and it worked beautifully. just take you time. if it takes you three times as long as you think it should have, you did it right.

 

 

 

 

~Josh~

1/2 would be ideal. i made mine from 3/8" before i knew about the 12mm difference, starter ws too close.

 

anyway going half inch if you are a millimeter off try putting a flexplate "hub" behind the flywheel to space it about about 1 mm

.700mm is about 1/2 the thickness of a CD disk, I don't think it would cause a problem.