FC3S Starter Motor (auto -> manual)

[Damien]

I\'m *still* ploughing through this swap inbetween spare moments and it occured to me, one piece I never bought was a starter motor...

Are the auto ones compatible with the manual box/flywheel or do I need to buy another?

Im guessing I need to buy another but worth asking just in case

[grinder]

Not sure if i have spoken to you about this before .. what series car are you doing it to , and is there anything wrong with the auto box you are removing

and as far as the instructions i have read , you dont need to swap the starter out

[Damien]

YEah we have spoken. Mine is an S4 auto and you want an S5 box. I\'ve already pulled the transmission (pain in the arse!) Just trying to get a more powerful impact gun to get that 54mm flywheel bolt off.

I\'ll have pretty much all the auto stuff available, box-pedals-flywheel-prop-torque converter... All working fine as it was driven to this location.

[grinder]

yeah i thought we had

how are you finding the job so far ?

[Damien]

yeah i thought we had

how are you finding the job so far ?

HORRIBLE!!! By far the worst conversion on any car ever!!!

The gearbox had to almost be dismantled from the inside out to remove it (the torque convertor-flywheel)

What makes it hard is that its stored in a barn 70miles from my house, has no natural light or internet/3g therefore I need to be armed with everything I go each time I set off.

Removing the sludgebox was a real pain to do on my own... also the pedal box was a pain, its huge and the steering column bolts to it. Once I get the flywheel off then I can re-assemble the running gear.

Currently looks like this:


And I bought these for it..



I need a LEFT side Kouki rear light if anyone knows of one :cheers

[grinder]

ahhhh , the write ups dont make it sound too bad ! LOL

[Damien]

I\'ve done it to a Skyline, a 200SX, I\'ve swapped more beetle engine, AE86 engines, done COUNTLESS engine conversions but nothing has been a ballache like this

[grinder]

yeah your really not selling me the idea