Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Transaxle Lets have some fun! ATX->MTX Swap Begins!

I still wanna see somebody swap a duratec into a zetec

just a quick ? whats your bill up to so far on this atx-mtx project? i was thinking of doing the same project. as soon as i got my car, (seeing as its my first) i didnt know how to drive stick, so i got auto, now im just dissapointed with it. id rather get a mtx seeing as its just plainly put, its more fun to drive hehe. ~thanks in advance~

got the parts car for $600


$650 for the torsen w/ bearings pressed on


thats really about it

now im fixing other stuff, like got the alternator rebuilt, and gettin some new sensors and fixing stuff i rigged.

bottom line i *could* do the swap for $600 and make some of that back selling parts i dont need

You should be sleeping. Sat. is going to be a long day.

figures that my battery takes a crap on me today, apparently my alternator had a short in it which shorted the battery. now i had to buy a new alternator and battery, so there goes around 200 clams. looks like ill have to save another month or too to afford the atx --> mtx swap. hopefully i can get someone like you russell to do it heh, cuz i sure dont feel like getting (censored) over with labor costs. ~later~

today i installed the radiator in the car, the headlight panel onto the car, and the crash bumper onto the car. the headlight panel and crash bumper were destroyed a while ago, so i put the good ones from my parts car on.

i pressure washed the engine and tranny, painted the valve covers, re painted my headers (they are ceramic coated but i like the black look)

i also installed the torsen into my tranny. i was surprised how easy it was. on a scale of 1-10 id say the isntall difficulty was a 5.

the clutch from my parts car is pretty much useless, i was hoping to use it until spring, cause then i can afford a spec clutch and flywheel.

does anyone have a used clutch with a decent amount of life left in it and would sell it cheap? svt prefferably but ill take any! just gotta last till spring

well heres the pics!


painted the clutch pedal, it was kinda rusty!




crash bumper and headlight panel installed on car




radiator installed in car




me spraying degreaser on the engine




me pressure washing the engine




me going crazy with the pressure washer




half of the tranny




inside of the tranny




old stock pegleg POS differential. it accually is in very good shape!




torsen!!!




painted headers and y-pipe




engine without valve covers




torsen inside tranny




fully assembled tranny with torsen installed




another shot of the engine




painted valve cover




next day that i have off im going to install the clutch pedal assembly, and the shifter assembly. im also gonna mod my roll resistors with the 94A urethane. next payday ill buy the 4 o2 sensors i need, then drop the engine back in. monday im picking up my rebuilt alternator

damn man, you've really learned how to do alot of work on your car in the past year...I'm very impressed!

Its [censored] nice... I wish i had the money, place, time to do that....