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Engine swap question: from automatic to manual

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
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1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70
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Re: Engine swap question: from automatic to manual

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Pull the bumper off, drive it to Eastern Europe where guys in Poland with hammers will make that like new in one day, except for paint. It will cost 3 Euro.
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FLXC90 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 21:13 Pull the transmission and related parts from the 850, and junk it, or sell it and use the money to fix the C70.
This is what am planning on doing. The C70 is still worth it
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abscate wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 05:26 Pull the bumper off, drive it to Eastern Europe where guys in Poland with hammers will make that like new in one day, except for paint. It will cost 3 Euro.
haha :D Actually i got a hungarian friend who lives here.
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