Will this gearbox fit?
July-7th-2004 | 08:42 AM
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Will this gearbox fit?
July-7th-2004 | 04:24 PM
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short answer: No
long answer: Hell No, here is why
read the site more thourghly. :/ and for future reference the only escort tranny that will fit in a first gen is that out of the 91-96 escort GT which is really just a mazda in ford clothing. thus the tranny is actually a mazda tranny. to contridict myself no ford tranny fits the mazda, if you catch my drift.
long answer: Hell No, here is why
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July-7th-2004 | 04:31 PM
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http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...threadid=35470
this thread which will actually answer your question. It was posted less than a week ago, and before you posted. a search or active reading of this site would have helped.
please feel free to use the search fuction.
this thread which will actually answer your question. It was posted less than a week ago, and before you posted. a search or active reading of this site would have helped.
please feel free to use the search fuction.
July-8th-2004 | 02:36 AM
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I did use the search function, also read that thread.
But since i dont know anything about the different escorts, i didnt know if the zx2 98-03 uses the G, F or a similar gearbox.
Thanks for the answer thou.
But since i dont know anything about the different escorts, i didnt know if the zx2 98-03 uses the G, F or a similar gearbox.
Thanks for the answer thou.
July-8th-2004 | 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by allengero
I did use the search function, also read that thread.
But since i dont know anything about the different escorts, i didnt know if the zx2 98-03 uses the G, F or a similar gearbox.
Thanks for the answer thou.
I did use the search function, also read that thread.
But since i dont know anything about the different escorts, i didnt know if the zx2 98-03 uses the G, F or a similar gearbox.
Thanks for the answer thou.
it is the only ford that has a tranny that swaps into a mazda.
wow no matter how many times i write that it still feels wierd
(i am not a ford fan)
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