My new car

[stevewl1164]

The body and interior and under hood too nice to be a donor...nice car! Looks nicer than the ZX2 I bought two years old!

[FestYboy]

throw in a new clutch kit and T.O. bearing and you're back in business.

[freshtiva]

Im going to try and get it fixed and keep it whole. It too nice to part out. Sparky, its a 1993 GT. Its got lots of goodies. I called a guy Im always getting festiva parts from( he knows all about my festiva addiction) and told him I wanted to check on some Escort parts and he said "Excuse me, there must be something wrong with my phone, could you repeat that ? I thought you said Escort."

Bonus goodie

[91blufestiva]

Very Nice.

[skeeters_keeper]

keep it whole ?! Fresh; I'm going to come up there and steal that. Maybe put a B3 in its place. you'll never know the difference!!

[freshtiva]

^ Oh I think I might notice that.

Anyone know what tranny this car has in it ? I might start looking around for one.

[FB71]

Should be a G25MR variant (hydro clutch)

[freshtiva]

Thanks Jim , would that be the same tranny that is in most escorts that year ? Would this one work ?

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/pts/993444945.html

[ruppenduro]

that one won`t work, it'll only work with the 1.9 or the 2.0 tpi engines. it has to be the g25mr tranny that has the BP 1.8 bolt pattern (all mazda b series motors have the same pattern). you should be able to use one out of a capri xr2 or 91-94 protege lx, although i`m not sure if you can convert a hydro clutch to cable or vise versa.

try putting a festiva tranny in there! :-) it will bolt up to the motor but the mounts will be off a little. the longer gears would be nice for mileage, but i`m not sure how long it would last with the extra weight/power

[freshtiva]

like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/G25MR-Capri-XR2-Mazda-323-B6T-Tranny-Axles-Starter-25K_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem150318694675QQitemZ150318694675QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[ruppenduro]

thats the ticket! probably could find one at a JY or on car-part for $200 or less.

[mattswabb]

Not that one either. The XR2 transmissions are cable operated and your car is hydraulic. Look for one from another escort GT or a Protege with a BP.

1st off find out what's wrong with it. Have a tranny shop look at it. It might be something simple or just a clutch issue.

[freshtiva]

Darn !! I already sent a ebay message and PMed. Was hoping Levitan could pick it up.

[FB71]

all these guys nailed it! The 1.9L/2.0L SPI trans is a G15MR, and has a different bell. XR2 trans is cable clutch.

[freshtiva]

Thanks for the great advise guys !!