Guest smith.s2k Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi there guys. Im looking into buying a 93' Aerotop Non-Turbo Auto Supra for about £2,500. My plan is to purchase a Twin-Turbo engine with low mileage and Getrag 6 speed box to put in it. Do you guys know where I could the engine and manual box from? Also do you guys know a garage that can carry out this sort of work? Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Try Jezz on here mate. Sure his name'll turn up if you do a few searches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi there guys. Im looking into buying a 93' Aerotop Non-Turbo Auto Supra for about £2,500. My plan is to purchase a Twin-Turbo engine with low mileage and Getrag 6 speed box to put in it. Do you guys know where I could the engine and manual box from? Also do you guys know a garage that can carry out this sort of work? Cheers guys jez a member on here or keron member on here, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hi, i'm not sure if jez is still trading on here, but i'm sure he'll have an engine and maybe a box, but don't forget about all the other stuff, pedals, clutch set up etc. Do a search for 6 speed conversion. failing that it might actually be cheaper to find a written off tt 6 speed and just break it. and for the work, i'd go with matt @ AFR tuning, he's doing my 6 speed box on my aero, and he's already done a friends N/A to TT conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 the search button reveals all buddy, loads of info about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smith.s2k Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Cheers lads, ive been wanting to do this for ages but didnt know how much the whole thing would set me back. Can I ask how much your 6 speed box conversion is setting you back? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 The norm is about £2500 to £3000 is it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smith.s2k Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ok cool, so for that the 6 speed box is up and running. In that price does that include purchasing the gearbox itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 AS far as I'm aware mate if you give someone on here (Jezz?) 3K or there abouts your car will come back a manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smith.s2k Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ive been quoted £10k for the gearbox swap and the engine swap. Does that sound alright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ah right, sorry mate. I was going for simply a Gearbox change. I would say about 6K should see you both. I'm sure someone on here was offering a engine swap for 3K also. The right person will be along soon to confirm/correct me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ive been quoted £10k for the gearbox swap and the engine swap. Does that sound alright? no thats too much, around 6k would be a fair budget;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy07 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Not to me (I meant the 10k price 6 sounds fair)edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 don't reckon you will get a aerotop for £2,500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ive been quoted £10k for the gearbox swap and the engine swap. Does that sound alright? No, thats an absolute rip off. The last prices I remember for a full TT and 6spd conversion were about £3500 from Jezz. The most difficult part is the wait for the kit to be sourced - the 6spd getrags and drivetrain are rather hard to source. It's not just an engine and box swap, the driveshafts, prop, diff, ECU, etc all need to be changed. As mentioned, Jezz and Keron are by far your best options for a cost effective transplant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 No, thats an absolute rip off. The last prices I remember for a full TT and 6spd conversion were about £3500 from Jezz. The most difficult part is the wait for the kit to be sourced - the 6spd getrags and drivetrain are rather hard to source. It's not just an engine and box swap, the driveshafts, prop, diff, ECU, etc all need to be changed. As mentioned, Jezz and Keron are by far your best options for a cost effective transplant. for both:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 for both:blink: Could be wrong Gaz, wouldn't be the first (or last) time Do you remember what the price was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Could be wrong Gaz, wouldn't be the first (or last) time Do you remember what the price was? the last time i noticed it was 2.5k for the tt swap and 2.8k for the 6 speed swap:d still cheap as chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 I was wrong again, whoops. Last year Jezz was offering a deal on TT and 6spd swaps for between £4.5k and £5k or: £2.5k to £3k for just a TT converison £3k for just a 6spd conversion Edit - cheers Gaz, I think those prices are more up to date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smith.s2k Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Oh, I havent a clue about the technical side of cars thats why I wanted to run it past you lot incase I got ripped off. Thats the problem is getting all the parts together. Wish I could find a Supra specialist that has all the parts in stock then drop the car off then a week later pick it up finished ready to go. Whats the chances of finding a TT engine with low mileage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smith.s2k Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Yeah theres an Aerotop on Autotrader for £3k. Its proberly a bag of crap but as you know im only buying that purely for its shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=149866 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=156811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 there was/is a NA aero for £3,000 on the trader and there was/is a 6 speed manual TT for £5,900 With some haggling on the above two cars and selling the leftovers from a swap you 'may' be able to save enough to cover the labour costs...........so possibly less than £9k all in for a 6 speed aero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Yeah theres an Aerotop on Autotrader for £3k. thats the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 Oh, I havent a clue about the technical side of cars thats why I wanted to run it past you lot incase I got ripped off. Thats the problem is getting all the parts together. Wish I could find a Supra specialist that has all the parts in stock then drop the car off then a week later pick it up finished ready to go. Whats the chances of finding a TT engine with low mileage? The mileage isn't important provided it's got good compression, if anything it's age thats more an issue now - though most older ones only need some seals changed, perhaps the crank pulley and coil clips. It's all pretty minor stuff which can be done while the engine is out. Both Jezz and Keron will be able to source a TT engine without any issue (Think they both have stock of them), it's the 6spd thats a little harder for them to locate. The best bet is to contact them and get yourself in the queue for the parts to become available. Once they get the parts, you drive in, drop the car off for a week or two and then drive away with the new kit installed. Simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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