Should arrive on Monday along with all of the interior parts from the Passport...hope it all works out well...Originally Posted by Buffy
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Should arrive on Monday along with all of the interior parts from the Passport...hope it all works out well...
Live, Love, Forgive and Never Give Up
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Also, did you know that the VX auto tranny was used on '91-'92 3 series BMW's? So there's another engine option.
You guys should be talking to Bruce Garland in OZ. He built several manual shift VX's for competition, like the Australian Safari Rally etc.
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No thanks, not trying to make my engine less reliable AND more expensive to fix.
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Good point. Merely letting the gang know all the options out there.
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Just razzin' you a bit sambo - really appreciate the input and look forward to reading the material once you get it scanned. Thanks!
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Can you use the wiring harness from the Trooper? You had to change the ECU, right?
Also it looks like the manual shifter fits in the VX console, thats a nice easy solution.
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You have to use the harness from the VX due to the wiring for the TOD. Yes, I used the computer from the Trooper.
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Okay, that makes sense.
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Very cool, glad to hear you're feeling better.
Earl - I will send you payment tonight as we discussed. Sorry for the delay!
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No problem sir...I know you been enjoying time with the family and that always comes first...
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For some reason I am having issues with putting them in my gallery, but I got them in my photobucket so here are the pictures I promised.
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I have the main harness installed and all the O2 sensors connected. To connect the last O2 I had to spilt the O2 wires out and make a separate housing. The last VX O2 sensor on the passenger side will now be the last sensor on the driver side, this is because we used the Trooper head pipe. I fabbed a heat shield out of the old starter shield. I am pleased it will protect the wiring.
Here I am separating the O2 wiring from the stock wiring harness...
Here is where I "Y" the harness...
Here you can see where I routed the new O2 harness...
The connection is made above the transfer case...
The finished install...
This is the passenger side of the transmission. The sensor with the blue connector is the backup light sensor...
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I'm late to the thread....sorry.
Did you hang the third pedal? How tight was/is the footwell for you? I have size 13s....I need room, But the box seems big enough...yes? At a glance it seems straightforward enough.
A Deadpedal would be nice too....but that ain't happening with the clutch
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I installed both the clutch and brake pedal from a manual shift Rodeo. It is a little tight in the foot well but I have very long legs. Size 13s might be a challenge I would find a manual Rodeo and check that out, the VX would be the same. Hanging new pedals is straight forward, just a lot of sharp corners to deal with. One headace was getting the security computer(s) remounted out of the way. I ended up velcroing them to the ac housing and it worked out pretty nicely.
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Chopper - I wear size 13's too so I'll be able to give you a good review when I get it back. Here's a picture with the pedals installed; as you can see the manual brake pedal is smaller than the auto brake pedal, so while it might be a little cramped between the clutch and brake it should actually cut down on the number of times I accidentally hit the brake and accelerator together. I agree that a dead pedal would be nice, I'm actually considering replacing our pedals with 350Z aluminum pedals if they fit.
Here's a pic of the new footwell:
And here's a pic of the 350Z pedals:
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