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Greg, the sammich is indeed aluminum. I never noticed!

What do you mean by "up"?

Heh, you don't know how seriously I considered busting out the MIG :) I wound up getting a smiple Chevy slipe yoke that fit the same diameter as the stock Supra pinion flange. Cost me $275 at some hole-in-the-wall in Livonia. Still way too much for a stupid shaft, but better than $1200...

Agreed. They are nice seats, especially in leather, and I'm sure they work perfectly well. But look at the interior in a base 2000 + Celica. By 2000 we are knee-deep into Toyota's cheaper materials philosophy. You won't find cool stuff like power adjustable lumbar on those seats. In fact...

Yeah, I think it was Dynatech. They're the ones that gave me the $800 quote, "1200 if I want it balanced".

OK, with the front end together, and the shifter in, the last piece of the puzzle before test is the driveshaft. The solstice uses a funky flange bolted to the output shaft, similar to the output of a 4x4's transfer case. That bolts to a CV joint, which is in turn friction welded to a...

Hi Greg, glad to see you found my celebration. You know, I'm not sure what the sandwich plate is made of (is that what it's really called?). I just noticed that it isn't rusted. I'll check it out tonight. I took measurements of the input shaft but forgot where I put them. I'll see if I...

I wanted to post on using the Supra tailshaft, though I didn't go that way. Using the supra housing would (pontentially) allow you to retain a stock speedo, abs, and remove the need for the custom shifter housing. I spent many hours grinding, filing, and clearancing the supra housing to...

Thanks, glad to be of service. Jeff, is correct. The rating has no relevence to the actual capability of the trans. It is merely the most powerful engine that it has been mated to thus far. We will see that number jump to 260 ft-lbs when the turbo Solstice is introduced.

Heh, I wouldn't be documenting all this if I didn't already know the outcome.

Have we determined that it's sintered metal in the R154? I'll let you know if I break mine :)

Next I had to cobble up a shifter housing using the Supra part and the Solstice base. This part allows me to use the bone-stock supra shifter in the exact location I want. Perfect. At first I was concerned about using the Supra shifter as opposed the Solstice shifter. I think many of us...

The next piece of the puzzle is the front bearing retainer. The Supra retainer allows you to run the GTE pull-type clutch and provides a surface for the throwout bearing to slide on. Again, it's a direct bolt-on to the AR5 case. Thus concludes what it takes to bolt the AR5 to the 7M with the...

Thanks, will do my best.

Transmissions are rated according to application, not capability. That just means that the highest rated car with an AR5 thus far produced 225 ft-lbs of torque.

Yeah, I had almost ordered that clutch, but it is a hair too big. You could probably machine the flywheel to accept it...

Clutch selection is as simple as finding the GM vehicle with the closest diameter to the stock supra disk. The disk on the right is a Spec II unit. On the left is a disk for a Chevy S-10 with a 2.2. At least it's a Centerforce. I don't think I'll have an issue as the diameters are nearly...

This is the great unknown. There were some discussions about whether or not it can handle the 7m's torque. The gears are likely smaller to accomodate the synchros. However, we have since learned that the AR5 will be used the Solstice and Sky turbos. These cars are rated at 260 ft-lbs. So it...

The Solstice AR5 comes with a normal GM input shaft. That requires a 15mm ID pilot bearing with a 32mm OD. I don't know of any vehicle that uses that size stock. Fortunately, there is nothing special about pilot bearings and you can order whatever you need out of McMaster-Carr as long as it...

Some of you may remember us talking about AR5 transmissions. The AR5 is the latest Aisin design based heavily on the R154. The case is essentially the same and bellhousings interchange. The AR5 is available in a variety of currrent product and offers triple cone synchros on first through...