@Away with the fairys would you mind telling us what the overall cost of the job was? I hope you will be pleased with your decision
Andrew
Morning Andrew
This is a bit hard to say what the cost was , the engine and gear box need to come out of the car , due to the engine rebuild
While the car was in a million bits , it made sense to obtain a replacement MYP gear box , the bulk of the labour was already in place to get the engine out of the car and spilt the engine and gear box
The duel mass flywheel and clutch had been replaced around 30k miles ago , so was reused , after checking over , this saving around £400.00, finger crosses should last for the next 5 years .
I would suggest the following for “costs “: my MYP gear box , was a must have item , if I had waited a couple of weeks , could have saved about 100.00 , but the car was in the workshop , in bits and needed to get the gear box to WOM to fit the build time for the carv
2nd hand MYP gear box , including post and packing £550.00 ( e bay ) Gear selecter bracket £4.50
Clutch release bearing £26.00
Clutch plate bolts x 12 £7.50
Gear box oil , blue motion spec 2 lts £14.00
One off cable bracket £ 6.00
Having seen one done , I would suggest allowing a full day to swap over on a drive , 6 hours if you have lift , and fully equipped works shop
I have been for a short test drive , the car is still not fully complete, and would say it’s a very good fixed , the gear change may not be to all tastes , but I like the short throw
With regards to the overhaul cost , this formed part of a massive rebuild of the engine , including a new short block , recon turbo , Timmus all alloy intercooler , replacement condenser for the a/c injector wiring , glow plus , clylinder head skim ... endless nuts bolts and gaskets
I would suggest contacting WOM for the full cost , if paying a 3rd party for the works
This car will do around 600-1000 miles most weeks , at motorway speeds , so for me this was a easy decision to make , and looking forward to 70 mph , 2000rpm , 70 mpg !