1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Road and Track)

Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:56:22 GMT

if you decide to sell it, give me a call

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Wingless_A_Dub)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:06:20 GMT

Hey guys.

So i've decided to the take the car off the road and manage without a car for 9-12 months. I have access to my girlfriends car, to get to work and around a bit. I'll look around for parts while it's off the road, but i'm not in any rush to fix the car or get another car.
It will be stored in a carport, if i move places i'll buy a car cover for it to keep it out of the sun and rain. If i decide that fixing it is not an option financially then i will just have to sell it.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Knightrous)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:03:11 GMT

I'd buy a second manual AW11 that is crashed/cheap and do the manual conversion yourself.
Part out the remains of the parts car for some extra beer money.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (track_mr2)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:18:16 GMT

Here is a link to a MR2 manual gearbox on ebay for $550

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Toyota-AW11-MR2-Mk1-4AGE-gearbox-/231044807345?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35cb57fab1

another one for just under $1400
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/JDM-AW11-MR2-4AGZE-Transmission-Supercharged-Gearbox-Toyota-MR-2-4AGE-/380706941809?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item58a3e6eb71

Not sure if its the right one for yur car but if you are not in a rush to get the car done I'd hunt around and take a bit of time first. Maybe get a list of all the parts your need for the conversion like pedals, linkages etc...

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (track_mr2)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:13:18 GMT

You were saying you could do the job yourself with a few friends. At $5300 I'd be getting them over.
I'm truely shocked by the price. $1300 to take the gearbox out and $1300 to re-fit?
So that means everytime I needed a clutch changed in a manual the labor alone would cost MORE then $2600 by these guys?

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Road and Track)

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:00:10 GMT

as i said to you on the phone, the AW11 s/c will be the MR2 to own in the future. clean tidy ones are getting real hard to find. everytime i get a wreck, i'm hounded by owners/restorers for the same handful of parts as they want to get them back to mint condition. the closer to original they are, the more valuable they will be in the future.

so, whats the plan??

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Wingless_A_Dub)

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:39:46 GMT

It's just getting too hard to find clean and unmolested examples of these cars. Especially the Targa-Top SC model. Mine is really clean, only some little rust bubbles at the top of the windscreen, which causes a leak in heavy rain, nearly no other rust on the body. The whole car has been resprayed at some point, although could do with some touch ups and a good cut and polish. The front lip could do with a respray as most could. The interior is quite neat and tidy. The engine was fully rebuilt at 200,000 by the previous owner who owned an engine rebuilding business. It's just a great example of this classic and fun to drive car, I love it and absolutely dread the thought of selling it. I have plans for BC coilovers and a big pulley kit and piggyback ECU eventually.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (kojab)

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:15:20 GMT

That's a lot of money just to do a manual conversion.

Wouldn't you be better off selling the auto car with crook transmission and putting the sale price together with the $5300 and buy another manual AW11. Mind you I understand how one gets attached to these cars.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Wingless_A_Dub)

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:21:20 GMT

Ok. So i got the quote back from the mechanic. $5300 for the full manual conversion.
I would imagine that refitting it would come in around $1300 as well. I hadn't asked yet, as i was more keen on going to manual, because fixing the auto was likely going to be around the same price as a manual conversion according the previous posters.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (skipsmr2aw11)

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:21:35 GMT

What did the mechanic say today....are you fixing the auto or going manual??
       IF you choose to go manual,I may be able to help you out......with everything!
           Local at Dinmore 4300
You mentioned you got quoted $1300 just to remove motor and gearbox...How much do they expect to charge to re-fit it?

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Wingless_A_Dub)

Sat, 31 Aug 2013 09:38:20 GMT

Thanks guys. I just needed some info. Sounds like these are a truly rare auto box. I'll wait to see what the mechanic says on Monday. I would have considered doing it myself with my brother and a few mates. I just really don't have the time.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Road and Track)

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:47:50 GMT

the mechanic with the car has already called me and I believe them to be competent persons who try to do the jobs properly. i have a complete conversion kit.

comments above correct. the box can be fixed, but no local car has an identical box. its a case of bits from this and bits from that, to fix one if its really rooted. the last one i did was over $3500 just for the auto

they are relatively simple to get out if you have all the gear, but not a 5 minute job no matter who does them. they dont jsut fall out the bottom. the best way is to take them out with the engine as a power train. whislt out, do all the other maintenance jobs on the engine

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (wiso)

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:24:29 GMT

a manual conversion if your not doing it yourself woul set you back about the same as getting the auto rebuilt by a transmission shop.

getting an e51. then driveshafts to match. then shift cables. these will be the hard to find parts.

shifter. clutch lines. pedals can all come out of a local aw11 wrecking. 4agze flywheel and clutch could maybe be sort of easy to find.

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (Knightrous)

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:01:05 GMT

The A241E is a hard transmission to find a replacement for and even harder to get someone who knows how to rebuild them. The specific A241E gearbox in the AW11 only came out in the AW11, despite there being a A241E for the SW20 and RAV4, neither seem to share more then a few internals with the AW11 specific version.

You can remove the gearbox from the car while leaving the motor in, but it is just as easy to drop the whole lot. If you want to just drop the motor and box then take it to an automatic transmission place, I suggest you give Scope a PM/Call (He's located Lowood/Fervale region) and see if he can help you out at his workshop.

PS: If you do go for a manual conversion, I'll take the A241E off your hands for some $$ :)

Re: 1987 Supercharged AW11 - Broken Auto Gearbox (MR2QIK)

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 16:51:17 GMT

Tow & to place of choice for manual conversion.