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Suspension Tranny swap 05 into 03

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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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Tranny swap 05 into 03

Looking for a little help, I have found a trany for my 2003 mini but it is out of a 2005 mini, both are 5 speed manual, will it fit right in or are there other differences?
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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from what i gather, you have a gs5-65 tranny, where as after 7/04 they went to the gs-52bg tranny. mounts, clutch slave and lines, shifter cables, blah blah blah iirc are different....it would be a major undertaking if your not familiar with this type of work
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Hmmmm, I haven't done the switch yet, but I have that same combo and I don't see that any of the above is true. As I said, I have not done the switch, but as far as I can see all is identical.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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Big difference.

The Cooper S Getrag swaps from the late to the early no problem, but your Cooper, as stated above, uses a different box altogether. With a lot of fabrication, it can be done, but it is not a direct swap.

Hope that helps!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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oooppps, misread the thread. I was thinking S and 6 speed.
 
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