EP71 gearbox same as ee80 and ee90?

[Leon]

Picked up a Starlet with potentially busted gearbox

Wondering if the 5sp E motor gearboxes are the same between the Starlet and Corollas

[Stu-]

Pretty much, mounting of the passenger side mount differs - starlet is mounted on the front, corolla on the top. Usually the corolla boxes just need the holes drilled and tapped.

[rollaholic]

haha, the voice of someone who has broken alot of starlet gearboxes?

[Stu-]

Dude, lost count years ago. Current setup seems to handle it thank god

[Leon]

well if this one is a busted gearbox rather than just busted clutch, I'll be in the market for a cheap gearbox

[Stu-]

Best bet is probably pickapart to be honest, a c150 will do but a starlet c52 is the strongest.

[Garreth27]

seems to be quite a few c52 starlet boxes on trademe at the moment

[Leon]

well this is going into a bog stock 2e Starlet likely to simply be immediately sold.

[Stu-]

C150 is the cheapest bet then - they are easy to rip down and rebuild if needed

[Leon]

what are the C150's found in?

[Stu-]

They're the stock box for EP70/71.

Basically you can look at almost any c series box, but just take note of the passenger side engine mount as above. Anybox from behind an e series engine can be made to work.

[Leon]

Thanks for that info

[Stu-]

No probs - good luck

[DexGT]

As an indicator of how the C150's go , that's whats in Jilly's car , seems to be holding up ok

[Stu-]

C150's are fine - just don't do big rpm clutch side steps.