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My Daughter got a 2006 Matrix to replace the Durango (RIP). She got it cheep because it needed a church. So I got to replace the clutch for Fathers Day. Got the Trans out. Clutch and flywheel should be here Tuesday.
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Happy Father's Day. Nothing like quality family time.
 
Just working on things...

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My Daughter got a 2006 Matrix to replace the Durango (RIP). She got it cheep because it needed a church. So I got to replace the clutch for Fathers Day. Got the Trans out. Clutch and flywheel should be here Tuesday. View attachment 2004819
Chris- How heavy is the transaxle assembly compared to a land cruisers? And is the weight offset or sort of centered?
 
Added BFG 275/70/18 KO2s and detailed the exterior - wash, clay, compounding, and waxed.
Now crafting on my “we need to remove the steps and add sliders” sales pitch to the wife.

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You're all ready for Coal Mine now!
 
Added BFG 275/70/18 KO2s and detailed the exterior - wash, clay, compounding, and waxed.
Now crafting on my “we need to remove the steps and add sliders” sales pitch to the wife.

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You could just order the sliders and put them on and hope she doesn't notice... :meh:
 
Chris- How heavy is the transaxle assembly compared to a land cruisers? And is the weight offset or sort of centered?

About the same weight. But very combersome off sided weight distribution. Taking it out was the easy part. Putting it back in will be the challenge.
 
Not the cruiser (which now has another leaking coolant hose). But tore the trunk out of the Maserati to install a new F1 pump motor. Its actually quite a nice car to wrench on.

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Not wrenching yet, just working on the frustration of quick overnight trip home to CLT where I found the wife's 97 LX with a puddle of coolant under the bumper. Seems the original radiator started to separate along the front top seam and was parked pointing downhill. Ugh. At least I caught it in time. Would've probably missed it if I hadn't turned on the flood lights to take the garbage can to the curb. She sure as hell wouldn't have noticed it until it blew! Time to order parts...

I wanna say that I can use an earlier metal radiator, like on my '94, right?
 
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:wtf: Is that hydraulic suspension?

A hydraulic clutch actually. Its a neat system in these cars that are shared with Ferraris. Hopefully I can get the little pump motor out tomorrow. You basically have a legit manual transmission but no clutch pedal!
 
I wanna say that I can use an earlier metal radiator, like on my '94, right?

You mean metal tanks instead of the plastic? I thought all those were aftermarket. The Arizona boys seems to like the TYC aluminum radiator with plastic end tanks.
 
You mean metal tanks instead of the plastic? I thought all those were aftermarket. The Arizona boys seems to like the TYC aluminum radiator with plastic end tanks.
Just checked my newish ‘94 radiator. Plastic tanks. Not sure why I thought it was metal. I probably got mixed up with something else that Onur got me that was “cooler than the rest”.
 
I think the 93/94 OEM radiators are copper cores and the 95-97 are aluminum cores. That might be it. But I think both are still plastic end tanks. If you look them up there's a good bit of cost different between the 2. Or maybe it was 3 rows versus 2 rows, IDK.


 
Matt bought a copper & brass radiator for his '97 a few months ago. He found it on Amazon and the quality looks good.
 
I think the 93/94 OEM radiators are copper cores and the 95-97 are aluminum cores. That might be it. But I think both are still plastic end tanks. If you look them up there's a good bit of cost different between the 2. Or maybe it was 3 rows versus 2 rows, IDK.


Them's Philly prices
 

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