Getreg Swap into 240

[Old Iron]

1993 Volvo 240 Wagon Automatic to manual swapping using this 1981 BMW 633 CSI Getreg 265/6 5 speed transmission.

I have the following. What else do I need? The BMW has an entirely different shifter assembly. It looks like the Getreg has a master cylinder on the side of it.

I have the following:
Getreg
M46 bell housing
STS Machining Adapter Plate Kit

I also have a full M47 swap. Before I sell that as a kit, do I need any of the part like cross member or driveshaft? Or can I use an automatic drive shaft to get shortened/ lengthened?


Been looking online. This is a good resource below. I just don’t want to shoot myself in the foot by Selling the full m47 kit.

Thread 'Getrag in a 240 (Start to Finish)'

Aug 3, 2010

*Rough Draft*

This article will cover the basics of what parts are required to install a Getrag into your 240 model Volvo. While it will not cover every possible scenario, it should provide the basics of what’s required and what parts you’ll need. The example shown in this article is a BMW 265 installed into my 245 that was previously equipped with an M46 manual transmission.

So why would you want to install a Getrag? For my swap, and most others, it’s strength. The stock M46 does not have a good reputation of longevity at 250+ HP, while the Getrag has been shown to hold much more...

• Cameron
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I am going into this blind. Never done an upgrade like this.

 

[VB242]

1993 Volvo 240 Wagon Automatic to manual swapping using this 1981 BMW 633 CSI Getreg 265/6 5 speed transmission.

I have the following. What else do I need? The BMW has an entirely different shifter assembly. It looks like the Getreg has a master cylinder on the side of it.

I have the following:
Getreg
M46 bell housing
STS Machining Adapter Plate Kit

I also have a full M47 swap. Before I sell that as a kit, do I need any of the part like cross member or driveshaft? Or can I use an automatic drive shaft to get shortened/ lengthened?


Been looking online. This is a good resource below. I just don’t want to shoot myself in the foot by Selling the full m47 kit.

Thread 'Getrag in a 240 (Start to Finish)'

Aug 3, 2010

*Rough Draft*

This article will cover the basics of what parts are required to install a Getrag into your 240 model Volvo. While it will not cover every possible scenario, it should provide the basics of what’s required and what parts you’ll need. The example shown in this article is a BMW 265 installed into my 245 that was previously equipped with an M46 manual transmission.

So why would you want to install a Getrag? For my swap, and most others, it’s strength. The stock M46 does not have a good reputation of longevity at 250+ HP, while the Getrag has been shown to hold much more...

• Cameron
• Replies: 47
• Forum: article composition

I am going into this blind. Never done an upgrade like this.

Do you have a spare redblock to set up the clutch, etc. out of the car?

 

[Old Iron]

Do you have a spare redblock to set up the clutch, etc. out of the car?

Yes. I do.

 

[The Full Banana]

I put a Getrag 265 in my 242 in 2013--there should be info about it in my project thread, linked in my signature. I still have it in the car but it's behind a whiteblock now so things changed slightly and I don't recall off the top of my head everything I did for redblock vs whiteblock.

Do you have the shift linkage and bracket from the 635? If so, you can modify that to fit. BMW shift linkage is a lot better than the Volvo stuff in my opinion.

You'll need the m47 driveshaft. M47 front driveshaft has the same flange as the trans. Use a BMW E34 M5 giubo/flex disc with it (it's thicker than the Volvo one).

IIRC, I liked the combo of a 240mm Saab 9000 aero pressure plate, Sachs E34 M5 clutch disc, and flat flywheel (you will need to shim the pressure plate to be correctly preloaded). At the time I was using a cable clutch and it was fine.

 

[Old Iron]

Ok. Great info. I will check out the link and also upload a photo of the transmission here. I belief it has all the shifter linkage.

If I have a cut off piece of an m46 drive shaft with the guibo, can I get that welded to an auto driveshaft and made to the right size. I have like 4 auto drive shafts laying here.

 

[sbabbs]

The bmw shifter location should be in the right spot for using that in the 240. In my 740 I used it but moved it back a couple inches. For the tranny mount I used the back two bottom bolts on the getrag in the center and bolted an angled bracket onto those and then down to the flat style 740 cross member.





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[Old Iron]

I will read through your thread. Looks like a different shifter setup