I have reached the point in stripping my VERY rusty 1983 242 Turbo manual trans. car to a bare hulk. I have removed EVERY part I might possibly use on my rust free 1984 242Dl V8 project. I am now cutting out sheet metal, including the roof panel, (donor parts car has sunroof), wheel houses, (maybe use for widening?) that may be of use. The good car, (the DL), was an automatic transmission car but will be converted to a manual trans, (T56) for my Mustang 5.0 V8 driveline. The donor car was a manual trans car. Are the floor pans different? Hard to compare as they are in different locations, but appear to be the same. Oddly, as rotten as the floor is, the driveline tunnel is in really nice shape. Save it? I'm running out of storage space; 2 Volvo motors and 2 transmissions, along with the Ford motor and trans, pedal assembly, glass, interior, roof panel, extra deck lid, dash parts and on and on. Plus 4 motorcycles in my small garage and basement. Does anybody out there know if the manual vs auto driveline tunnel is different on 240s?

chassis/body the same on autos and manuals
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82 242 6.2L coming...; '15 Honda Fit

Thank you, Mike Yount! You have been a great help and are a terrific source of information. Without you, this forum would fade away.
The biggest roadblock to my moving forward, (besides $$$$!), has been the hulk of my parts car taking up valuable space. Tomorrow, the steering rack comes out and some more work with the SawZall then it's out of here ASAP! Room to work!

Inspiration.....


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82 242 6.2L coming...; '15 Honda Fit

Oh, my! I loved this car with the 5.0! New and Improved!!

Should look the same inside and out when done, just a bit more motorvation. And HVAC that will actually keep the car cool in the SE summers.



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82 242 6.2L coming...; '15 Honda Fit