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11-03-2009, 01:23 PM
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engine leaning back against engine bay, bad?
I was swapping out t-cases in my iX (now I have one working stock one and one project one
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11-03-2009, 01:26 PM
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No problem.. everything will be fine once you bolt the trans back where its supposed to be.
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