No One Else Will Do This Making The Wrong Gearbox Work Bodgit And Leggit Garage

[@moneymandan6217]

I take it you dont often dismantle gearboxes, sorry to piss on your chips but thats a sloppy bit of work right there

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Yes I agree what a disgrace

[@Yadilea]

We are all awaiting for your contribution

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

@@Yadilea we will be waiting a long time mate

[@moneymandan6217]

@@Yadilea gas,i spent 25 learning and still learning so im not gonna give my knowledge away for free unless i get paid...

[@Poppy_Cool]

I hate people like you i really do, there's no need to put someone down like that, proper arsehole.

[@Diagnosedan]

Absolutely awsome you made that work. There aren't a lot of real craftsmen like you anymore! Thanks for sharing.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@neilmurphy845]

Yes you and him are rare I just don't know why people touch stuff if they don't know what there doing like the gearbox they turned a simple job removing it into a nightmare

[@davehall6561]

That was absolute genius.i was nearly cheering myself when it drove. Well done Leon real genuine old school engineering..👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jonatday]

That's the sort of thing you normally can only do with Landrovers, the fact that you even bothered to work it out, and adapted to all the problems you came up against proves you are a top mechanic, a rare skill these days 😊

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks alot mate

[@gcfcos]

I’ve been championing old school mechanicing for years; everyone’s telling me I should be calling myself a ‘technician’, my response is as long as I’ve got a hole in my asshole I’ll still call myself a mechanic. Fantastic video matey and awesome work.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate glad you enjoyed the video I'm just a mechanic myself

[@2secondslater]

Brilliant work, Leon! I can't imagine the hours you have put into figuring this out.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate yes a lot of work the video doesn't show it Justice

[@brianharkin2308]

I've done loads of mad max jobs on gearboxes and 90% of the time things work out ok when a gear box can't be got or is a mad price you have nothing to lose that the difference in a proper mechanic and a fitter a mechanic will try and fix the problem and save people money and a fitter will bin it and fit a new one and empty your wallet well done my man

[@thebiker2655]

Hi Leon, a absolute pleasure to watch and follow you I'm in Cornwall I purchased a seat arosa 1.7di very cheap it transpired that diff fell apart and damaged the box casing I couldn't find the right box for to the car so ended up buying a 1.4 petrol polo box swapped the bell housings over as the starter was mounted differently in the petrol she drove very well even though the ratios were slightly out. I'm in the motorcycle trade Get your hands dirty 🤫

[@johnfittis5764]

Love this, bit of an A Team moment👍❤️

[@mrt9031]

great to see an old school mechanic at work.. Most 'technicians' are fitters these days.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@supergeekjay]

It's the same in my industry (electronics & IT) most will just chuck circuit boards out and put new but I do it to component level, like Leon would :)

[@andrewallen9993]

@@supergeekjay I make good money doing that on production line equipment where new boards are no longer available and the client cannot afford to stop the line for the amount of time it will take to program a new machine! Hooray for Windows 95 robots!

[@125sm3]

Absolutely fantastic Leon, as i have mentioned previously proper old skool mechanics. This is why customers will return because you do stuff others wouldn't even go near. 👏👏

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@ralphmctell5210]

You know what, I'd confidently undertake that job if I had to - and I'm a joiner! Another good video on how to weigh the job up.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

💪👍

[@brucedibben7604]

The motor trade is the devil personified. If only there were more like you near all of us lower-paid car owners. Thanks, buddy, you give us all hope.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@TheDisgruntledMechanic]

Love it! I love seeing these type of videos. Making it work when others say it won't. Great job Leon! Truly!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@mryoung3399]

ITS FANTASTIC THAT YOU DID THAT, MOST PEOPLE WONT EVEN TRY! GREAT JOB!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate it was good fun

[@bobanderson9990]

You knew it would work... I did a few in the 90s with mk2 golf's swapping Bell housings etc. Just highlights cost affectiveness and gives our young viewers another reason to check specs and tinker.. Good luck I miss the old scrap yard take off youjrself.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

I had no idea it work because all the the people told me it wouldn't work and then when I got my pictures and did my research they look completely different look like it would work then when I actually got the box everything was different so I wasn't sure this video could have turned out either way

[@bobpovey4957]

Old school you adapt you overcome 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Boom sorted thanks mate

[@JapsDmz]

Proper mechanic. Actually thinking about it .

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@jedimike9390]

Leon, thanks for taking the time to explain all of this, I know how much time and effort it has taken to do this. You give hope to all us "have a go hero's" who do all they can, out of necessity to keep an old car on the road and fulfilling its purpose. Keep up the good work and May the force be with you always, as you are a Jedi.Knight of the mechanic world. :-)

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Lol boom thanks mate

[@pauldavies6037]

Absolutely brilliant not many real engineers left just part swoppers or bodgers

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@avandriver]

Nicely done Leon . You customers are very lucky to have you .

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@xospherix]

Wow. That was superb. Nice work. Impressive.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks alot mate

[@andrewharrison9412]

Brilliant job. Good to see.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@giogio4833]

My box packed up in my fiat strada many moons ago...got a spare from scrappy £10 at the time..only to find belhousing was different....so took the insides from that and put it in mine...only to find driveshaft fitting was bigger...so had enough at that point and just put it in...clunked a bit when setting of in first...lasted 5 years though...

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

Excellent, Better than a thriller. Especially that moment where the gear selector stuff was different.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate it was fantastic to do I love doing these type of things

[@jusb1066]

Nice one, better luck than I had with two halves of a Toyota crown engine, the model changes meant the block had an oil feed the head didn't, blocked it off took a chance and engine made an awful Knock 100 miles later....

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

😱😱😱

[@terrybarnhurst7119]

Proper mechanic not just a fitter 👍👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate

[@terrybarnhurst7119]

@@bodgitandleggitgarage I had a proper mechanic doing my vehicle till he retired cant seem to find another

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

@@terrybarnhurst7119 there's lots and lots of good ones out there mate and lots more that a lot better than me

[@samuelbhagothiparsad1935]

You are a legend dude.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

lol thanks mate

[@ches7er90]

Good effort old school, what I like about independent garages make it work, none of this in the dealership

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate

[@gcfcos]

This is very true. I’ve only ever worked in independents, tried a dealer once and didn’t last much over a year as I got so frustrated.

[@hughes1011]

I remeber having to do something similar with a T4 transporter gearbox. Not as in depth as you've done in your video. The issue was that reverse was beside 5th in the old box and the replacement box reverse was beside 1st. After some faffing around, ffs's being muttered and a few bags of glue later... we figured out that all we had to do was pull a little pin for the reverse and weld it in place... also had to swap gear sticks as the old gear stick wouldn't allow for reverse to be selected as the stick had to be pushed down to select reverse. Got there in the end though

[@binagarten4667]

Superb job!

[@Stop..carry-on]

Top job man ! . Not many fellas like you around !

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@-DC-]

Kick ass repair Leon 👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@djjonnybong]

Mad scientist stuff!! Awesomeness!!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

lol thanks mate

[@kevinsharp9734]

Damn good job. No scoping that bugger. Nice one.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Lol thanks mate

[@vwcol..7719]

Well done leon a pleasure to watch 👍😊

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@andrewgallier6452]

proper job old school mate nice one

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@rbaker1423]

Nice job Leon! Fun project.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thank mate

[@johnf3278]

You have gave people a lot of good information there

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@garyborchert61]

Mega mad fix ! That was a great challenging job that most will not suffer through it's just to dam hard , well done you smashed it Leon, respect ! And this is the stuff people will watch and enjoy , 👌🇦🇺👊

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate glad you enjoyed it

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Absolutely brilliant! 👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@1SYZAC]

Thinking out of the gearbox...brilliant, excellent job & as always great video.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate

[@barryging3512]

I get excited making Frankenstein starters and Leon did it to a gearbox 😹😹😹 top props to you sir

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@johnhall3827]

Well dun a true mechanic .

[@next0845]

Excellent work sir. If you had a nice clean modern unit with some nice tools, you could be very successful 😎

[@ChristopherCerta]

Genius!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@mstar011]

That was proper old school problem solving awesome

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate

[@middlecovemotors2474]

Way to think outside the box! (or is that inside the box). The drive shaft dance is my favourite part by far.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@whyso8996]

Brilliant work Leon a great example of adapt and overcome, you would be the mechanic god in the world of mad Max working with what you have not just swap out great stuff good on ya mate 👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Hahahaah thanks mate

[@ashy1423]

Congratulations and Respect Leon ✊🏻 There’s nothing better than old school mechanics and engineering. You should write to Toyota and tell them your findings in their sh!t gearbox (obliviously not in those words😂) And maybe we will have more confidence in their cars. Thanks for all your great videos and giving people the confidence to give it a go. Cheers Ash 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate much appreciated I don't think Toyota would listen to me it might make it harder for me next time lol

[@ashy1423]

bodgit and leggit garage 😂😂😂 You’re probably right.

[@Deviant365]

Great work Leon. 👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@todayintheshopbanksy5904]

Brilliant job mate, great bit of work.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@garypeatling7927]

To be a good mechanic you have to enjoy it good show

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@andrewmolloy5095]

Good work, your a proper old school mechanic. I love mechanics like you!

[@johnnewson5039]

you are the man...... SORTED.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@MrDezwez]

i no that feeling success well done 👍

[@harrydavidaererua8017]

Just buy the broken bit.you remind me a the kid on monters house the basket scene.lol.that little dance when things are going to plan.DO THAT VICTORY DANCE.OLD SKOOL AYE.WOOHOO.

[@harrydavidaererua8017]

You know what keeps me in the game....a big customer's smile but not as good as the smile on my heart which they have no idea.

[@saneauto]

It moves 😆 i was so happy for you by that point.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks mate

[@Scouterlad]

Great video pays sometime to ignore what the internet / forums say, leave you smiling for a while that one SORTED !!! top work

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@supergeekjay]

You really need to rebrand yourself to Bodgit and Stand Proud!! You never leg it away from anything!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks mate

[@guyhorner8165]

I dont normally comment on your channel Leon, but i have to say that you are a Genius, well done for pursuing with this conversion, excellent job, really enjoyed the vid. I cant understand why youve got some dislikes especially when youve put so much effort into it, but i guess you cant please all the keyboard warriors !!!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate much appreciated one thing you're guaranteed with KZbin is to get Thumbs Down more welcome lol

[@willemstreutgers1154]

When did i see a mechanic soooo happyyy. LOL Love it.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

hahah thanks mate

[@stephenkelly5642]

Brilliant. l love it when you prove the the tossers wrong.

[@paulelliott2861]

You is the man 👍👍👍👍👍👍👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@PingCrosby1]

Well done mate, excellent work 🍻

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@ferryman735]

Love it proper job ,as you say real mechanicking none of this cant be done shit.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@zoidberg444]

You're a legend mate. Fun fact i've seen someone take C60 gearbox internals and put them in a C50 case. There is just this tiny bit of aluminium you have to grind away. Toyota produced gearboxes for the Corolla that had serious issues for a few years. I've seen a few cases of these boxes failing.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate Interesting I'm done with Toyota gearboxes for awhile LOL

[@robertkiraly4548]

Genius good man

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@deanwood2332]

its that sort of job is the reason why i got into mechanics . never mind electrics. real work with spanners .

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

boom thanks mate

[@garysgarage3669]

Great job buddy!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@shaunrobinson1110]

Well done mate great work once again

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@maddog7139]

Top work mate 👍👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@chrispennell8287]

There is not many real mechanics left like you. There is no such thing as a mechanic any more they are just fitters throw old put new on. I always try to repair old part if I can’t do it I get it reconditioned. Keep up the good work mate every town needs a garage like yours honest not trying rip people of.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks alot mate

[@keithbaldock5304]

top job mate reminds me when i was young and broke and tried to put a 1st gear syncro from a 4 speed mk3 escort into a 5 speed box. The job turned to shit when i realised the gear was about 1/2 a mm bigger .Ended up rebuilding the 4speed donor box and vouched never to try anything like that again lol.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

The joys the joys

[@alexandriabowe]

Great job!!!! Love the learning

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@KevinMcMillan]

Nice to see someone else will do this sort of thing, I do the same (not to gear boxes yet lol ) I hate part swapping everything was made so everything can be fixed somehow its just a challenge nothing more.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Sorted

[@froggy8301]

Friggin hell, hats off to you mate, great skill and determination.... just subscribed!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate much appreciated hope you enjoy my other videos

[@froggy8301]

@@bodgitandleggitgarage Watching them right now back to back

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

@@froggy8301 wow you must be very bored

[@forevercomputing]

When you see this for yourself, you think, "oh, looks like an easy swap" Once you get into it, you're thinking, "What have I let myself in for?" and.... "Not going to stop now" and, it works! Been there, frustrating.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Yes it was like Pandora's Box I had to keep going lol

[@hughjarse4627]

It’s crazy how clever you are compared to what you probs charge a hour. Most mechanics these days just bolt new bits on until it works, very few like you about mate.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

I am not clever mate just common Sense and a bit of luck

[@ericcorse]

Well done Leon old school mechanic-ing.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@terryatkinson899]

Job satisfaction at its best.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Yes mate big time

[@artan.krasniqi]

Great job my friend, this is how it should be done...

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@BJ0BHAX]

Great video. That's job satisfaction you're expressing right there.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@CarsExposed]

Enjoyed this one Leon great job, used to do that a lot in older cars love this kind of work 👍👍👍

[@kamelben4360]

Are you a mechanic ?

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@CarsExposed]

Kamel Ben I’m just a diyer i always loved working on cars 👍

[@ManxAndy]

Even Fred Dibnah would be impressed ......👍👍👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate that certainly is high praise

[@ManxAndy]

Genuinely impressed.....takes a proper mechanic to trust in his experience and instincts.👍🇮🇲

[@ozzstars_cars]

Nice job Leon. We would call that "hot rodding" if a Toyota had any kind of horsepower. 😉

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Lol thanks mate

[@retrorestore]

Well done Leon.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@spwicks1980]

Awesome bodge! Nice work! 😊

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@oldgitsknowstuff]

You mean 'Advanced service upgrade' surely.

[@adriandukes7690]

Great video, let’s hope someone at Toyota watches this video and learns something

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Lol thanks mate

[@Graham_Langley]

I've done some Frankenstein jobs on odd things in the past but nothing as involved as this. I take my hat off to you.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@overmarsdaria3222]

Okay! All right! You are good , don't get it to much on your head, compose yourself. 😉

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tore_Lund]

Put a 1.3L engine in a 2L engined car = fit perfectly on the Mitsubishi space wagon and because of the higher gearing consumption went down from 5.7L/ 100 km to 5.1L/100km. Had trouble with 25% inclines, needed to go down in 2'nd gear.

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

sorted

[@rhiantaylor3446]

Great video, I think the key thing is that you invested the time and money to try it with no guarantee of success and it worked !

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate still go strong

[@MindCatcherFishing]

you really are a shit hot mechanic a true legend in the field , I only wish you based in Yorkshire, Then again north of England I would still travel to have u carry out my work , One word amazing .

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks a lot mate much appreciated if you're ever in Ireland call over it will still make a good video lol

[@huubvanacht7102]

Great Job Leon!!👍👍👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@billmaxfield7831]

Leon,ballsy brother! Great job lad!

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Thanks mate

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Cracking a gearbox open, removing bits from it, all while chatting happily. Then modifying the gearbox, and get it working. A mechanical genius at work !!! Will Leon win, or will Toyota win ?? I don't think Toyota ever really stood a chance there...

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Hahaha or maybe I was just lucky mate

[@simonrawle7885]

A good bit of fabracobbling sorted

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

thanks mate

[@middlecovemotors2474]

fabricobble or fabracobble? Only the choochmaster knows.

[@IntradeMotors]

i had a similar problem on a 1990s corolla the gearbox i got the bellhousing was different. The problem with the old one was the speed-govener had stripped the plastic cog . so i ended up just swapping the speed govener and the torque converter as the old torque converter had 320.000km and the new trans 160.000 so it should outlast the engine , I was not going to swap the internals but has crossed my mind. " tip to check bell housing differences i used the spacer plate of the engine"

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

Sorted

[@themechanic6117]

Forget about getting the right part !!😂😂👍

[@bodgitandleggitgarage]

You need the right part not me lol