transmission problem

ok the cars are a 93 eclipse 1.8 and a 91 talon Tsi AWD.

im looking at buying the talon but right now it doesnt come out of second gear. the linkage moves on the trans so i think its an internal problem.
what im wondering is whether i can put the trans from the 1.8 in the talon. i know that the gear ratio is higher in the 1.8 and that i'll need to move the tranfer case to the 1.8 trans. what other differences are there? does it matter which axles i use?

off topic question: does the 91 and earlier talons have a crank operated sunroof instead of a pop up or is it supposed to be the same as the later ones?

i believe you can't since the 1.8 is FWD and the TSi is AWD.

that just means i need to bolt the transfer case onto the bottom of the 1.8 trans. it just hangs off the bottom

There will be nowhere to bolt the tcase on unless it is an AWD tranny.

ok i thought that it just was blocked off on the fwd trans. how much do you think the parts to do a full rebuild on the awd trans will cost. im going to call the stealership tommorow but does anybody have a rough estimate? i m thinking syncros, bearings, shift forks, etc.

edit>> nevermind i found a used trans and tcase for 275 on dsmtrader.

i paid 800 to get a clutch and 2 gear sincros put in

what was the cost of just the parts? im a mechanic so im gonna do the work myself and i can get parts at wholesale price (usually about half of retail)

I rebulit a 97 awd trans. i busted the shift fork in second gear it kind of sounds like the same problem i took my tranmission apart and found what was broken and order new parts from WWW.teamrip.com they can help you out to but the 1.8 trans will not work.