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Originally posted by SoCal911SC
i've done the swap before, very easy.

you just need all the parts from a donor car. once you have all the parts, it's not much more work than doing a clutch replacement.

in a nutshell, you just change the flywheel to a manual flywheel, install manual trans and clutch like normal. You also need a driveshaft from a manual car since it's a different length.

you need the pedal box from the manual car, it just swaps right in. the clutch slave is attached to it, you just run a stock line from the brake fluid reservoir to feed the slave.

the only thing that isn't strictly bolt on/bolt off is a bracket to hold the shifter console in the center tunnel. That needs to be cut off the donor car. It can be welded onto your car, or bolted in. I simply bolted it in. All it does is hold the end of the shifter console in place, no biggy.

you have to rewire the trigger for the reverse lights. it was simple, although I don't remember the details. basically, you just jump a wire.

that's it. i did the conversion in one day in my garage working alone.

transforms the car. they are kinda doggy with their slushy automatics, but are very fun to drive with a 5 speed.
rough price? I figure that I should swap a manual in with all the money i've just saved.
Old 04-05-2006, 09:05 PM
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