Thread: auto to 5spd
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Old 08-15-2002, 09:23 PM   #14
bennieboy
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I got all the parts that I needed from the junk yard except the starter bolts and the dust cover (that mounts on the chassie of the car to keep the out side grime out...) in all I paid a little less than $500 everything i needed (Miles on the manuel trans 80,000)

*It took me one day for the pedals (I had to take the whole dash off and lower the steering wheel and then I could take out the auto break pedal and put in the Manuel THIS WAS HARD)

*Another day for the trans it self (the hardest part about this was getting the stupid auto trans out there is a six or seven inch shaft on the auto... MAKE SURE you get something under it to catch the trans fluid it REALLY pours out)

*And then one more for the clutch lines and electrical and other odds and ends...(the BIGEST HEADACKE not knowing which wires to jump and which wires where trash)

*PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED
**The slave cylinder bleeder valve broke off (had to buy a new one I think it was $30 got my bother to buy that for me <img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>)
** I had to drop the exhaust and snapped a bolt on it <img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> DOPE!<img src="#/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>
**Starter fell off do to the bolts where not long enough (that was scary I thought I lost my drive shaft or something)
**Not knowing which wires I was to jump!
***MAJOR POINT ASK ALOT OF QUESTIONS***

This was my first mod on my car and well I love it!

Make sure you get a
+ Clutch alignment tool &nbsp;
+ Flare nut wrenches
+ 12 point wrenches and sockets (this makes the job much easier)

i will tell you as much as i can just drop me a line
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first and best mod EVER changing from auto to 5 speed! it is like a new car.
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