Auto to Manual in 1 day

[SHIFTrl240]

ok guys, the rest of my parts for my swap will be here by friday, (hopefully). i will have saturday open, then sunday is autox!! so i'm going to attempt the 1 day auto to manual swap. so i'd be grateful for any encouragement or pointers you guys got, and i'll keep yas informed on progress. :ylsuper thanks guys

[Silent Drifter]

no prob, well im puttin the engine an trany in at the same time because its like impossible to put the transmission in by itself lol.

[StockerThanStock]

Hey, would it be too much trouble to list all of the parts you have/need to do that swap?

[SHIFTrl240]

sure, but im pretty sure i'll forget something.5spd trannytranny to engine bolts5 spd driveshaftm/t mounting platem/t flywheelm/t flywheel boltscluch pressure plateclutch boltsclutch discrelease bearingrelease bearing holderretaining springspilot bearingclutch pedalclutch master cyl.clutch hard linem/t brake pedalslave cyl.slave cyl. boltsslave-to-hardline line(SS)shifter assemblyshift knobupper shift bootlower shift bootplastic dash cover

i think thats all...

by the way, this will be the most involved project i have done with the car... so thats why i am thinking this will be quite a feat if i accomplish it....

[SHIFTrl240]

no prob, well im puttin the engine an trany in at the same time because its like impossible to put the transmission in by itself lol.

thanks for the encouragement

[nlzmo400r]

damn, one day, i guess if you had a couple good mechanics with all the parts in front of them, it could be done, thats quite a task you're taking on though

[whiterps13]

good luck. youre definately going to need it...

[Syntax360]

Auto-X the next day? Aren't you supposed to allow 500 miles for the parts to break in? Seems like a lot of work for nothing if something goes wrong?!??

[SHIFTrl240]

true, its just a test and tune, i probably won't enter, but if i do enter, i will be taking it easy.

i'd just like to meet up with the crew in my fresh manual 240

[Zydeco]

yah 500 miles is what is recomemed(sp). but its your car and your clutch so enjoy

[dr!ft]

Note - It helps to loosen the engine mounts, and then lift the front of the engine up a bit with a jack. Makes putting the transmission a whole lot easier.

[Structure240sx]

i put in the transmission with the engine bolted in but i did jack up the front some to tilt it back. then turn the transmission almost 90 degrees to the right and it should slide right in

[dr!ft]

Yeah, my first time replacing a clutch I replaced the transmission with the engine left as it is. Pain in the a**, but after some massaging, it eventually fit. Second time went a lot smoother with the engine slightly lifted.

[rico05]

Start at 5am and you MIGHT be done by 3am or so. Good luck. You doinf this by yourself?

[Drill_Sergeant]

you should be alright. it shouldnt take more than an hour to pull the transmission off.

[D1SR240]

all i can say is good luck

[SHIFTrl240]

i'll have at least one person helping out, gonna try posting on the local site to see if anyone else feels like helping me

[Altiman94]

it's definitely do able in one day. It'll be a much funner autox car after the conversion as well.

[SHIFTrl240]

yeah, i have most of the procedure memorized, except for the wiring... i really do not care if i have reverse lights or 4th and 5th gear sensors.. but as for the nuetral saftey switch, some posts say they cant start it without it being "bypassed" and others say they don't have anything hooked up whatsoever... so i don't know. there was a post that was supposed to have pics of the wiring, but the link to the pics was broken, anyone have any thoughts?

[BoyWonder]

If you can pull this off, I'll be impressed :oface

[SHIFTrl240]

i will be too

[SHIFTrl240]

well the yard was closed, so he cant ship the parts until friday, which means that it won't be this saturday, but next saturday. no biggie, i'll be able to run this weekends test and tune with my auto and see how much i improve/deprove when i switch to manual :ylsuper

[NismoRb20S13]

ill see if i can get next weekend off to help you get it done faster cinci isnt too far of a drive.... plus we'd be done quick as hell

[NismoRb20S13]

oh yeah this is Riggs

[IveBeenBad]

the clutch hydrauilcs are a pain to bleed... have fun!

[NismoRb20S13]

its easy when he isnt installing the damper block and running a straight line to the slave

[BoyWonder]

So was this accomplished? I'm curious.

[SHIFTrl240]

it was sacked by the guy who was sending me the parts, the shipping place was closed that day and he couldnt ship them til this past friday. so they will be here by this wednesday. i have just decided to go on with the autocross in the auto before the swap since i have the whole week next week (spring break) to do it.

[marshun]

i guess all i can say is good luck.

[whiterps13]

i guess all i can say is good luck.

you obviously didnt read the last few posts. youre a few weeks late....