Switch auto into manual?

[TGIM44]

I was wondering what you need "if possible" to make the G50 manual.
Modified by TGIM44 at 8:08 PM 6/18/2008

[NSRG50]

please due a search with ELWESSO as the creator. he is actually in the process of doin the swap on his G50.

[maxnix]

"Maual"?

Ah, what a difference a consonant makes! But aren't you in fact speculating on "switching" a manual transmission into an automatic transmission car?
Modified by maxnix at 5:14 AM 6/19/2008

[TGIM44]

typo -,-'

[Raxephon]

Wes is doing a 5-speed swap using primarily 300zx parts.

I'm doing a 6-speed swap using 350z and Maxima parts.

As far as a basic parts list, you'll need the following items:

Manual transmission Flywheel Clutch kit Clutch master cylinder Clutch slave cylinder Clutch lines Brake pedal Clutch pedal Driveshaft Adapter plate Center console parking brake lever Center console parking brake cables Lots of bolts and elbow grease

The list above should get you started.

[TGIM44]

thanks alot for the parts list. im looking to get a first gen Q45 and figured i might as well make it manual since ive always wanted to do that with a car... why not something thats not manual at all. thanks a bunch again.

[maxnix]

... why not something thats not manual at all. thanks a bunch again.

Mmmm.......maybe becasue Elwesso who has been tinkering with on G50 for a few years is about 3 weeks overdue? It is not an easy task, or someone would have done it by now, 18 years after the car first appeared.

[elwesso]

main reason I havent made any progress is because I had to leave the car at school. in a couple weeks im going to go back and get it and continue the project.

[maxnix]

I am sure you will still be the first. Maybe even the only.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I am sure you will still be the first. Maybe even the only.

Oh, he won't be the only.I intend to convert mine as well.

[thejapino]

And I'll be waiting for everyone's write-ups so I can see what works and what doesn't. I'm not in a rush to be the first! My Q will be manual in a year or so.

[maxnix]

18 years and still waiting for the first one. Lots of talk, no results.

[TGIM44]

haha so i have noticed... i definitly dont want to be the first... but i do want to accomplish this one day -,-' and good luck to those trying!

[TGIM44]

prolly am but its something ive always wanted to do to a car. it would be an interesting thing... but from what ive been reading on... im basically almost screwed O-o

[qsiguy]

...Lots of talk, no results.

That's what they said about the turbo..... it'll get done. Hurry Wes, then you can come help me with my swap!

A friend who owns a transmission shop said he's got a Supra manual transmission we should put in my Q, anyone familiar with the Toyota trans. and it's feasibility for this application?

[jimbyjimb]

I don't see anything more daunting than usual with the Q as far as conversion goes. It's the same as converting any other auto to a stick. Trans tunnel mods, adding a clutch pedal, changing all the same basic things you would with any other car. I'd be willing to bet somewhere on this wretched earth someone is rolling a G50 stick. We just don't know about it. Anything is possible given the right experience, knowledge or checking account. Converting anything from an auto to a stick or vise-versa is a pain in the you know where.

Some people make Q mods sound like rocket science, but this is just a car like millions of cars made before and after it. Subject to the laws that apply to all cars everywhere. There is no special exception to the Q, the laws of physics it does not defy. Modding ANY car is a risk, and sometimes ends in less reliability and reduced build quality. We aren't all Chip Foose or Troy Trepanier and have Bill Gates' bank account. Anything you can do to any other car you can do to the Q. It may be more difficult somewhere, and easier elsewhere. Could be more expensive than some, cheaper than some, more or less time consuming. Don't let pessimists bring you down. If you have the money or time or experience/any combo of the three you can do it.
Modified by jimbyjimb at 2:09 PM 6/19/2008

[Haitian_King]

18 years and still waiting for the first one. Lots of talk, no results.

I think it's been done. It's not pretty, but it's done. I think Midnight_sliding has one that he drifts in.

[elwesso]

I think it's been done. It's not pretty, but it's done. I think Midnight_sliding has one that he drifts in.

Yeah, but its not with a VH45, so it doesnt count.

[Haitian_King]

Yeah, but its not with a VH45, so it doesnt count.

Damn. You're right.