My Auto to Manual Conversion - Pics 56k Nightmare, 25 May Update... 3rd Gen 3SGE Options

[stetsonaw]

My auto to manual conversion, no How-To here, just pics. enjoy

After removal

Out with the old

The happy mechanic

The "new"


More pics tomorrow after more progress.

This post has been edited by stetsonaw: May 25, 2008 - 11:19 AM

[goferris]

i'm happy for ya andy!
i always thought your car deserved a manual tranny. what did you get your tranny out of? LSD?

[lubu]

thats da army haircut style right there...LOL

no. 3 shave yesterday for me

Good job. Have fun drilling that hole through the firewall..

[devilsden97]

thats da army haircut style right there...LOL

no. 3 shave yesterday for me

Good job. Have fun drilling that hole through the firewall..

1-1/4" hole saw bit... its a ****ing joke. easy as pie

[stetsonaw]

what did you get your tranny out of? LSD?

came out of a 95 3sge w/LSD

1-1/4" hole saw bit... its a ****ing joke. easy as pie

thanks man.

[punkuup5150]

looks like u need some new tires for those rims a little worn down hehehe. good luck couldnt happen to a nicer car

[lubu]

1-1/4" hole saw bit... its a ****ing joke. easy as pie

Yup, learnt it the hardway, it helps if you start with a smaller size then gradually inscrease to the size you need.

[devilsden97]

1-1/4" hole saw bit... its a ****ing joke. easy as pie

Yup, learnt it the hardway, it helps if you start with a smaller size then gradually inscrease to the size you need.

if u get one with a starting bit, basicly a drill bit with the hole saw attach ment, it will drill a pilot hole for u, then u can drive it home, without worry

[_mikeE]

Are the gear ratios much different from the 3sge tranny than a s54 tranny? Also, your tranny only has a helical lsd, gonna upgrade to those Kaaz 1.5 way ones that are being sold on ebay for nearly 1g?
And since you had your tranny out and everythign already, from what it looks like; you're still using your stock flywheel, why not get an upgraded one and upgrade clutch while you're at it if you hadn't already done so.
Is there anything you have to change to fit the tranny up in ur car with ur engine?
Can't wait to see how your car runs afterwards man!

[stetsonaw]

i have a 3rd gen 3sge engine already in my car, took it from a car with same engine, just manual, so i didn't have to change anything. not upgrading the LSD, and my engine is completely stocked out, so a performance clutch and lightweight flywheel wouldn't get me too much, and i like to take my upgrades in stride. i'll enjoy the crap out of finally having a manual again, then upgrade the clutch and flywheel, possibly add a short throw kit.

i'll have more pics up tonight of todays work (well, in the morning for those of you in the states). we have the tranny mounted and all the mounts reattached. just need to connect the half-shafts, suspension & sensors, and tear apart the interior for the shifter, clutch and gauge cluster changes.

[stetsonaw]

took plenty of pics but left my camera in the car. had to swap one of the half shafts and the bottom frame work due to the car i pulled from having McPherson suspension, and mine has superstrut, keeping the superstrut. pulled the dash out (that was fun!), swapped shifters, installed short throw, tomorrow is clutch, brake, gauges and finish... well, that's the plan. i'll have pics from today and tomorrow up... tomorrow.

thanks for all the kudos and support.

This post has been edited by stetsonaw: May 24, 2008 - 11:56 AM

[njccmd2002]

dude, you took the whole thing apart... , more working space, so nice when you have a lift...

any pics.. GL

[808celica]

WOOOOT!!!! you got some camber wear too

edit: i dont think you should be hanging the brake caliper like that in the first pic

HAVE FUN

This post has been edited by 808celica: May 25, 2008 - 11:09 AM

[stetsonaw]

have a lift, used it.

pics!

Yesterday



Shifter installed, prepping for clutch install

naron reinstalling correct subframe

after dash removal, old engine harness

subframe complete... again




Today
master cylinder & clutch installed and exhaust hooked back up
couldn't get my hands on a hole saw, so took turns drilling holes, fun.

nope, i haven't been working... removing the dash bar


clutch pedal in, brake on standby for tomorrow


to do list for tomorrow: brake pedal, put everything back together (connect wires, steering column), pray that it starts and shifts fine, then reassemble everything.

more pics tomorrow.

This post has been edited by stetsonaw: May 25, 2008 - 11:20 AM

[hurley97]

holy taking way more sh!t apart than you need to!

why did you have to take the whole dash out?

[stetsonaw]

clutch pedal. and i tried every other way, frikin jdm.

[hurley97]

wow. that's crazy. You can put in a left hand drive clutch pedal without even removing that plastic lower kick panel.

[lagos]

Your mechanic looks like hes ready to kill you.

[stetsonaw]

^^in which picture? the one at the top? he's the one under the car, that's me inside of it attacking the clutch pedal.

[stetsonaw]

well, the swap is complete, shifts great, did a heck of a burnout, chirped 2nd not gonna post pics yet, interior looks the same as it did before i took it apart, just with a clutch and a manual shifter (which is without a knob due to the razo knob i bought bein a piece of junk. only problem now is ball joints and it's overheating, wasn't before the swap oh, and calibrate my speedometer.

This post has been edited by stetsonaw: May 26, 2008 - 12:53 PM

[stephen_lee]

cool we did this at about the same time

did you plug up the two coolant hoses that ran from radiator to tranny?
im assuming it was done but ou never know...

[hurley97]

maybe the JDM radiators are different but in the USDM Celicas the bottom tank on the radiators for the auto transmission are separate. it just runs ATF through the bottom tank to cool it, if you don't plug the holes all that will happen is the remaining ATF in that tank will drain out, it doesn't affect anything.

[stetsonaw]

there are two lines that come off the bottom of the radiator, we just hooked those together, didn't see any lines where the coolant would go into the transmission. oh, and turned it in today to get the ball joints replaced, possibly the tie rods, and get the cooling system looked at.

[Batman722]

did you plug up the two coolant hoses that ran from radiator to tranny?

the bottom tank on the radiators for the auto transmission are separate. it just runs ATF through the bottom tank to cool it, if you don't plug the holes all that will happen is the remaining ATF in that tank will drain out, it doesn't affect anything.

there are two lines that come off the bottom of the radiator, we just hooked those together, didn't see any lines where the coolant would go into the transmission.

as she said, there is no coolant lines from the tranny, just ATF gets cooled at the bottom of the radiator.

[stephen_lee]

ah cool. i didn't know what ran through, i didnt pay attention to the fluid that leaked out,