 Omg guys i want a manual |
 Oct 11, 2008 - 12:22 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
...But there is no easy and/or cheap way of doing this is there?
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Oct 11, 2008 - 12:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Depends on what you mean by "cheap"...To do a manual swap you are pretty much looking at around $1k.
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Oct 11, 2008 - 12:51 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
lol and thats a new car
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Oct 11, 2008 - 1:02 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
OMFG GO BUY ONE THEN!
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Oct 11, 2008 - 7:28 AM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
if you are paitent and look for the best deals, you can do the manual swap for alot less than that.
getting great deals, you could prolly do it for ~5-700 -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Oct 11, 2008 - 10:45 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
is there shops that do that kind of work?
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Oct 11, 2008 - 7:20 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '07 From Albany, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
I waited for a long time for a deal and recently i picked up a 96 gt 5spd with a bad started for 300 bucks which im gonna swap the manual tranny from into my 99 gt.
Motorsports shops would love to swap your trans and they would also love the $150 an hour you have to give them. |
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Oct 11, 2008 - 8:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (Redline08 @ Oct 11, 2008 - 7:20 PM) I waited for a long time for a deal and recently i picked up a 96 gt 5spd with a bad started for 300 bucks which im gonna swap the manual tranny from into my 99 gt. Motorsports shops would love to swap your trans and they would also love the $150 an hour you have to give them. lmfao do u guys think it would be better to just get a new car (maybe a 7g celica)? |
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Oct 12, 2008 - 12:01 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 16, '06 From Plantation, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yes get a new(to you) car, no get a 6th gen
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Oct 12, 2008 - 12:19 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
really? the 7gen celicas look so sexy though
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Oct 12, 2008 - 12:58 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 9, '07 From PhiLLy Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You can have mine for 1700, but you gotta pick it up.
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Oct 12, 2008 - 10:49 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Pics and where?
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Oct 12, 2008 - 11:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 9, '07 From PhiLLy Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Profile and Philly.
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Oct 12, 2008 - 12:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 21, '08 From Naples, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
6GC > 7GC
I want a manual too, but If I'm gonna drop any kind of cash on it it'll be a manual GT4. 
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Oct 12, 2008 - 12:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 1, '08 From STL Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
those are expensive
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Oct 12, 2008 - 7:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Portsmouth, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
An auto to manual swap is pretty straight forward, if you have some sort of mechanical inclination you and a friend or two should be able to do it.
If you know where to get the parts, what to get used and what to get new it isn't that expensive. When I was getting parts for my tranny swap I did know I could get a lot of parts new from the dealer for cheaper than I ended up getting from a junkyard or other people, plus there weren't too many people who could answer my questions. When we did Tina's (ILuvMyCelica95) I made her a good list of what to get new and what to get used and she ended up spending about $500 or a little over IIRC, which was almost half what I spent. -------------------- |
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