My Auto to Manual Swap IS DONE, finally! Options

[hurley97]

so i have the major parts for the auto to manual swap but now i need help
i would love to do it myself and everything...i just dont have the experience, or man power for that matter

ive gotten the ever popular "its not worth it, just buy a new car" which i choose to ignore, the "well i could do it for $2,000" which is way over my budget, and the wannabe mechanic doing work out of his garage who says "id love to try, can i give you an estimate" then never answers the phone again

id trust a 6gc-er over anyone else anyway so i figured id at least ask before looking elsewhere any more
i will pay, just let me know what you think is fair and i'll tell you if i can pay it

please help
thanks

This post has been edited by hurley97: Aug 9, 2006 - 9:03 AM

[Batman722]

Don't tell them anything, there shouldn't be any problems at all.

if they bring anything up to you, just tell them you put a new ECU in because yours crapped out

[presure2]

steff, it shouldnt effect anything, theyre both OBDII ecus.

[hurley97]

I'm not telling. Hopefully the ECU doesnt say anything either and we shouldn't have a problem I don't know what info comes up when they plug in the OBDII

I've just always been nervous when I get my car inspected since they failed me the first time for something as stupid as a hole in the headlight.

I'm not worried about the way it runs. I love my franken-car the way it is

This post has been edited by hurley97: Aug 11, 2006 - 9:48 AM

[celiracer]

congrats on the swap. And hope you like the feeling of shifting. Its very fun lol. But the OBDII should be ok.

[Chanh55]

Grats on the swap. All those pics...reminds me of when I did my manual conversion... what a PITA. The big hole for the master cylinder.... how did you manage to get such a clean hole? I had to drill a bunch of holes and then hammer it out.

[hurley97]

Grats on the swap. All those pics...reminds me of when I did my manual conversion... what a PITA. The big hole for the master cylinder.... how did you manage to get such a clean hole? I had to drill a bunch of holes and then hammer it out.

thanks!

Manny + 1-1/4" Holesaw + Dremel


This post has been edited by hurley97: Aug 11, 2006 - 11:16 AM

[ILuvMyCelica95]

congrats Steff

[laff09]

Manny + 1-1/4" Holesaw + Dremel

1 1/2" holesaw bits are fuuuunn, you know, except when it catches and either slaps you across the face with the cord or tries to break your wrist

[Mynzeyes]

wheeeee 5speeds. but 4 days, and 1000 bucks? shheeeeeeeeesh... way too long, and way too much. but kudos steff.

[miro1975]

Great job. I did the same project. I love it. I'v got just GT shifter cabels, but they work just fine. Big difference between auto and stick. So much fun, faster and ju can do burn out if you want...( I don't do that)
Do you guys know what is a diff in pouds between auto tranny and 5 speed. I think it's pretty big.

[Dr_Tweak]

Great job. I did the same project. I love it. I'v got just GT shifter cabels, but they work just fine. Big difference between auto and stick. So much fun, faster and ju can do burn out if you want...( I don't do that)
Do you guys know what is a diff in pouds between auto tranny and 5 speed. I think it's pretty big.

I think around 75 lbs or so.

-Doc

[presure2]

yea, the auto tranny is alot heavier compared to the manual.
john, it only took 4 days because of missing and wrong parts.
in reality, i could have done the swap in a full days work.
we broke off early on saturday cause i had already worked in the AM, so we worked a couple hrs, and called it a day so i could eat.
sunday, there really wasnt much to do other than install the clutch line, once we knew the TOB wasnt right.
monday was a dead day, we didnt touch the car.
once we got the parts on tuesday late morning, the car was back up and running in a matter of a couple hrs.
so, total time was prolly 6-8 hrs..by far no records were broken, but that wasnt the goal.
enjoying the car steff?

[hurley97]

that auto tranny is massive. I have all this room in my engine bay now...hmmm....what to do with it

and yes, I'm enjoying the car very much! It was well worth the money and time I got to spend with you guys

[Mynzeyes]

oh i realize there wasn't a speed record in pursuit. just seems like a terribly long time. i completely understand though, as 10min jobs have turned into day long jobs for me too. don't think i meant it like that. and the money, just don't spend 1k on the rear disc conversion steff. .

[alltracman78]

I'm just wondering if it will affect anything when I have to get the car inspected. Will it give them different info? Will it tell them its a 96 while my registration says 97, maybe they'd have a problem with that? Should I get Jeff's 97 ECU just to be sure or do you think I'll be perfectly fine? So far it's been starting/running fine... no problems, no check engine light.

Dont' worry too much about it.
There are basically 2 reasons for the different part #.
Either Toyota decided after production to change some of the programming inside, and the 97 is one of these newer ones, or Toyota decided during production [for the 97 model] to change it.

I will TRY to remember [and get a chance] to check for any TSBs on it at work tomorrow.

[alltracman78]

A day late.
Sorry.

But anyways, there are no TSBs on it.
The only other thing I can do right now is check the p#s and see if the 96 one is revised in later models.
If you still car, get me the p#.

Or not.

[rayneezy23]

manual is so much fun to drive how much did you spend to get it done/, my friend wants to convert his galant to a manual transmission good work though

[brianforster]

i bet you felt like a kid in a candy store with so many skilled people helping you out haha.. id feel like a celebrity if those guys worked on my car

This post has been edited by brianforster: Aug 20, 2006 - 11:21 PM

[hurley97]

manual is so much fun to drive how much did you spend to get it done/, my friend wants to convert his galant to a manual transmission good work though

in the end it cost about $1k. I bought parts here and there so it didnt seem like that much money. it was well worth it to me cause I really like my car and intend to keep it for as long as possible.

...it's so much more fun to drive and the gas mileage is soooo much better

[hurley97]

A day late.
Sorry.

But anyways, there are no TSBs on it.
The only other thing I can do right now is check the p#s and see if the 96 one is revised in later models.
If you still car, get me the p#.

Or not.

thanks Jeremy.
the one thats in my car now is p# 89661-2D450
the 97 A/T ECU (from the EPC) is p# 89661-2D870
you can check if you have time/remember... no rush, everything works

This post has been edited by hurley97: Aug 21, 2006 - 3:55 PM