transmission swap.... help wanted

[sahuddleston]

so after talking with several of you guys ive decided to try to do swap from auto to 5spd. i know several have done it.... i also know that the parts may be really hard to come by. any help or hookups would really be appreciated. also, opinions or thoughts are welcome too. id really like everyones support in this as its gonna be a pretty big project. any clues on good shops, junkyards with parts, and ANYTHING would be great... thanks guys

[jim@foreignaffairs]

That's a big job, I wouldn't want to do it without a lift. That's the best part of having your own shop! Sorry. Find all your parts first. Find a donor car you can part out yourself at a you-pull-it yard. That won't be easy to find but it would work best otherwise get the factory manual. That will really help. It is worth it. Good luck with your project.

Jim

[sahuddleston]

any idea on how much a factory transmission would cost if i just ordered it?

[TheTamago]

Uhh Toyota Nation had some good info on the tranny codes n stuff. I'm sure Phreak, Jeff, Greg might know it. Plus the dude who worked his SLE inte a full manual U could find a camry with an manual n scrap it out.

[SC V6]

here is a site taht I used...

http://tt-cc.com/ratko/swap/index.html

Its not for the light mechanics... its a bit of work.. if you are going to do the swap, do yourself a favor and replace the open diff w\ a limited slip

[sahuddleston]

thanks guys.... correct me if im wrong, but im counting on spending about 1500 on pars...any clue how much the labor would be? or does anyone know of any good shops in socal?

[Assyrian]

niiiiiiiiiice! good for you! seriously... this is a great idea.

It'll be tough, but well worth it.

[SC V6]

I spent more than that just upgrading parts... like lighened flywheel, stage 3 clutch, limited slip diff...

[Ford_Fixorrepairdaily]

PM this guy i20solara02i, he should be able to point you in the right direction.

[jazzlara]

sell it and buy a manual