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M35woah
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Couple of things I don't agree with. If you're ganna get cut about the resale of yo modified car doesn't that defeat the whole modifying purpose in the first place? When I buy shit for the car I don

Beregron
Beregron

I have nothing to add if people intend on staying AWD but i'm hoping that by this time next week my M35 will be for all intent purposes 6sp manual rwd. Few tricks along the way but it seems to be near

Brick
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agree whole heartedly. plus they way i look at it the only better wagon in the world is an Audi RS6 which is damn expensive so spending a few grand to make it compare with an RS6 is worth it as i stil

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Dunc Mentor

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are you sure it was an RB? i remember a VQ30DET with a manual gearbox doing some burnouts in a street

Thats the white one, yeah?

Im thinking of a red one (or Pink as we'd refer to it when Stephen owned one). Im not having too much luck on the googles, perhaps I'm going insane pinch.gif

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PN-Mad Grand Master

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A NZ bloke who seems to pop in occasionally is the closest to getting it done. "dcdc" is his user name.

Last time he checked in he had a R34 getrag 6spd (I think, i know it was a GTR box) in the car, had to be a custom bellhousing. Combination of parts isn't that hard to work out- GTR box, V35 pedal box and clutch cylinder, Flywheel off something to suit, clutch plate.

Then a load of head f**ks getting the ECU to take to something with different speed inputs / loads etc etc, as the ECU was never designed to work with a manual box- so its not a matter of switching auto/manual ECUs.

He had to cut the floor plan too to fit in the T case.

RWD would be no doubt simpler, but you'd still have to get around the electrics side of things- just use a V35 1/2 cut.

Whatever option you choose, expect north of 5 or 6k for the RWD, and double that if going the AWD as my guess. Thats if you expect drive in drive out. If you are a fabricating God, then you'll already know where to start.

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A NZ bloke who seems to pop in occasionally is the closest to getting it done. "dcdc" is his user name.

Actually dcdc is in Brisvegas. I dropped in to see his M35 a few weeks back. Looks quite the project but still a long way off being completed.

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A NZ bloke who seems to pop in occasionally is the closest to getting it done. "dcdc" is his user name.

Last time he checked in he had a R34 getrag 6spd (I think, i know it was a GTR box) in the car, had to be a custom bellhousing. Combination of parts isn't that hard to work out- GTR box, V35 pedal box and clutch cylinder, Flywheel off something to suit, clutch plate.

Then a load of head f**ks getting the ECU to take to something with different speed inputs / loads etc etc, as the ECU was never designed to work with a manual box- so its not a matter of switching auto/manual ECUs.

He had to cut the floor plan too to fit in the T case.

RWD would be no doubt simpler, but you'd still have to get around the electrics side of things- just use a V35 1/2 cut.

Whatever option you choose, expect north of 5 or 6k for the RWD, and double that if going the AWD as my guess. Thats if you expect drive in drive out. If you are a fabricating God, then you'll already know where to start.

Yes a different KIwi manualised an M35 2wd with a custom bellhousing and Toyota box - used a Link wire in to run the engine (turboed 3L)

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Yes a different KIwi manualised an M35 2wd with a custom bellhousing and Toyota box - used a Link wire in to run the engine (turboed 3L)

Yeah I remember that one, it was in a Mag, and saw a vid of it doing skids. Its was a VQ30det from memory. Different ECU setup from these VQ25det guys. Think it was out of a Gloria or something.

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Stadik Newbie

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**Thread Revived**

So if I understand correctly from what I've read here the last page's...

"Converted from an automatic RS4 and had a totally reconditioned r32gtr box with a set of nismo heavy set gears whacked into it"
...right!?

...otherwise you have to say that there is nothing what you can do even without spending a fortune equal.
Bad story,for this car :(

The C34 one has been more effortless!

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scotty nm35

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**Thread Revived**

So if I understand correctly from what I've read here the last page's...

"Converted from an automatic RS4 and had a totally reconditioned r32gtr box with a set of nismo heavy set gears whacked into it"

...right!?

...otherwise you have to say that there is nothing what you can do even without spending a fortune equal.

Bad story,for this car :(

The C34 one has been more effortless!

The C34 was released in manual, and has a programmable ecu. The M35 does not, and parts seem to be nearly impossible to find. (I have been trying to find a manual V35 console and handbrake for years)

The conversion is still going ahead, as soon as my Evo is built and on the road. I just hope I can find at least the handbrake by then.

PN-Mad Grand Master

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Didn't the m35 have the 350s with the factory manual?

Yes.

It was a series one car modified by Autech.

And Scotty is just being a bish. All he needs is a wrecked manual V35 S1 sedan, but he keeps buying nugget Stageas for parts cars...

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scotty nm35 Grand Master

scotty nm35

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Yes.

It was a series one car modified by Autech.

And Scotty is just being a bish. All he needs is a wrecked manual V35 S1 sedan, but he keeps buying nugget Stageas for parts cars...

:P

Series 2 you mean?

There is no gearbox other than the RE5 that bolts up to our orphan, I need to swap the sump so the bolts line up on the 350x box, and the starter fits. There is a lot of mechanical work before I even get to the electronic side. :/

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