Engine Conversion And Gearbox Change?

[moj0]

Ok just need a quick help on something. Google has yielded no help.

I'm thinking about doing a Auto > Manual conversion on a R33, Either GTS or GTS-T. Since you guys know alot more than I do would you be able to point me to some places in melb that do the job and arn't going to take my right arm along with the price tag and how much i'd be looking at?

Possible links to websites means i love you long time

Thanks in advanced guys

[R31Nismoid]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Lo...ops-t13305.html

[Charles89]

Honestly......with the amount of manual R33's around... doing an conversion (NA-turbo or auto-manual) is just not worth it. You'd be looking at anywhere near $2,500-5,000 for manual conversion.

I thought of doing a manual conversion for a R34 auto, but didn't end up doing it, coz it's not worth it. So i looked harder and found my yellow R34 manual lol.

[Birds]

Good points Charles...I too don't see the point in converting something that is so widely available in manual form.

[jezza boii]

Good points Charles...I too don't see the point in converting something that is so widely available in manual form.

+1 on that. There aren't a whole lot of automatic Skylines around, they're predominantly manual.

I'm getting a manual conversion on my 300ZX (only because I couldn't find a decent manual one anywhere) and it's setting me back around $4000. A lot of money in the scheme of things.

Sell current car. Buy a manual one. Simple as that. Less wasted money. Less headaches.

[R31Nismoid]

RB25 box + tailshaft, xmember etc is $1500

If the rest of the conversion is going to cost you another $3500 then you are being stung silly.

Include a clutch, slave/master and labour, you'd be hard pressed to spend much more than $3500 overall for a manual conversion.

Then you add to the fact you could likely sell the auto for $500, makes it a 3k adventure.

[moj0]

Ah huh, ok thanks people Think i'll just look a little harder then

The car i was looking at was only about 6500 for the 33 auto so even then .. might just look for a manual

[jezza boii]

RB25 box + tailshaft, xmember etc is $1500

If the rest of the conversion is going to cost you another $3500 then you are being stung silly.

Include a clutch, slave/master and labour, you'd be hard pressed to spend much more than $3500 overall for a manual conversion.

Then you add to the fact you could likely sell the auto for $500, makes it a 3k adventure.

Is that directed at me? I said $4000 for a 300ZX conversion

For parts alone it's costing me $2500ish. That includes gearbox, pedals, booster, clutch, flywheel, hydraulic piping, tailshaft, clutch master, clutch slave, etc.

$1000 - $1500 is what it will probably cost me to pay a ZX specialist to do the labor. They're not cheap...

[Birds]

RB25 box + tailshaft, xmember etc is $1500

If the rest of the conversion is going to cost you another $3500 then you are being stung silly.

Include a clutch, slave/master and labour, you'd be hard pressed to spend much more than $3500 overall for a manual conversion.

Then you add to the fact you could likely sell the auto for $500, makes it a 3k adventure.

Assuming the second hand / lucky dip gearbox drives 100%...

[R31Nismoid]

Is that directed at me? I said $4000 for a 300ZX conversion

For parts alone it's costing me $2500ish. That includes gearbox, pedals, booster, clutch, flywheel, hydraulic piping, tailshaft, clutch master, clutch slave, etc.

$1000 - $1500 is what it will probably cost me to pay a ZX specialist to do the labor. They're not cheap...

No, the figure of upto $5,000 posted earlier