Manual conversion checklist

[Gary1]

i only got the car back yesterday so i will take some pickies on the weekend

Cheers

Gary

[OC]

Nice, I'd like to see some too!

[PranK]

will it matter if i get a push or pull type box ?

I am looking at an '89 GTR box to buy, they were push if i remember correctly?

Christian

[Jay95R33]

G'day Christian,

Cool to see another person doing the manual conversion. Be sure to write down all the parts (and rough $$)

Yeah, I think they were push up until late 93 and 94, then they went to pull. BUt itn't it the R33 GTR box that you need? Or are the R32 and R33 GTR boxes the same ?

Anyone else confirm.

J

[PranK]

They're virtually identical, apart from the push/pull thing. and the 32 boxes are cheaper

Christian

[Jay95R33]

Ahh, good stuff. Cheaper for the same thing is always good.

[CoolPC]

I'd really like to know which AWD manual box is suitable. Has anyone successfully used an R32 box? When you're talking about Push/Pull, you're refering to the clutch, and afaik the R34 GT-R has a "pull" type clutch?

[PranK]

yeah push was used until about '93 on the R32 GTR's.

I have a sneaking suspicion that push type was used for early series 1 R33 Gtst's also.

[OC]

So can anyone give us a complete price or even just a rough estimate?

[surfstagea]

yep, i'd be pretty keen to find out how much people had spent on this conversion. anyone??

maybe it would be cheaper to sell my series 1 and purchase a series 2 manual??

[Terminal]

That's the route i'm planning to take one day, either that or an Autech

[mcnamg]

gary you mentioned that it was bit tricky to get the power fc set up. can you explain what you had to do to get it set up. did you wire it into the auto ecu? or did you use a manual ecu from a gtst or a gts-4. also did you need to cut into the firewall to fit the clutch master or did it fit ok with the rb25. did you cut up your console or source a 260rs or series 2 console from somewhere?

a few pics would be cool too if you get a chance.

[Gary1]

everything that went into my car was genuine rs 260. Modification of the firewall was still needed as this is different between the auto's and the manual. I dont know exactly why nissan do it but they do. All the centre console was genuine rs 260 and was fairly easy to get out of japan, it took about 10 days.

I have now sold the car to another forum member and he picks the car up on tuesday i think so you will be able to get all the pickies you want as i am sure he will post a hell of a lot, he loves the car and i am glad to see it go to a good home.

Cheers

Gary

[mcnamg]

good info gary thanks cant wait to see the pics from the new owner

also another question about the ecu does anyone know if you would be better off using an r34gtt or awd rb25 ecu as the sensors for the stagea are the same or is it just a matter of the things like climate control and dash electrics and so forth being different?

[AlexCim]

Gary, do you have a rough cost on all the parts out of japan for this conversion.

I want to do my conversion maybe around christmas this year, but i want to source all the parts and then get someone to do the labour.

Cheers

[Ska]

good info gary thanks cant wait to see the pics from the new owner

also another question about the ecu does anyone know if you would be better off using an r34gtt or awd rb25 ecu as the sensors for the stagea are the same or is it just a matter of the things like climate control and dash electrics and so forth being different?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

OK I'm the new owner of Gary's beast, I dont mind taking pics, I'll borrow digital camera for the weekend and go crazy, so what pics do you want?

And I am by no means a mechanic so just tell me where you want the camera pointed at in small words a four year old could understand and I'll do my best

Oh and going from a fairly modded r33 (~180rwkw) to this beast (??awkw) was the best decision i ever made, the stagea has a lot more grunt running on about the same boost, and handles a lot better, mainly due to the stagea having proper suspension setup, shocks and springs and the old r33 had stock suspension.

[mcnamg]

umm where to start...

can you take some pictures of;

handbrake location

console surrounds

clutch pedal

gear stick

clutch master cylinder

anyone else think of anything else?

[AlexCim]

It would be nice if you could pull off the cover of the surround and give us a look down there.

Also if you get the car on the hoist, urm...driveshaft, gearbox mounts etc

[CSV Imports]

Could you also take some pick of the outside of your car?

[Ska]

Yeah ummmm I am not too keen to start ripping off the surronds, mainly because I only see the car on the weekends atm, and dont want to ripp it all off and not be able to get it back on, yes it is possible for me to be that unco

No way it is going up on a hoist as I do not know anyone close by that would put it up for me.

I do understand that pics of the surround are goign to be useless though so we'll see what I can do, I'll try to get some pics of underneath the car, but dont know what I am really looking for though, so I'll just go crazy and take as many as I can