Manual conversion checklist

[beastien]

I'm goin to keep mine as stock lookin as possible also I've been researchin the manual conversion, and it's looking pretty pricey at the moment, especially for the interior bits, I've seen them on slidewise but they seem to be very rare.

[AlexCim]

Well, yes, i will be just dealing with a choppy interior for a while. Ill cut the auto parts to suit as best i can, but id rather a manual then a complete interior

Dont plan to sell the car any time soon either, so i wont be in any rush to make it all pretty

[beastien]

I wonder if it's possible to get parts direct from nissan in japan, cos i've read that the prices are half of what they are here, there must be a huge markup on parts, or maybe if we could get a few people together that want the parts, we might be able to get better pricing through nissan australia.

[darrinspencer]

I can get the parts from Japan, but will need the part numbers for the consol bits

Does anyone have these?

[beastien]

Will try and put a list together for you, anyone else's input would be appreciated

[darrinspencer]

I have been comparing a Stagea manual console with a R34 manual console

They look very similar

The rear half upto the back of the gear stick surround looks almost the same

Drink holder and handbrake looks the same. Without measuring the two, the R34 looks a bit shorter under the gearstick surround where the console meets the dash

May need to cut and join a bit in here, maybe by using the Stagea auto console

May need to also cut across the gear stick surround just under the ash tray and lighter and join the Stagea front and r34 rear together.

I am going to have a look at a Stagea and a R34 this afternoon to get some measurements. It might just work

stagea_manual_console.bmp

[beastien]

Would that look any good though, if u could join bits together?

How successful would it be?

[AlexCim]

Anyone with an R34 want to lend me a centre console and ill try it on for size.

...looking your way Ian

[darrinspencer]

Ok

I measured up a Stagea and a R34 2 door centre console

You would need to cut the R34 console at the back of the gear stick surround and the same to the Stagea. Before cutting the Stagea one, you would need to check the mounting location of the R34 to suit the gear stick. Then trim the front half the Stagea console to fit.

The R34 console is about 10mm less in width from the gearstick back. it is about 5-10 mm wider at the front where it meets the dash.

Then you would need to do the same to the gear stick surround. A manual R34 gear stick surround and Stagea front. I would cut it across directly where the surround curves up under the ash tray.

So I think with a bit of playing around it could work

Once you are happy with it, then get it plastic welded.

I used a guy in Brisbane once, that once he had welded up the cut in the dash, he then used this white plaste over the repaired cut, and then heated it and pressed a rubber pad that has the same texture as your dash. The finish result was great. He then colour matched the dash, painted the area where he repaired it and it was nearly impossible to tell

It would alot of mucking around, but it would be better then spending over $2000 for the genuine item.

[beastien]

Does the manual console fit from the series 2 RSFS in a series 1 RSFV or do you have to use the series 1 260RS console?

[AlexCim]

I presume they are all the same, but that still doesnt make them any easier to find.

Ive been looking on yahoo jp for the past 4 months every single week and as of yet to see one come up. Prank snapped one up about 6 months ago

[beastien]

I've been lookin for a while too, saw one bout a month ago, but it dissapeared really quick.

I'm researchin all the parts at the moment, and am gonna get some prices soon, the prices in the earlier thread were for 260RS parts, i'm gonna price the RSFS series 2 parts an see if theres any difference.

Maybe if we buy multiple parts we might get a discount, will ask and see what they say, I've bought a few parts off nissan already and the guy i deal with seems pretty good, so i'll try an squeeze him a little

[darrinspencer]

If you can get the part numbers you can buy them direct from Japan from this company

You will need to have the part numbers to get a price thru them

www.japanparts.com

[GoldZilla]

Don't forget that if you're a member of the SAU club, you may be entitled to discounts when you purchase directly off Nissan if you go to or deal with the right dealership. In Sydney, you can deal with either Hornsby Nissan or North Shore Nissan.

More info for NSW/ACT members here: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=29185

Members in other states may well have the same or similar priviledges available to them as well.

Cheers,

Nick T.

[teamplasma]

quality post so far, just a ccouple of questions, i'm interestested in an rb26/manual conversion

can i use

an r32 motor rb26?

an r32 gtr box or must it be r33?

will be for qld use so am i allowed an r32motor? just the r33 cuts are so much more $

[beastien]

Ok, I've got a price back from japanparts.com, for a brand new complete series 2 manual console, which includes all bits needed will cost about $990 air freighted to australia.

I havent priced the parts through Nissan australia, but i'm bettin it would be nearly double that.

[beastien]

Can anyone confirm 100% that a series 2 console will fit in a series 1?

I'm pretty sure it will but i just want someone else to confirm it before i purchase the bits.

[darrinspencer]

Can you post the part numbers for future reference of all the console bits

Sounds fairly well priced

I have been trying to bid on some gear stick surrounds on Yahoo, but they have been selling for $250-350 for second hand ones

You then still need to buy the actually console!

Thanks

[AlexCim]

What does 990 include?

Just the console, or the cover, boot, handbrake etc?

[beastien]

It includes,

Console Body

Console Boot (gear stick surround and boot)

Rear Cup Holder

Cup Holder (sits behind gear stick)

Tray assy (including bumpers for lid)

Console Lid

Thats all the parts required to make a complete manual console, besides the ashtrays, a front one might be required.

I havent included the rear ashtray because they are the same throughout the models and i'm just going to use my old one,

Terminal is going to see if the front ashtray fits a series 2 as the part numbers are different, so it might be a little extra if i need to get that aswell, but i'm quite surprised at how cheap the parts are.

For example the console body is only about $175 aussie, sounds too cheap but thats whats on the quote i received.

Beastien.