Manual Conversion

[PopCorn]

Hi i am new here and have read the disclaimer and have done a search but have not foudn anything uselful.

i own a 1996 ae111 toyota levin BZG but it is AUTO, i am wanting to know what is needed for a 5 speed manual conversion and roughly how much it will cost and are parts easy to get? i am in chch. Any step by step guides on how to do this will also help

Thanks in advance,
Andy

[Ae92typeX]

To be honnest, most people will say its better to sell yours and buy a manual one. It has been covered before, but search can prove fruitless unless done properly...I cant be bothered pulling up old topics thismorning.
anyway, If you decided to go ahead with it
Gearbox, pedalbox, modify loom, shifter and linkages. Thats a start on the main parts. Parts wont be hard to get, but if you have to pay someone to do it, it will cost a little...

[PopCorn]

yeah i have been told its easier just to sell the car and get amanual one before by a couple of mates.cheers for your help on the parts list though and i'd be doing it myself, with help from mates of course

[Quint]

Best way to do it is take the price of your main parts and then double it.

You always forget the little parts like the pivot stud, thrust bearing, copper pipe, new flywheel bolts, flywheel machineing.

It just adds up.

[deaf_rattle]

Best way to do it is take the price of your main parts and then double it.

You always forget the little parts like the pivot stud, thrust bearing, copper pipe, new flywheel bolts, flywheel machineing.

It just adds up.

yeah, its those little bits that you end up paying big bucks for too.

Could always buy a whole wreck and then sell the bits you dont need, that way you can see where everything goes and then works out free or cheap by the end of it

[Rick]

I recently helped a mate with his auto to manual conversion, I think it ended up costing $1000, thats with a new clutch, gearbox oil etc, was a AE-101 bz-touring. If you can get the parts cheap, like the gear box, as that was nearly half the cost of the conversion.

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

ive got the pedal box, gear cables, shortened shifter and a few other bits and bobs from an AE111 BZG levin if you wanna go ahead with it
(no gbox/clutch tho sorry)

[PopCorn]

thanks for everyones replies

Rick: was it hard to actually do the conversion? does everything bolt straight up?

Santa: yeah give me a email on the parts you have for the conversion scope_5@hotmail.com

i've seen a couple of gearboxs go for $200 on trademe, do these prices sound right?

[Rick]

Rick: was it hard to actually do the conversion? does everything bolt straight up?


i've seen a couple of gearboxs go for $200 on trademe, do these prices sound right? :?

pretty much every thing bolts up you will need a different passanger side gear box mount (one from a manual) and few other little things, cut hole in fire wall you need right angle drill, PM DEMIS for more info. I have never seen a C56 go for $200 and if it did I would be a little concerned on the condition of it. As this happened when we did the coversion, bought a cheap gearbox and it was fuc!ked, it had to pulled out again and another one put back in agian. Might pay to get one from a wreaker with a waranty.

[PopCorn]

would you be able to send me any pics of the hole cut in the firewall?scope_5@hotmail.com, does the manual gearbox not fit?

[Rick]

would you be able to send me any pics of the hole cut in the firewall?scope_5@hotmail.com, does the manual gearbox not fit?

The holes are for the clutch master cylinder.

[PopCorn]

oh right, gotcha cheers for all your help man

[AceSniper]

haha
I brought a mint condition c56 for $70

[Quint]

haha
I brought a mint condition c56 for $70

i baught a sweet W57 for $240

[AE85coupe]

mate bought a w57 for $50

a complete corona was attached to the gearbox as well...

(man this is off topic)

[demis]

the parts you need that i can think of :
fly wheel with bolts
clutch
gearbox
maser and slave cylinders and lines
peddal box
brake peddal
gear box top mount
gear stick with cables

[Rick]

haha I brought a mint condition c56 for $70

i baught a sweet W57 for $240

mate bought a w57 for $50

Yeh well, you got be in the right place at the right time. Like I managed to buy a Brand new C52 for $500.

[PopCorn]

thanks for everyone help, as i understand it, a ae101 gearbox won't bolt straight up to the ae111 engines?

[Ae92typeX]

Im not 100%, but I was under the impression they will bolt up without issue, but the crossmember mounts may be different & perhaps starter? (although I thought they were on the same side for all 20v's)

[demis]

yare the same as i have had a c52 and the c56
so yes they are all interchangable