Crazy Thoughts

[blackdog489]

I know this sounds nuts, but I'm interested in fitting my IS with a manual gearbox. If anyone has any suggestions, e-mail me. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

[cruznroadking]

Not worth the time or money. I know a friend that converted. He basically bought a donor car & switched everthing over. It took a long time. I believe that the wire harness was different & it was a lot of work to remove the old harness & reinstall it in the other car. Practically the whole interior had to be removed. I helped him with other parts of the conversion but not the electrical. You need to know what you're doing. My 2 cents.

[ArmyofOne]

Not worth the time or money. I know a friend that converted.  He basically bought a donor car & switched everthing over.  It took a long time.  I believe that the wire harness was different & it was a lot of work to remove the old harness & reinstall it in the other car. Practically the whole interior had to be removed.  I helped him with other parts of the conversion but not the electrical.  You need to know what you're doing. My 2 cents.

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Did he do it on an IS300?

manual swaps in a toyota are usually pretty straightforward. however, that may not be the case here.

what you woudl definately need:

ECU

Wiring harnesses

Tranny mounts and crossmember

Tranny (duh)

Clutch

Flywheel

Fuel pump, relay and ECU for the fuel pump (possibly)

Chutch Pedal

Welder

a few hoses here and there.

[blackdog489]

Do you think he'd be willing to talk about the possibilities? Thanks.

[cruznroadking]

BlackDog, Are you going to be doing the work yourself or are you thinking about having a shop do the work? If you're going to have a shop do it, my opinion is that it makes the conversion cost prohibitive due to the man hours required. I took almost a month of weekends to complete because you run into things out of the ordinary. I use to be an auto mechanic for many years & so were the 2 other guys working on this project. We all agreed that for the time spent we may have been better off finding one that was a stick shift. Before you go any furthur start pricing the parts that Army listed that are required for the conversion then add in the labor. Hope this helps.

[blackdog489]

Cruzn, thanks for the reply. It's kind of complicated. I can't PM, so will you PM me your e-mail? I'll tell you about the whole sitch. Would you add anything to Army's list? I wasn't thinking of having it done at a shop. Thanks.

-blackdog

Just kidding about that cruzn, I don't even think you can PM me. If you can't, I'll just put my adress here. I'm not so hot about that, though. Do you have any sort of messanging program?

[steviej]

Just kidding about that cruzn, I don't even think you can PM me.  If you can't, I'll just put my adress here.  I'm not so hot about that, though.  Do you have any sort of messanging program?

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blackdog, see that little box that says "CARD" below your information box.

A member just has to click on that, then click on the "send email link" and they can send you a secure email through LOC. The message is automatically sent to the email address you registered with. This way you don't have to post your email for all to see.

steviej

[brian_k03]

sell buy another

too much money

[usuckpoo]

If u r willing to take the time and effort to find the right parts it can be reasonable, but you have to factor in the cost of your effort i guess.

Pt to note is that the clutch pedal off most newer generation RWD toyotas will fit...i.e supra, soarer, chasers etc etc