yup.. got it done!
i found this is asked semi frequently over time, and everyone always gives these BS inexperienced hopeless answers..
i think thats just not fair. so heres the truth about the auto swap
honestly... its not that bad. how many times did i have to break out my welder? hole saw? special fabricating tools?
zero times. its a factory swap, everything fits just as toyota intended it, and pretty much glides right into place (except the damn fuel tank that IS a pain!) no tricks, no real surprises, no fabbing, cutting, grinding, welding or force fitting, the whole auto car is setup for the manual running gear.
you'll need the obvious, clutch pedal, hydrolic lines, manual trans and clutch assy... thats pretty much it.
you DONT need the 5spd harness. dont bother with it, i wasted hours trying to get it to work, and in the end i ended up removing the harness (again) and reinstalling the auto harness.
you'll need to either trick the ecu into thinking its in park, or just put the very small gear selector switch back in the car, set it to park, plug it in and secure it out of the way.. it doesnt care what the tranny is doing, it just wants to see the park signal to run your starting system.
starts and runs, no CEL!
it took roughly 35-40 hours of in-garage work.. keep in mind this was figuring it out the whole way, installing a new motor including resealing, regasketing, installing new oil and water pumps, belts (accessory and timing), AND screwing up and swapping harnesses 3 times. if i do it again, im confident i could pull it off in ~20hrs.. definately less if the old motor was reused. even if it was 40 hours just for the trans swap it isnt to bad to remove said offending sportscar-mudering autotragic and bless you car with the proper 5spd it deserves!
so thats the real deal guys. you dont have to sell your car for a 5spd. just collect your parts, and have at it!
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