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Old Jun 22, 2002 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Jun 22 2002, 01:12 AM
i only know one shop in tristate that did a auto to manual swap. it costs alot of labor + parts. "jr" from long island had his car done at www.sevenspeed.com they did a great job his car runs very nice
It's worth it if you want to switch, but it's easier to start with a 5 speed.
Old Jun 22, 2002 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Jun 22 2002, 07:26 AM
[quote name='vosko' date='Jun 22 2002, 01:12 AM']i only know one shop in tristate that did a auto to manual swap. it costs alot of labor + parts. "jr" from long island had his car done at www.sevenspeed.com they did a great job his car runs very nice
It's worth it if you want to switch, but it's easier to start with a 5 speed.[/quote]

he had alot of time invested in his car so it was worth it to him to switch. its a new car for him
Old Jun 22, 2002 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Jun 22 2002, 11:48 AM
[quote name='13BAce' date='Jun 22 2002, 07:26 AM'][quote name='vosko' date='Jun 22 2002, 01:12 AM']i only know one shop in tristate that did a auto to manual swap. it costs alot of labor + parts. "jr" from long island had his car done at www.sevenspeed.com they did a great job his car runs very nice
It's worth it if you want to switch, but it's easier to start with a 5 speed.[/quote]

he had alot of time invested in his car so it was worth it to him to switch. its a new car for him[/quote]

Yeah, he seems to have had his car for quite a while.
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Beyond the Redline has a decent write-up of what is involved in the conversion.
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Originally Posted by dysthymia' date='Jun 23 2002, 03:16 AM
Beyond the Redline has a decent write-up of what is involved in the conversion.
Good find.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Jun 23 2002, 06:44 AM
[quote name='dysthymia' date='Jun 23 2002, 03:16 AM']Beyond the Redline has a decent write-up of what is involved in the conversion.
Good find.[/quote]

That site was a lot better when he actually updated it. The stories on restoring his two third gens are amazing. Excellent reads.
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