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I really didnt get to play much with the interior of the last one i had, so will try some different things there, and I also a new engine outside of the RB series.

yeah, its long gone now, been living in canada for half a year now. gonna buy another one when i come back for sure though.

tools for extracting snapped studs dirty turbo out gasket not in good shape work began extracting the snapped studs, first a bit of cleanup... pilot hole drilled. try to be as centered as possible so the larger drill bit doesnt damage threads drill out large hole and use extractor and in my case vice grips to slowly get that sucker out of there. example of large hole drilled in cylinder 2 stud turbo cleaning some replacement gaskets with all snapped studs removed, everything cleaned up, it was time to put new studs in. at this point I noticed just how filthy the cam covers were. decided might as well take em off and clean them up. ended up getting some new seals here. a bit of wire brushing cleans them up nice new vs. old going back together hot side rebuilt and looking a lot better. car felt a lot better driving too now that we were putting all the exhaust into the turbo instead of everywhere else! as it sat for a bit. started taking pictures for the sale. sad times

at this point the meat of the manual conversion was done, and it was a whole lot of fun to drive! The suspension felt good and solid and the gearbox ended up being in gud shape. around this time was when my gf and I decided to go traveling. So we moved flats again to live with more people, start saving up money for our trip. The car still needed to be certed, and I wanted to give the engine a bit of attention, as it looked like it needed. During the whole manual conversion, I noticed a few of the exhaust studs were missing... thus the purchase of a new set so the hot side cleanup project began at the new place... as you can see, cylinder one has nothing! cylinder 1 2 3 4 5 6 cylinder 1 and 6 were not looking awesome.

so with the gearbox installed, it was just a few details that needed sorting out... first on the list was the gear shifter bush. got an item from a guy that claimed it was a GTR piece... didnt quite fit. ended up buying this item as well as some others from Nissan. got the bush, also gut a new set of exhaust studs and a new shift boot. looking good with new boot on so for the center console, I went ahead and got a template made in AutoCAD, with a few iterations, it was looking like a good fit. I wanted to use some plexyglass that I can heat up and mold. Made a mold of sorts based on the autocad cutout... this is one of the many attempts to perfect the piece. I played with that idea for a while longer but ended up abandoning the plan for an easier option. buying an item off ebay.

installed the clutch pedal... a much better look hole for the manual shifter putting it all together clutch completed with a new braided stainless steel line. time for the fun part! got to the point where it was almost in, the last centimeter took about 99% of the time trying to line it up perfect so it fit. first signs of tranny from inside almost there! done! manual gearbox is in! to be done still is connecting 4wd oil line, drain and change oil, connect clutch bits, connect electrical bits, few other bits and pieces. electrical diagram found in another thread on here. Thanks! luckily had a few plugs from another nissan engine that fit the ones coming from the gearbox perfectly so it was a clean set up. so much manual! chopped the front portion of center console. was gonna make a custom piece for the rest and join them up and maybe make a fibreglass piece...

now that the auto was out, it was time to get the manual in! couldnt wait best way to move big transmissions - with a rug. some of the oil lines that came out with the auto. one of the more annoying parts of removing auto bits - the auto spigot bush. was gonna use the popular grease technique, but that didnt work ended up removing it with a drill and hammer. getting the new manual bush in was a lot easier got me a manual pedal. getting there a few more goodies for the conversion...

with a bit of trimming, it fits real nice. the screw holes in the back line up with the auto bracket nicely.

So since I was on a roll with the whole pulling gearboxes thing, I went ahead and removed the civics gearbox as well. I bought it with just about zero clutch, which made for interesting driving... easy replacement though and a brand new clutch will see this little civic getting a lot of abuse. the guy selling it kept trying to convince me it was thai silk, but everyone knew it was pink. didnt give a flying yak for a few hundred dollar daily. great thing about this gearbox is how light it is. no hassles getting it on and off the car civics are great for a cheap daily to bash on, and mine always meet their demise eventually. dont have any photos of the abuse this one got before I dropped it off at the wreckers, but I still got some pics of the civic I had at uni... it did still go.

are you referring to the centre console? that was bought used from an r34. the front bit I attempted to fabricate myself first, but then ended up buying one off ebay. ended up being much easier.

started with the easy bits first... buying a master for the clutch and began the process of installation with the master cylinder in, it felt like a good start then it was time to rip out everything automatic! exhaust came off too I decided to go ahead and do this conversion by myself, in my garage, with the basic tools I had. It went ok. and here is the big ass auto out and this is whats left what you see lurking there in the background is my new daily seeing as how the wagon has no drivetrain.

at this point things got a bit more serious! got a great deal on a gearbox from a guy that happend to be building a stagea as well. hope to see it on the road one day if I m ever back in town.

as you can see below, the hand operated park brake was a bit ill fitting so a new set up was in order... some bits were ordered for the conversion made some room to work with.. end result

the lca s and the tie rod ends I found online for around 600

having a handbrake was nice. while waiting on more parts to finish off the center console, I managed to sell my bike... instantly regretted it haha. decision was made to really dig into the wagon... the bike color is the same as the prelude... had half the paints left over from the respray and decided to use it on the bike. color code is 38R, graphite metallic. really love the color