Transmission Conversion : EASY??

[serial_thrilla]

Hi, im right in the process of purchasing a 1997 GTS25T. The car has been virtually undriven since it was complianced in 2002 with only 37,000 on the clock. I believe its a fairly reasonable deal at $19,000 the only downside is that its a 4-speed auto. The seller has suggested that a transmission conversion to a manual would be relatively easy and cost effective around $2000 he hinted. could anyone shed some light on this issue here? id really appreciate advice from experienced owners as im a first-time skyline owner.

[VIPERGTSR01]

you would need alot of parts including the manual gearbox which is roughly $1200+, also you need manual flywheel, clutch, pedal assembly, clutch master and slave cylinder, console parts, (not sure if the factory manual tail shaft will fit?). so its not a small job and if you buy all the parts and get someone to fit it all, i would say it would cost more than $2000.

if you can find someone to buy your auto box then you can get some money back

[serial_thrilla]

certainly i would be looking to sell the auto trans i was wondering maybe are conversions "kits" available for R33s? Not that its a problem to scope all the parts seperately but it would certainly make life easier for me. I kinda figured it would be more than $2000 the guy is keen to sell his car obviously!

[Mr GTS4]

i did my R32 GTS-4 about 2 months ago and i can tell you now if you don't have the tools to do it or know what you are doing it is a bitch. my mates and i had the tools and we knew how to do it in theory ( what we read on this site ). i got everything off a half cut for $1200. thats everything, gearbox, clutch, flywheel, pedals, console parts, fornt and rear drive shafts, computer, and every bolt for it. it took about 4 days to get everything done and we also used a 180b input shaft to align the cluth which was very easy as well.

the R33 gearbox's go for a bit more so i'd say you'd be up for about just over $2g's.