converting a vy ss auto to manual

[disco364]

hey people,

i looked everywhere before in the search engine about converting a vy ss auto to manual...

just on saturday my rebult auto blew, which had only done 30,000.
it probably would be cheaper to rebuild the auto again,

but i have a mate who has a t56 from a vy ss sellling cheap, he also has the bellhousing and crossmember,

what other stuff would i have to get to convert the car,
ie clutch and tailshaft etc?
and what else is invloved

[Wonky]

I don't know what's involved but I do know of a few people who've done it who say never again!! :eek:

[cashie]

It's been done by me and several others, plenty of threads on this.
Try these to get you going:
My thread (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=84557&highlight=manual+conversion)
My list of parts (http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=989885&postcount=782)

[SirNemesis]

Master, slave, lines, clutch, loom, pedals, shifter. I've done 2 conversions, it isn't hard.

[VY_SS_*%]

hey

ive done mine about 2 yrs ago..... it was on a ute.....


as far as i rember u need

Gbox ( manual)
pedal box is diff
gearshifter and all the interior bits
all the slave and master cylinders i think
resvouir for Cluthc fulid
i think u need to customize ur tailshaft
crossmember

u need to extend ur reverse signal cable

clutch and flywheel

and a diffrent diff due to auto and manuls have diffrent diff ratios...

and if u have someone with a TECh2 machine they can program ur dash cluster to be for a manual and remove the R N D 1 2 3 etcc


i prob forgot some things and some stuff i didnt know the name of but yeah thats all i remember

[Lionking]

Just a thought. I'm thinking it may be better to rebuild the auto and sell the car and buy another one that has factory manual.

I'm just thinking down the track when you try to sell the car, that's all.

[GMMAD]

you will need
gearbox ,x member ,shifter ,shifter boot(tailshaft is the same)
clutch pedal,cruise control switch wiring(will be easer to cut your A4 brake pedal down then changing it)
slave , line,master,reservoir,clutch/flywheel
ether complete M6 loom or modify your A4 one
extend TC wiring upto dash,TC switch

[SirNemesis]

No need to extend the TC wiring, it is long enough to be moved to the factory dash location next to the fog light switch without any chopping. :)

[disco364]

is their any other info i can find out regarding tuning and stuff like that

[SirNemesis]

What info do you need regarding tuning? Find a tuner, get it tuned. Do you currently have a performance tune?

[disco364]

yeah i do its got the mafless

[SirNemesis]

Well go back to the tuner and get the tune adjusted to suit a manual gearbox.

[Little Brad]

i did mine a few weeks ago and i love it i wont go back to an auto.
one tip take your front seat when you do the pedal box it makes it so easy.

[SirNemesis]

i did mine a few weeks ago and i love it i wont go back to an auto.
one tip take your front seat when you do the pedal box it makes it so easy.

Good advice! I didn't even think of doing that when I converted mine. The pedals would have to be the hardest part of the job, and getting the damn auto dipstick off the head without a ratchet spanner.

[disco364]

cheers for the advice guys, just got to price things up, ive got a mate who does conversions so his offered to put it in and give pretty cheap labour, just trying to sus out all the parts i need

[disco364]

any of you guys got photos of your conversions and stuff being done, just kinda curious

[GMMAD]

any of you guys got photos of your conversions and stuff being done, just kinda curious
I will in a few weeks im converting mine back to M6

[SirNemesis]

I've got a few pictures, but they don't show much. PM me your email address and I'll send a few through to you.