Hey Guys,
Dont worry this isn\'t another \'is it possible to swap an auto to manual\' thread. I know its possible etc.
Actually the question i have is.....is it really cost effective enough to have the change done?
I was speaking to pip (emails) and he said he had performed a number of swaps and it was relatively straight forward. So i\'m not worried about that, from all the good i hear about him i trust him 100%. I\'m just wondering if its worth swapping in this car or sell the car and buy a manual.
Now even though i bought the car because it was cheap (no one really wants an auto) i still like it. Its got the lot, leather seats good stereo, Air con (which ive removed lol) climate control etc. Plus i\'ve always wanted a black car and well......its black.
So has anyone had this done for them? How much did it cost you? I know people have done it themselves to save labour etc but i think a job this big i dont think id rust myself to do a good job that lasts.
Penny for your thoughts
cheers
I\'ve done a couple for other people on here and between my self and trind-fd we managed to do it in a long day.
I would say that cost wise and of you think it\'s beneficial all comes down to how much you like your car and condition/engine etc etc getting the parts isn\'t hard it\'s the small things that get forgotten about such as slight loom alterations for the gearbox etc.
Yeah you have a point, i just dont want to go through the motions of selling an auto loosing mney on the sale then going out and buying a manual at a more expensive cost.
I bought my FD for £1800 so wouldnt get near that amount although i\'ve done a lot of work to it. Im replacing hoses at the moment.
Im just worried that if i send it in for a conversion then they use all new parts and make the bill sky high. I\'ve sourced most of the parts and only come to £1500. This was using second hand Gearbox etc but a new clutch plate etc.
They should use what you ask but its things like diff flange that could cost you a complete diff to get that gets forgotten about as the prop shaft is different from auto to manual
Quote from: Mikey22;823457Yeah you have a point, i just dont want to go through the motions of selling an auto loosing mney on the sale then going out and buying a manual at a more expensive cost.
I bought my FD for £1800 so wouldnt get near that amount although i\'ve done a lot of work to it. Im replacing hoses at the moment.
Im just worried that if i send it in for a conversion then they use all new parts and make the bill sky high. I\'ve sourced most of the parts and only come to £1500. This was using second hand Gearbox etc but a new clutch plate etc.
£1500. We only charged that and supplied the bits,, :p
Is that all you charged? wow where on earth did you get the bits from? :D
Well like everyone i have a budget at the moment so i want to use as many good second hand parts as possible.
Yeah Pip mentioned about the Diff, there\'s two to choose from i think
two diffs but only i flange that will fit with the manual box...
we have a lot of FD parts spare.... could help you out if you want?
I wish you could help me out davehg, im not even sure where to start.
what sort of things do you have?
power plant frames, diffs, slave cylinders uprated clutches etc etc
more importantly labour haha
lmao where abouts are you based?
bristol and keith is in devizes
its amazing what you collect after many years of ownership...
You should go into business ha ha
Well im gonna need everything needed for a swap lol
what parts do you have?
None! lol
I bet you wish you never asked now ha ha
sorry thought you said you has soent 1500 on parts....
we have most apart from a gearbox, hydraulic pipe, gear knob from memory
No i meant ive priced most parts up and it come to 1500 lol
ah right i see. You\'ll have to get some prices.
I cant say im not interested cos i really am
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74531
But this and a few bits you need we have not got. And your good to go.
We are missing gearbox with clutch fork, gear knob and plastic surround for centre section, hydraulic pipe that runs along bulkhead from clutch/ brake master cylinder/servo to slave cylinder and possible slave cylinder as I don\'t know the condition of the spare here. Think that\'s all we are missing? Keith jump in if you can think of anything etc
so do you guys work for speedline imports?
No we don\'t, we do this for enjoyment and have built many rx7 and carried out all types of work engine builds porting conversion to single repairs down to completely building Keith\'s car from scratch. It\'s just a hobby
Wow that\'s amazing! I have to admit i dont think you could pick a better hobby! :)
So how much do you usually charge for you services?
Quote from: Mikey22;823546so do you guys work for speedline imports?
I recommend parts from Martin, as they are allways as described, delivery is great and his prices are excellent .
Excellent ill certainly bear that in mind. I\'m gonna be starting to collect everything for the change over i think