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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aidilj" data-source="post: 586637" data-attributes="member: 20536">Installationthe car carried its own conversion parts<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4225.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4227.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />arrives at location for transplant<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4229.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />dismantling begun<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4233.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />auto and manual drive shaft difference, the shorter one is for auto. note the different mounting point<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4239_G.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />auto transmission (autotragic) out<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4242.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />GM box<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4246.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />made in france<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4245.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />auto and manual box side by side<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4248.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4249.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />steptronic shifter from below<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4243.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />automatic shifter out<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4250.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4262.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />shifting bracket snap into place (part no 25111222015)<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4255.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />manual shifter in<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4259.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4264.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />we had a hard time finding a hole for the clutch line so we drew one. I consider this as the hardest part of the work<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4266.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />dual mass flywheel in place<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4268.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />McFir7 and Khairul putting the box in<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4278.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />transmision support difference, the one being held is for manual<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4289.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />manual box supported, note the different mounting point from auto<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4293.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />me and McFir7 working on the exhaust support<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4297.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />auto oil cooler line from radiator disconnected<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4306.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />to get the engine running pin 2 and 8 from egs have to be shorted since we no longer have the autobox. this applies to GM gearbox/system only<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4301.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />GM transmission connector pin numbering on the gearbox side<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4238.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />the car springs to life, the traction control, abs and brake is on due to my wheel speed sensor. airbag light is expected<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4310.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />the magic stick<img src="http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy197/aidilj/manual%20conversion/IMG_4307.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />it took us the whole day to do the swap with some hiccups along the way. experiencing the amount of work involved, it would take me a long time to finish if I can finish at all to DIY this. thanks to the boys of ZF auto, McFir7 and ramsing for advice on the phone.the car feels much lighter and zippier now. I don't really like the clutch pedal placement not being more to the left. One thing to do immediately is to get/make a noise dampener at the shifter as road and engine noise is a bit too much than before.</blockquote>

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