IMHO it's not worth it at all. Heatware Ebay feedback. Why do you want a manual car? Is it to learn to drive on a manual or to get more fun out of that old car? Sell your car. Buy another car. I love how all the geeks talking about their first car think engines and trannies can be swapped around like CPUs and vid cards in a computer.
Wasn't there some guy who was posting about how he's buying a first car, and swapping in an engine? Like an engine swap is something you just do in your driveway with a wrench and a ball-peen hammer or something.
Well, I don't know, maybe Honda engines are like that Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like. How hard is it to swap auto to manual? How much does it cost to manual convert? Is an automatic better than a manual? Are manual cars cheaper? What are cheap manual cars? What is the most reliable manual car? What is the best cheap manual car? What is the most fun manual car to drive?
What is the easiest manual car to drive? Many non-stock combinations are possible. Examples include Powerglides behind big blocks, Muncies behind straight sixes, Turbo-hydro-backed V6s and a host of others. It was almost like Chevrolet engineers envisioned the whole swapping scheme: Chevy included a number of different cross members and a series of holes drilled into the front subframe just for this purpose. The basic cross members can be broken down into three groups: the Turbohydramatic examples, non-TH examples and big block versions.
The good news is these pieces are readily available from the aftermarket. And so are all of the other transmission cross members. In the end, you have to be sure to use the correct cross member for the appropriate transmission. In addition, the basic transmission mount affectionately referred to as the "mounting" in original GM parts catalogs is similar for all examples.
Aftermarket solid versions are available, but it has been our experience that these pieces are best left to the drag race-only crowd. Coupled with solid motor mounts, these parts have a tendency to bind the entire powertrain together too tightly. The result is often broken mount ears on four speed cases or completely fractured case assemblies on automatics. Stick with the OE-style rubber hardware. Your transmission will be much happier, and the restoration aftermarket has a full complement of replacement transmission mountings.
As you can see, swapping to a stick in a vintage car is generally a straightforward operation. You just have to know what fits what. For a closer look, see the accompanying photos. The pointer shows the clip that must be removed prior to sliding the pedal pin out of the pedal mount.
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