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    for those interested in auto to manual swap....

    yea im doin the swap on my 95 m3



    many ADVERTISED prices cost alot for complete kits, the best place to get a kit for cheap is Bararian Auto Recylcing in sacramento, CA......you have to call to get a price, i got a full kit from a 95 m3 donor car for $1000



    i opted for a new clutch for a total cost of $1300, and $100 shipping to new york, the kit included a ZF tranny, driveshaft, pedal assembly, shifter, and all the neccessary assembly



    im doing the work myself (im 19) with my dad in our garage, on the first day we got the full exhaust system out, driveshaft, and half of the bolts holding the tranny in. second day we go the the rest of the tranny out, and set up the pedal assembly and ran hard and soft lines to the master/slave cylinders,thats as far as we got



    if your mechanically inclined and have the tools, i highly suggest you do it yourself, it keeps costs down is a learning/bragging experience



    fyi, all the parts are bolt on direct replacement, there is no drilling, welding, dremiling......the brake resoiver has a nipple for the hose going to the master cylinder, theres a perfect size hole in the firewall already, the brake/clutch assemply bolts into the same spot as the old brake asembly, etc...if you want ill let you know how the rest of the swap goes.....hope this helps!



    oh yea, f$ck those who say it cant be done and is too expensive :box:

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    INSANE! Ive always heard the tranny swaps are a PITA, especially on imports. And sometimes not even possible at all. PROPS eace:

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      #3
      Did you put the 6 speed in?

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        #4
        INSANE! Ive always heard the tranny swaps are a PITA, especially on imports.



        I have plenty of VW friends that have done tranny swaps and it's very straight forward. All of them say the most difficult part is getting the old pedal cluster out and the new one in (apparently the interior is pretty much built around the pedal cluster at the factory).



        If you think about it, any car (VW, BMW, Honda, etc) that came from the factory in both auto and stick forms has to be engineered to accept both, fairly easily. Engineers are not going to design two completely different installation setups for auto and stick. That is not practical from production and financial stand points. The car and production line are designed so that an auto or stick and be installed almost interchangeably with the same tools, mounts, etc.



        Of course the logistics of doing a tranny swap is more difficult when you don't have access to a lift. But if you can get a "kit" or have a complete car to reference, it's not hard at all. It's just time.



        FLi

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          #5
          soudns like just the 5 speed.. but still a very nice task to take care of.. u should take pics as u go and we can use those for the FAQ section (even though its realy nott aht much of an FAQ, it would still be nice to have)

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            #6
            yea its a 5 speed



            as for pics, it would be pretty much pointless........i have a bunch of pics from SupaBima at bf.c, and it really didnt help



            the bentley has all the pics/info you really need



            keep ya guys posted

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