foreverlucid

Hello out there..new to the site and the rx7 world.. I am trying to find my first rx7. I have been looking now for a month or so trying to find something that is in my budget and that I can build up. So far everytime I find a rx7 in my price range it is a auto tranny..Was curious on your input on converting a auto trans to manual trans! I have been told by one shop so far the it is very costly and time consuming(not worth it). Any information would be greatly appreciated?

I do plan on removing the entire drive train and building the car from scratch!

THANKS-Michael

Jsquared

good question. i've thought of the same thing, even though i'm not exactly in the market there was a nice vintage red '93 R1-look for sale near me, and when i checked it out, it had only 12k miles, and was in IMMACULATE condition, but was asking $24k firm (looked at the info sheet under the rear hatch before actually looking inside it). i thought "way out of my range, even with help from the parents" but read the options list on it anyway... then i hit "automatic transmission" and nearly puked. looked into the driver window to double-check, and my heart dropped. which is partly the reason i call it an "R1-look", i don't think he listed it as an R1, but i thought it was when i first saw it due to the exterior. the R1's didn't come with an auto gearbox or the Bose wave system did they?

anyhow enough with my ramblings, most auto-to-manual conversions are tough, and with the PPF (power plant frame) in the way i think it might be a bear to do. but if you are ripping the drivetrain out anyway it might not be so bad... anyone on here able to help this guy out?

man_of_steel

www.sevenspeed.com

George Dodsworth from that store does a lot, some of the members of the forum. I plan on switching my auto fd to 4.33 gears in (hopefully!) 6 months. They quote about 1300 labor, and ask you to find the parts (you should be able to for a little over 1000)

I suggest searching for "tranny", "transmission", "switchover", and the like...

JONSKI

If it had leather, Bose, sunroof, and auto tranny, then it was probably a Touring package. I've got the same car, and I really want a manual tranny, but somehow I'm not complaining.

foreverlucid

I have been looking and looking for more info on tranny conversions...no luck! Looks like it is just to much of a pain than anything.

I talked to one person that knew someone that did this and they said that the work was way extreme specially when it came to the $$.

Well the search goes on for a manual tranny!

JONSKI

Don't despair, there is yet light at the end of the tunnel.

Assuming it's a 3rd gen swap...
http://jrx7.rx7life.com/auto5speedswap.htm

Keep trying the search function as well.

foreverlucid

Thank you much! Awesome...this is definitly what I am looking for! People I have been talking to have given me no hope..this is the best information I have seen so far!

Thanks again!

JONSKI

You're welcome.