ok im buying a fd r1 thats automatic and blown motor and i have a chance to buy a jdm with manual tranny and a good motor and also it has its ecu so any advise can help ive rebuilt other cars and worked in a garage and know my way around cars so im just swapinf ecu and motor and tranny with swaping rear end and is thing else i need to know

 

Check to see if its RHD car, being as you say (JDM) i am asuming that it is. Then again i am unsure if it would even pose a problem.

 

Go into the 3rd Gen Section and search. This topic has been covered many times so you will be able to find all of the answers you need. Good luck!