civic- auto to manual ?'s

[pimpcain]

what all is involved in making a 98 civic from automatic to manual? my friend is wondering about any difficulties he might encounter. thanks in advance for all the help guys, btw its a d16.

[mikesrex]

it's pretty easy on this car, since you don't have to relocate the bracket on the frame.

you'll need the pedal assembly from a 5 speed civic, the master cylinder, clutch lines, slave cylinder. You'll need the 5 speed rear transmission bracket, top transmission bracket, and front transmission bracket. Obviously you'll need the 5 speed transmission, a 5 speed flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing, clutch fork...umm i can't think of anything else. oh yeah, you'll need the shift linkage.

You'll need to do a little wiring to get the reverse lights to work and to be able to start the car.

It's not really that difficult of a job, but it does take a lot of work.

[pimpcain]

cool, thanks alot mike. scale of 1 to 10, how difficult would you rate this job?

[AmginE]

just wait until mike helps me with my DA auto-manual-cable-hydro conversion!

[pimpcain]

just wait until mike helps me with my DA auto-manual-cable-hydro conversion!
ooh ooh ooh!!! DA!! im gettin ready to buy DA number 2 for me!! me=happy!

[mikesrex]

cool, thanks alot mike. scale of 1 to 10, how difficult would you rate this job?
well, a 1 would be knowing how to check your oil, a 10 would b assembling a motor or a transmission from a bare block or casing. Doing a motor swap would be about a 5 or a 6.

I'd say the 5 speed conversion is a 6 or a 7, just a little harder than a motor swap.

it's hard to determine how difficult a certain thing is since everyone learns in different ways. Hope that helped a lil bit.

[mikesrex]

btw you need a 5 speed ECU. i almost forgot.

also, the 5 speed flywheel bolts must be used. the auto bolts are too short to be safely used.

[pimpcain]

noted. thanks again for everything. this will really help. do you mind if i hit you up on pms if we need help mid swap? (whenever we get around to it). oh yea, about how long do you think it takes?

[mikesrex]

noted. thanks again for everything. this will really help. do you mind if i hit you up on pms if we need help mid swap? (whenever we get around to it). oh yea, about how long do you think it takes?
just IM me on AIM or call my cel. my cel is always posted in my profile on here.

oh btw, i'd say it would take a day or two to do this conversion for the first time. Someone really good at doing it could prolly do it in 4 hours.

[pimpcain]

just IM me on AIM or call my cel. my cel is always posted in my profile on here.

oh btw, i'd say it would take a day or two to do this conversion for the first time. Someone really good at doing it could prolly do it in 4 hours.
cool, thanks again. hopefully i wont need help!

[mikesrex]

would you be interested in taking pics of this project and making a "how-to" thread?

[pimpcain]

would you be interested in taking pics of this project and making a "how-to" thread?
yea, that would be cool. hopefully it will be soon. my friend really wants a manual for his car.

[cypher]

if mikes not avalible you can contact me aswell i can help you along the process

[pimpcain]

if mikes not avalible you can contact me aswell i can help you along the process
sweet. thanks alot guys

[mr.hatch]

thnx for the thread my buddy wants to do it but was scared and didnt know what to do thnx this will rly help :thumb: