Ok some weeks back ( 3 months!!!!) my autobox which has served me faultlessly for 10 years suddenly developed the usual signs of failure.

 

With a manual conversion sitting on the shelf I could have dropped ito straight in but with our normal busy workshop taking 99% of my time I thought it would be nice to use the main parts from the kit but with all new parts that wear out.

 

So I took the time to put together new hydraulic slave and master cylinders, new clutch, flywheel, new one piece propshaft, remapped a manual ecu to suit my requirements, new lower and upper rubber gaitors, new upper leather gaitors, new gearshift bushes, new pedal rubbers, new peddle shaft bushes, gearknob etc.a new engine rear crank seal was done as it would be silly not to.

 

So with Saturday workshop completed yesterday Jamie helped me massively ( big thanks) removing the autobox before leaving at 2.00pm it took me most of the afternoon and into the early evening before eventually turning the key at 8.00pm to a fully operating manual zed!! even with full workshop facilities and having done scores of conversions for customers it still a buzz when it all works first time, access to rewiring the reverse lights into the original loom and connecting the neutral switch direct to the ecu is so easy with the box out I wonder why so many are not done?

 

So there we have it, left it at the workshop as was raining outside anyway so back this afternoon to go out for a drive!!!

 

Jeff TT

Good stuff dude.

Nice one Jeff.....always a nice feeling when it goes to plan :)

 

And cheers mate, my cambelt change pics arrived in the post on Friday :).......had forgotten about those.

Hope you enjoy the drive this afternoon Jeff:thumbup1:While I love my manual I do sometimes miss the auto its a great gearbox when working well:yes:

Hey Jeff did you take any pics, we could do with our own club right up on how it's done!

congrats Jeff and welcome to the manual club!

Nice work mate, let us know how the first drive went. Did you use a new standard clutch and flywheel?

So finally the rain stopped and the sun came out around 6;30pm!! so straight to the Shell garage for £50 worth of super and off we go and what a difference!!!!! I loved my auto when it was working correctly but at my modest level of upgrade ( 14psi /JWT Eprom) the manual makes the performance so much more accessible.

 

Mad that even though we work on zeds 6 days a week every week could not help smiling all the way home, ( the long way around of course)

 

So did not take any pics whilst doing the work but did a few today with my phone below.

 

Ok so a different level for changing gear now??

 

 

 

An extra pedal too...

 

 

 

New pipework arrangement an extra master cylinder...

 

 

Reverse lights connection....

 

 

 

More electrical connections....Neutral switch...

 

 

Organic full face clutch with high load cover...

 

 

Checking all ok...

 

 

 

 

Ticking over waiting to go

 

 

 

Need a kip now!!!

 

Jeff TT

Edited June 24, 201213 yr by JeffTT

Nice work Jeff - glad you have got your car sorted matey!!!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

Nice work Jeff - glad you have got your car sorted matey!!!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

 

Thanks, been a little wait to get it done but will now get some more use I think this Summer.

 

Jeff