hi guys,iam thinking of getting my 1991 Jap TT converted to manual,and was wondering what your thoughts were,what ,if you have had it done,your advice is as far as who to do it, and if you encountered any probs?and if so what i should look out for,also ive fitted a new centre bearing ,have i wasted my time and money as i gather they would have to fit a new prop,or can the bearing be put on the new prop,cheers guys,any advice would be much appriciated

Hi mate, Got mine done at Ztech and am very happy with it. Reccomend you avoid stock Clutch though, Ztech do an RPS uprated version as standard. The Turbos on the autos are smaller so therefore spool up quicker making the drive quite frisky lets say. :D

 

only Advice i'd have is get it done by someone who knows the cars otherwise you'll be forever taking it back and forth and make sure that who ever does it Tightens the Starter motor up nice and tight ;)

 

Finish in the cockpit is good ad looks just like manual N/A I had so no worries there... all in all I reckon its the best upgrade so far! (not that I had a choice as my autobox went bang 2 weeks after buying the car :rant: )

 

Hope this helps :D

cheers mate,i was thinking of ztech,just wanted to make sure it was worth the investment the thing is some people say,just sell yours and buy a manual,but i love my car and have spent many hours looking after it and have spent thousands on getting the car mechanically perfect and this is the last thing i want to do,how long did ztech have it for?cheers

They had it for a couple of weeks... but only coz I broke down near em. I think the job took about a week all in all. I know what you mean about the car, I love mine but every time something goes wrong with it the missus has a go at me for spending money on an old car when I could buy something newer (not as much fun though)... and better the devil you know I reckon... I know Ztech are pretty well booked up at the mo but get in quick and hopfully you'll be back cruisin before summers gone. If you haven't done it already while it's there get a Rad upgrade, Koyo, better than making the 2 trips that I have to now...

 

Just so you know when I got it done it cost me £1500 +VAT but prices may have changed so don't take that as gospel

Me and my son converted mine in a day, started at 9.30am and I was driving home at 4.30pm. Where the hell does two weeks come from ??

Me and my son converted mine in a day, started at 9.30am and I was driving home at 4.30pm. Where the hell does two weeks come from ??

DO YOU WANT TO CONVERT MINE

MARK

In your area you have got Jeff Turner at Zedworld, in Tamworth. He does conversions and will probably also have all the bits available secondhand, apart from the clutch of course which would be new. Give him a call on 01827 259222 and discuss it with him.

Me and my son converted mine in a day, started at 9.30am and I was driving home at 4.30pm. Where the hell does two weeks come from ??

 

How much did the whole conversion from auto to manual including parts set back because my gearbox is on its way out and I will possibly convert it to manual.

Hi mate, Got mine done at Ztech and am very happy with it. Reccomend you avoid stock Clutch though, Ztech do an RPS uprated version as standard. The Turbos on the autos are smaller so therefore spool up quicker making the drive quite frisky lets say. :D

 

only Advice i'd have is get it done by someone who knows the cars otherwise you'll be forever taking it back and forth and make sure that who ever does it Tightens the Starter motor up nice and tight ;)

 

Finish in the cockpit is good ad looks just like manual N/A I had so no worries there... all in all I reckon its the best upgrade so far! (not that I had a choice as my autobox went bang 2 weeks after buying the car :rant: )

 

Hope this helps :D

 

Ive had 4 new gearboxes since ive had my Z, its pathetic, and now its gone again and im not getting another one, Im just going to look into getting it converted. Apparantly my gear box blows because of engine mods and power which the autobox cannot handle but then again it was just a normal jap garage that done it but this time they said it was due to the gearbox cooling fan so ive had enough also that way I can upgrade my clutch for a better one and also get a lighter flywheel while im at it.

Me and my son converted mine in a day, started at 9.30am and I was driving home at 4.30pm. Where the hell does two weeks come from ??

 

They had my car two weeks coz it went in without an appointment which meant they had to honor everyone elses job before getting round to mine ;) . The conversion its self probably took a couple of days at a guess so there we are. Not the easiest of jobs at a guess :nono: but worth the money! :D

could you tell me what is needed and needed to be done to convert an auto to a manual because my auto box has just gone so if it is not rocket sience i'll do it.

could you tell me what is needed and needed to be done to convert an auto to a manual because my auto box has just gone so if it is not rocket sience i'll do it.

 

IVE GOT A 5 SPEED BOX AND ALL PARTS TO CONVERT I AM THINKING OF SELLING

MARK

To convert you will need a manual gearbox c/w gearstick, flywheel, flywheel bolts, spigot bearing, clutch slave cylinder, clutch master cylinder, interconnecting pipe, clutch pedal+bolts/nuts, propshaft, Rubber gaiters (2) & mounting plate for gearlever to floor sealing+leather gaiter. New complete clutch assembly and 3 shredded wheat. These boxes, both manual and auto are heavy f+++++s. The wiring loom to the auto box can be removed back to a socket near the suspension mount on the drivers side, and a feed can then be taken off the same point for the reversing lights. Apart from a bit of swearing when fitting the pedal and master cylinder, the rest is straight forward.

...and you can re-use the prop centre bearing...

 

Good luck

 

Jack

 

Ps I drove an auto for 6 years now I've got a manual (both NAs) - and I have to say that the manual's much more fun...