Possible tanny swap record

Barca04 · Apr 19th, 2004, 11:23 AM

So about a month ago i decided to go ahead and make my auto to a manual. I went online and bought a 95 200sx with the same milage of my car for 800 bucks. It was hit on the right nose but nothing to serious. This was last week when i bought the car. This past friday we decided to start it. We started the swap friday at noon and finished it sunday at 6pm. Im not postive but i think that was pretty fast cuz i was really someone else's tranny swap and it said it took them 3 weeks. The only think about this swap was that we did work our a*s off. It took a total of 26 hrs to do the swap. It was pretty much wake up work then go straight 2 sleep to wake up and continue working. Well to finish it up let me say that the swap was worth it. My car is a completely different car and it is a lot lot faster being manual then auto.

James · Apr 19th, 2004, 11:25 AM

Sorry dude, did mine in two days, started saturday morning and finished sunday afternoon. I started working at 8 and stopped at 4 (dinner with wife) and started at 2 on sunday and finished like two hours later.

Sanyo · Apr 19th, 2004, 09:20 PM

We'll I'm good at wiring (can wire most anything) but never replaced a clutch. How much total did it cost you James?

James · Apr 19th, 2004, 09:22 PM

Its not hard... just prepare all the stuff as you buy it... basically, its no harder than doing a clutch job with some drilling and removing the auto equipment... oh yeah and the wiring but I suck at wiring, had AznVirus help me do that...

B14_Stealth · Apr 24th, 2004, 12:40 AM

did you guys do it at your own houses.. just with jacks.. or u used a lift?

OmegaManEX · Apr 24th, 2004, 01:47 AM

man i soooo much wannnna do this swap now , i actually even have the money burning a hole in my pocket right now! ... i dont know whats holding me back?

i have 1 question .. if i do find a good complete parts can in the junkyard , will i have to buy anything else other than what on that car?

B14_Stealth · Apr 24th, 2004, 03:32 AM

i wanna do the swap too..but i dont know how to do it and i can't afford to have my car down for long period of time, its my daily driver.
Anyone knows how much it costs for labor for a body shop/mechanic to do it if i get the parts?

James · Apr 24th, 2004, 08:38 AM

Yeah, one 3.5 ton large jack, one 1 ton small jack, two jackstands... that's it. Done in a weekend (the mechanical part anyways).

LIUSPEED · Apr 24th, 2004, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OmegaManEX

man i soooo much wannnna do this swap now , i actually even have the money burning a hole in my pocket right now! ... i dont know whats holding me back?

i have 1 question .. if i do find a good complete parts can in the junkyard , will i have to buy anything else other than what on that car?

im with omega im so ready to do this swap as well but i cant afford too long of a down time cuz this is my daily driver...

lshadoff · Apr 24th, 2004, 10:09 AM

I think Mike Jez has the record. He can remove a trans in 20 minutes. No joke.

http://www.se-r-list.org/new-archive...07/013342.html

Lew

**wes** · Apr 24th, 2004, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lshadoff

I think Mike Jez has the record. He can remove a trans in 20 minutes. No joke.

http://www.se-r-list.org/new-archive...07/013342.html

Lew

HAHAHAHA I sooo remember that. Mike is hilarious.

James · Apr 24th, 2004, 02:50 PM

Alright... going down to practice now...

gotta beat 20 min.

B14_Stealth · Apr 24th, 2004, 08:59 PM

lol
wanna practice on my car hehe

Sanyo · Apr 24th, 2004, 09:12 PM

So whose comming to my 'crib' to do mine in 20 minutes? I'll supply all the alcohol

B14_Stealth · Apr 24th, 2004, 09:16 PM

no man .. my crib is next, ill supply twice as much booze as Sanyo :0