Auto trans to manual conversion

[WannaZed]

Hi all, have been looking for a 260Z 2+2 with the aim of restoring it and adding a few mods. Come across one with a small amount of surface rust at a reasonable price but has an auto trans. Can anyone advise me if a conversion to a manual trans involves a lot of work and how available the manual transmissions are, or should I keep looking. Also have noticed alot of 260's getting sold for parts. Are parts becoming hard to get?

[Scoota G]

Try this topic.

 

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,1986.0.html

 

If somone dosen't know here, it's not worth knowing. Gearboxes show up in the For Sale section all the time. If it's a good price for what you're getting then grab it.

[Quandary]

I did a swap and having never done a job like this before that guide was damn good.  Nothing seems to have broken yet anyway.   I would just be concerned about the condition of the car.  When you get around to a conversion the hardest part to source is the factory manual pedals.  I'm sure something else would go nicely but I was too embarrassed to ask what other guys had done.    Good luck, hope you do buy a bus.

[stevo_gj]

Welcome!

 

It's a reasonably straight forward job with the guide.

 

Some parts are common, some aren't (like 240z door mirrors). 260z 2+2s were quite common so parts aren't too rare for them. I would recommend browsing round the forum to get a better idea.

 

Almost every question about 260z ownership you will have is going to have been asked before. I recommend using the search function (top right of page, make sure go to the main forum page AKA index before you use it) every time you have a question and if you don't get any answers from that at least you will be able to ask for help with a bit more background knowledge.

 

Good luck finding a Z

[WannaZed]

Thanks all, this is all new to me...