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02-10-2006, 04:28 PM
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Double Banger
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Ride: Worked Vs 304 Utility
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth. WA
Posts: 168
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urgent gearbox question
gday all if this question ****es you off because its been asked before then please dont answer, but i need some quick info for a manual conversion. i live in perth and my auto VR just took a bad turn and i dont think the gearbox is gonna last more than a few days. i need to know if theres anywhere in perth that u can get a conversion done, and whether they do it for you or if you have to do it yourself. ive got $3000 to play with so hopefully that would cover it. any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited by betts; 02-10-2006 at 04:44 PM.
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05-10-2006, 08:07 AM
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Ride: killa vr
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Melborne
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ebay u can pick up a whole manual conversion for around the 1500 mark gives you enough money left over to get a cam or exhaust and extractors if you dont allready have them
Or buy a heavy duty clutch for your new manual
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05-10-2006, 11:31 AM
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Ride: Supercharged 97 VS Calais
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: North Parramatta
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Agree with above... $1500 should cover a manual conversion without too much drama.
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05-10-2006, 07:24 PM
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Ride: 'Ruby' 1991 VN Exec / 1999 VT HSV XU6
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: S/E Melb
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If you shop around, and source parts, you should be able to do well, and get it done reasonably cheaply. Plus, you'll have a bit of cash left over to play around with.
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06-10-2006, 08:47 AM
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Double Banger
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Ride: Worked Vs 304 Utility
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth. WA
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yea ive just bought a conversion from ebay yesterday and its coming early next week. now i just need someone to install it. ive heard there are a lot of people who dick you around with these kinda things. do you know of somebody whos reliable?
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06-10-2006, 08:51 AM
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Ride: Supercharged 97 VS Calais
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: North Parramatta
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That is an excellent question and what I also would like to know (considering manual conversion one day myself) is how much would the labour cost?
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* Yella Terra 10psi Stealth pulley
* NGK BPR6-EF 1 range colder spark plugs gapped to 1.0mm
* 82 deg C thermostat
* Twin cat 2.25" into 3" exhaust
* 3.9:1 LSD, speedo corrected
* 17" wheels with 235/45 Kumho Ecsta KU31's
* Lowered springs
* Blue LED dash & interior illumination
* Sony MP3 head unit, JL Audio splits, monoblock and sub
* Best 1/4 ET - 14.581, 2.003 sec 60 foot time recorded with badly slipping auto. Fully rebuilt with billet servos and stage 2 shift kit coming soon!
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06-10-2006, 07:23 PM
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Double Banger
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Ride: Worked Vs 304 Utility
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth. WA
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well ive found someone who can do it for me and he quoted me $600 for labour providing he doesnt have to get any extra parts. i bought the kit off ebay and the business i got it from promised me it was complete with everything you needed, and they said everything. ive got a mate who has just told me that u need a new engine if u convert to manual, i think he doesnt know what hes talking about but i wanna be sure haha, so anybody done this on a VR? did u need a new engine?
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07-10-2006, 10:31 PM
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Ride: VR 1994 Commodore
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lol man u shouldnt need a new engine, u should be safe
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07-10-2006, 10:45 PM
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Ride: TT Supra/HZ Ute.
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No you wont need a new engine.
$600 doesn't sound too bad, where was that at?
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09-10-2006, 11:54 AM
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Double Banger
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Ride: Worked Vs 304 Utility
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth. WA
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haha to be honest im not sure where its at. somewhere south of the river i know, but im gonna call in the next few days and cruise down there to tlk to the bloke. so ill let u know when i find out. but yea i thought $600 was pretty decent considering its a bitch of a thing to do. he also said he could get it done in two days if everything went smoothly, but these things never seem to go to plan so im not getting my hopes up yet.
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09-10-2006, 12:01 PM
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Tuned...
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Ride: BA MKII 6SPD Manual XR6 TURBO
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Perth, WA
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what the name of the company you bought the kit of?? (ebay)
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09-10-2006, 06:59 PM
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Double Banger
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Ride: Worked Vs 304 Utility
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth. WA
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CJ's Holden Spares. theyre a wrecking company based in sydney me thinks. they sell all their items on ebay. he was a real pleasure to deal with told me everything i needed to know and was more than friendly. btw ranga its caillim.
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11-10-2006, 06:33 PM
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Double Banger
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Ride: Worked Vs 304 Utility
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth. WA
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the place im getting it installed is called Southside Transmissions. their number is 94549790 but they dont show up in the phonebook for some reason. once i get it done ill post and either praise them or rip the **** out of them because they did a crap job. youll hear from me soon haha
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12-10-2006, 06:56 PM
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Ride: VS s1 and a VU Storm
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Margaret River
Posts: 345
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would be very interesting to see how it goes mate. Im currently hunting down all the parts to change my vs over, so yeah any info on your dealing with these blokes would be most appreciated.
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