Who Is After A Manual Conversion These Days?

[social]

Sup Ppls.
Just curious to know who is after a manual conversion for their commies these days whether it be a vl / vn / vs or watever. And if you havent got one yet, whats your reason?

[walesy]

its just personal preference for most people... ive always prefered a stallied and kitted auto over a manual but most people screw up their faces and try tell me how much better a manual is

[STEALTHY™]

its just personal preference for most people... ive always prefered a stallied and kitted auto over a manual but most people screw up their faces and try tell me how much better a manual is

Do you have a clutch pedal? /Argument

[walesy]

i dont need a clutch pedal

[STEALTHY™]

i dont need a clutch pedal

Its an age old argument, but the result is always if its not a dedicated strip car, manual is the way to go! Even tho Ben Bray can run something stupid like a 7 with a manual and clutch setup! Auto times don't mean shit in my eyes

[voxbox]

This is my first auto after 15 years of manuals.. so far i'm enjoying it. There's a few things that erk me.. not holding gear how i want, not shifting down when i want, etc etc.. but most of my driving is suburban peak-hour shite. My previous car was a somewhat-modified Mazda HB 929 turbo, with a big clutch.. it wasn't great for peak-hour driving. An auto just makes more sense more of the time for me at present.

[walesy]

a shiftkit will help with the shifting problems voxbox

[voxbox]

Yeah, i'm looking at that. I'd like to drive a car with one fitted so i can feel the difference, before i go ahead with it.

[walesy]

yeh its not for everyone... some people dont like the firm shifts

[voxbox]

I'd much rather have firm shifts than clutch packs slipping away every time it changes gear..

[Swordsy]

I get bored driving auto's
I bought a conversion kit for my HZ, it came with a rego'd VN wagon attached :P (and fuel injection)

[Swordsy]

I get bored driving auto's
I bought a conversion kit for my HZ, it came with a rego'd VN wagon attached :P (and fuel injection)

[LightningVP]

I'd love to convert mine, but just can't justify the funds right now (as I have already told you) but yeah one of those people that were "born" to drive a manual, as if was only my "first" car wasn't quite worried that the VP was auto

[TVR-190]

i only went for my auto license so im only allowed to drive auto's

[social]

i only went for my auto license so im only allowed to drive auto's

over here in SA, we dont have to go for a MANUAL or a AUTO liscence, we can do our VORT test or w/e for our p's in either and be able to drive either one after

[social]

guess there really isnt many people after conversions lol

[lukieboy]

im hanging to get my vp converted but funds and the gf .......i am broke and she can only drive autos I cant wait till she buys a van

[social]

haha lol, vans are still pimp...like the VW's lol flowerpainted...gotta ave one b4 my time is over 4sure lol. wat u recon is a fair price for a conversion?

[Vt-Brrrlina]

id love to have my vp manualised but cant afford to pay someone to do it - and not comfortable doin conversion myself - any perthies good at doin em lol

[social]

tbh mate its seriously not that hard, its just pulling off a few bolts and swaping over pretty much. that sthe extremely basic version but all u need is a hoist / pit / jacks and stands a set of sockets and ratchet and a mate

[walesy]

and a few drinks for afters

[social]

haha yea, its funny, ppl want conversions but dnt wana buy em lol

[Morton]

It's actually a LOT of hard work for someone who's not too mechanically minded, or not too strong You need a proper torque wrench for fitting the flywheel and pressure plate, you need a good understanding of a transmission and clutch for assembly of the bellhousing and clutch parts, and you need some fancy extenders and a good comperhensive set of spanners to get some of the tricky stuff apart.

But the most important thing you need, that a lot of people seem to be missing from their toolkit these days, is a big box of common sense.

Getting the manual box lined up to slide onto the motor, or lifting the T700 out, are very physically intensive for anybody without a good jack to help them out.

[social]

omg, i was ripped, i didnt get any of that in my tookbox when i bought it! and i paid $300! spewin!

PS: morton wana buy a converison lol for a v6 u dnt have

[Morton]

haha, I've got enough gearboxes in the garage thanks