VZ manual conversion

[Static89]

My mate has a vz acclaim and would like to put a manual in it, figured id ask here for him see how much it would cost and what would be needed?

any ideas?

Mark

[andyman]

im doing it at the moment, ill let you know how it goes,

it is expensive though, so id say, unless you need a wagon like me, just sell it and buy an sv6, cause the cost involved in a sedan wouldnt justify it i dont believe

[Torquative]

mmm yes and no

I'll be doing it to my Acclaim but not for another 2 or 3 years

[doms3]

My wife wanted to do hers but $$ aint worth it for us.just going to gett a ss wagon eventually instead

[jacobthompson]

I want to do my 2003 vy acclaim but im not sure if they are the same. I live in mount annan in sydney and my mechanic said $1500 for labor if i supply the parts, but i have no idea what parts are needed.
Ummm i would say that if you get the parts second hand and work it out yourself then it might work better than getting a mechanic to do it. there are cheap gearboxes around but you need to find them first.
cheers, jake.
Please let me know if i am wrong at all. I really only go off what the mechanics tell me.