SpaceYam
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- 2014 Ford Focus ST
Hey guys,
I've been trying to do as much research as I can by searching and not asking too much questions, but as I'm planning on doing my manual conversion around New Years and trying to avoid spending as much money as possible in order to get the bulk of the work done when the car won't be needed, I figure I should start asking questions early .
Basically, the situation as I understand it is that I'll need to get all the parts and it would be wise to get a new flywheel and clutch plate.
I'm budgeting $1600 for the parts, and hoping to get them cheaper than that, but that's not including the price of a new flywheel and clutch plate which I know will set me back up to $1k for both.
What I'm hoping for is to be able to do the manual conversion with all of the second hand parts, and then replace the clutch and flywheel at a later date if necessary.
From my limited understanding, the flywheel for the Ecotec is non-serviceable. Exactly what sort of wear and tear are we talking about here?
I'm hoping to get the parts from a VT - VY manual with no more than 150k on the clock, obviously less is better. Is there any reason a well driven manual gearbox (ie. from someone who actually knows how to change gears properly) would not fit well in my car?
I've been trying to do as much research as I can by searching and not asking too much questions, but as I'm planning on doing my manual conversion around New Years and trying to avoid spending as much money as possible in order to get the bulk of the work done when the car won't be needed, I figure I should start asking questions early .
Basically, the situation as I understand it is that I'll need to get all the parts and it would be wise to get a new flywheel and clutch plate.
I'm budgeting $1600 for the parts, and hoping to get them cheaper than that, but that's not including the price of a new flywheel and clutch plate which I know will set me back up to $1k for both.
What I'm hoping for is to be able to do the manual conversion with all of the second hand parts, and then replace the clutch and flywheel at a later date if necessary.
From my limited understanding, the flywheel for the Ecotec is non-serviceable. Exactly what sort of wear and tear are we talking about here?
I'm hoping to get the parts from a VT - VY manual with no more than 150k on the clock, obviously less is better. Is there any reason a well driven manual gearbox (ie. from someone who actually knows how to change gears properly) would not fit well in my car?