I am doing an auto to manual swap on a 97 civic HB. I got a full manual swap (and motor d16y7 with 120k) for $300 so i will have everything except the wiring harness.

Now the wiring harness will conect straight up to mine and all i have to do is do the wire those 3 wires together and rewire 2 wires?

Any extra advice i should be given?

I almost have everything out of the car and i still need to do the pedals. Im a little well actually nervous about doing this i just hope that i can get everything in and working.

 

i foudn some articles let me re-find them

 

just dont get discouraged, like it may seem hard at times and like you can't do it but if you get lost come read some articles and it should get you back on track, it isn't the hardest thing. Although getting the tranny in without a lift is kinda hard

 

Oh im replacing the motor at the same time so i will be dropping in the motor and the tranny.

 

do you have all the tranny mounts?

 

yep im actually buying a 2nd set of the 2 mounts and one bracket for $5 to make sure

 

wow... where are you getting this stuff so cheap? id like to swap this summer aslo.

 

one kid wants to get rid of the swap (oh and maybe has a bent valve) and a friend of mine has a wrecked 98 civic and ive been getting parts off of him. I got teh pedals for $15, the ex cluster for $40 and im getting the mounts and radiator for $15 total.

 

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man... you are so lucky! good luck with everything

 

i recently did auto to manual. i found it is much easier to change just the brake pedal rather than the whole assembly just remove the bolt that it pivots on and the spring and swap it out.
or maybe you already knew that

 

Just make sure you have the mounts(manual not automatic) and you'll be fine.

 

is the whole cutting that hump part hard?

 

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No just get a couple of cutting wheels. you will be fine.
you don't even need to take the brake pedal off just cut it to fit. i did that before and it worked great.

 

wow i never really thought about cutting the brake pedal, that seems like a good idea. thanks

 

I just did my frist auto to manual swap and i say is a pice of cake .. be sure u have the right parts and mount , well i dont know bt on eg chassis the tranny bracket are diferent from the auto to the manual chassis

 

yeah they are different, i have everything i need besides a shift ****, boot, and wiring harness.


Just to make sure this will hook right up to my existing harness?

 

?

 

i dont think you'll need a harness? the existing one should work... maybe im wrong.

 

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Im 95% it will work i just want to make sure

 

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???

 

anyone?

 

it should .. and cutting out the auto bracket sucked ***** for me .. along with the shift pin and pedals.. but everything else was alright

 

thanks man, yeah i tihnk im just going to take out my seats when i do teh pedals

 

the wire harness could work all you have to get is a manual ecu and you will be ready to go. gl!