i wanted to see if anybody has every done/attempted a manual swap for an eg at all? im looking to rebuild my d series just for my daily driver, might add boost, but would like the 5 spd...any info would be very helpful

 

Of course it's been done.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/642479

 

how much work is needed to do this? what all do i need?

 

Click the link, and read through the FAQ's. There are a number of threads there about auto->manual swaps.