has anyone done a automatic to manual conversion before?


i know that im going to need a pedal asembly and then the shiftlinkage.... and then do some wiring so that is will start/get the key out.... saying that the car in no longer put into park

but really how hard is it? should i even try?

let me know what you think thanks

 

Pretty simple if you can turn a wrench man. The most difficult part is the pedal assembly. Just take out the whole pedal assembly (minus the accelerator pedal). You'll have to drill a hole in the firewall for your clutch cable. Then it is just a matter of jumping a couple of wires in the console by the shifter and then running 2 to the bay for reverse lights.
Its really quite simple once you get past the pedal assembly.
Parts needed:
Transmission
Flywheel with bolts
Clutch
Clutch Cable
Shift linkage and Shifter

Now get to work.

 

sounds good i was planning on buying a crx but it automatic.... ive taken out the pedal assembly before on on a crx and its not fun... i just wanted to some insight on the wireing aspect....

thanks for the post any more help will be appreciated..

 

Check out the FAQs.

 

dont forget the rear trans mount/bracket and the clutch cable hole should already be there its there on my hatch and sedan and theyre both auto...im getting ready to do this on my sedan wont be messin with the hatch cuz im swaping it

 

Ah yes, forgot about the rear mount. And the hole was already there for the cable? That's f'd up. There wasn't a hole on my 89 sedan.

 

and here u go http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=1033 i dont think the link in the FAQ works anymore

 

yeah its there on my 90 sedan...pretty sure my hatch has one too its a 91 maybe there was a plug u didnt take out??? thats weird i did this swap in my old 90 prelude si i had back in high school and all the stuff was there just plugged up and had blank plates bolted on that came right off....it makes sense for honda to just use a universal firewall with everything auto/manual there already so theres not a diff firewall for auto or manual cars its all about saving money lol

 

That's what I'd have thought as well. But nope, I had no plug or anything on the firewall.

 

weird...maybe they started doing it in 90....weird....

 

honestly the swap is no that hard, me and a friend knocked it out in about 7 hours.
as mentioned already the pedals are the worst of it. i did it on a 88 hatch and i had to drill a whole in the firewall for the clutch cable. wiring is easy. def check the faq there is a few good walkthroughs in there.

 

it doenst matter what pedels i use? i bought integra pedals will they work in 88 civic?

 

I am interested in all of your automatic parts.

I'm doing a manual to automatic swap lol, please pm me if you are interested in selling.

 

 

it doenst say what pedals i can use. says to get pedals that match ex. no crusie control car no cruise control pedals

 

how are people mounting the shift linkage in the cabin? there is no holes stock is it ok to drill them if so what to do so water and debree dont get into the cabin

 

http://www.dreambeamz.com/crx/auto2man.htm

 

thanks killer91

 

im in the process of doing it and the hardest parts been the pedal assembly
the reast is not that hard