Whats the best way to go about switching and automatic to a clutch?

trade it in for a manual....
Whats the best way to go about switching and automatic to a clutch?
The "Best" way is to get donor parts from another car of the same year %26amp; make %26amp; model and just remove the parts from clutch car to automatic car. Of course you would be replacing all worn parts (like the clutch plates, etc.)





That way any extra parts that you might be missing can be just taken off the donor car.








Good Luck...
Whats the best way to go about switching and automatic to a clutch?
It's not worth the effort. Your better to just buy a car with a manual transmission.
Reply:.........Hit the clutch


......... Hit the Gear


.............Hit the Gas..


.....N im GOne...!!





THe way I learned is by telling my moms bf to teach me......





He tried to teach me .....


.........I couldn't do it exactly as he wanted...


.....he got mad and told me to switch with him......


he got out the car and went around the back......


Before he got to me ..... I started the car ..... I hit the clutch .......the gear.... then gas..... And I was GONE...!! I left him at that corner looking stupid... hahaha......... I came back like after 10minutes........ He never let me borrow his car ever againd.... But I learned...!!
Reply:Depends on your skill level and if your car ever came in a stick model. if it didnt dont bother you need to be an engineer or a really good custom shop to pull that off
Reply:Dog of the Horn-





That is going to be quite a job. I have done a couple of these for friends.





For the older cars, IE: Classic Domestic 1972 and older, there are quite a few conversion kits available. Though its still not a simple job, and on the cars that I have done this, it has required nearly removing the dashboard, and in one case it did. Not a fun job.





When you start getting into the later cars, Mid 80's through present, then you are going to be hunting the wrecking yards for the parts, just as the other person described. The crappy part is, you had better bring a torch with you, because you are going to probably have to do some cutting to get the parts you need. The next thing is, getting the wrecking yard to allow you to cut the part(s) off their vehicle for yours.





There are some aftermarket conversion kits depending on the make and model of vehicle. But as with any conversion of this type, you can plan on your ride being out of commission for several weeks until you get the project completed.





There are some little tricks you can do though without having to go to a clutch.





Check into sequential shifter kits for your transmission. Basically it allows you to control the shifting of the transmission or allows it to perform as a regular automatic.





I know those kits are out there, because I installed one in my brother's 1990 Honda Prelude. I'm pretty sure it was a G-Reddy product, but that was a few years ago and he no longer has the vehicle. It was a fairly simple install, just had to change the valve body out, wet clutches, plates and seals. It worked really nice too.





In any event you are looking at quite a job, and its best to have someone there with you who has done this before and knows a few tricks.





My best information, would be to start looking in the Hot Rod Mags, and the Import Tuner Mags. They should have quite a bit of information. The place where we got our first information was a place called Akimoto Racing. I don't know if they are still around, but check it out!





Good Luck!

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