Manual Conversion - Page 3

cringe · 21-08-2006, 03:10 PM

ordered a pin kit today.. they reckon i'll have it tomorrow.

gave up on making my own.

falconkid · 21-08-2006, 06:09 PM

i ordered one today aswell, they said i'll have it tomorrow.

JIM

Christiaan · 21-08-2006, 06:09 PM

Good luck guys

Pics of the install would be good!

falconkid · 21-08-2006, 06:32 PM

the two sensors on the T5 are reverse switch and neutral switch, i know what the reverse switch does, but what does the neutral switch do.

JIM

efgiar · 21-08-2006, 06:51 PM

the top switch on the gear box is ur neutral switch, it stop u from starting ur car if it is in gear. i disabled mine by bridging the wires. mal wood are pretty good with delivery, i ordered mine at 3ish oclock and got it first thing next morning.

Christiaan · 21-08-2006, 07:33 PM

the neutral switch is there to stop the car from being started in gear without the clutch switch enabled.

Basically, if the car is in gear, with the clutch in, it will start.

If it's in gear, without the clutch in, it won't start.

efgiar · 21-08-2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cringe

You can still see machining marks.

Clutch looks brand new!

They weren't lying when they said the clutch was recently replaced.
nice. just clutch cable to remove now, and then can wheel the beast out 'o the shed. :evil_laug

that clutch looks likes it been thru a bit of heat? like red hot heat from when they tried to do a burnout and just burnt the clutch... maybe? lol

kyro_02 · 21-08-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SupahStah

Hypocritical paracite.
Supahstah

OHLOL

falconkid · 22-08-2006, 12:35 AM

which way does the clutch plate face, does the raise splined section face the flywheel?

JIM

cringe · 22-08-2006, 12:19 PM

umm.. the way it is in my photo is the way it goes, i'll have a look when i get home..

ps. i got my clutch pin kit this morning.. man they don't mess around with the shipping.

falconkid · 22-08-2006, 12:37 PM

i havent got the pin kit yet...
still waiting
thats the way i put the plate in.

JIM

Christiaan · 22-08-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cringe

umm.. the way it is in my photo is the way it goes, i'll have a look when i get home..

ps. i got my clutch pin kit this morning.. man they don't mess around with the shipping.

Yeah mate, it's good. Mal wood are a top operation. See how well the pin is designed? You could make your own one, but it wouldn't be as good as that one. Plus it'd take you longer and probably end up being more expensive in time.

Hope it all goes in alright. It's worth it in the end. I won't forget the feeling i had when i had a friction point with the cart, and it moved. It was aweeeeeeeeeesome!

cringe · 22-08-2006, 05:38 PM

ok, kit installed, took all of 15 minutes.. :1syellow1

pedal matches with auto pedal perfectly.. although i have the manual brake pedal, might as well change it, but to get to clip on brake pin i need to unbolt a circuit box of some sort.. i'll do this later tonight.

but yeah the pin kit is well made, shipped quickly and fits perfectly.. really simple install and feels strong.

will fire up camera phone after and get a pic or two.. :1syellow1

also whacked the clutch cable in and hooked it up to the pedal, just looped and cable tied it in the engine bay for now, so i'm ready for the gearbox next.. just waiting for a shifter boot that i got on ebay.. (bay ford?).. so that when i install it all it's a nice finish.

RavenLS1 · 22-08-2006, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SupahStah

So you say the Auto ECU is the same as the manual ECU ??
I do not see how it can be 100% fine if your running an auto ecu on a manual box??

no, i did not say anywhere in my post that they are exactly the same, what i did say is that i run an auto comp with no problems, IE revs hanging.

falconkid · 22-08-2006, 11:43 PM

my conversion is finished, the only thing that gave me the s@#ts was the dicky little clip on the clutch pedal that holds the cable, what a piece of c^&p they are. finally did some home mods to it and it worked a treat. i love the 5 speed, i have 3.91 diff gears too!!! great fun

JIM

cringe · 23-08-2006, 04:25 PM

i got my shifter boot off ebay today. it clips right in where the auto section clips in.. this is gonna be a sweet idea swapping this manual in once it's done.. just have to pick up spigot from autobarn tonight.. then i think i have everything.. except for the resistor for the temp sensor wiring..

cringe · 23-08-2006, 04:47 PM

here's my new shifter boot.

here's the malwood clutch pin kit.

here's how my clutch pedal sits next to my auto brake pedal (to be grinder'd).

: oh yeah, my amp power wire ran through the clutch hole.. dammit!

out:

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**Professor Farnsworth** · 23-08-2006, 04:56 PM

you people are wizards. i'd love to convert my 5 litre EL Ghia to manual.. but i've got a chronic knee injury from work :( I miss manuals a lot.

efgiar · 23-08-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cringe

pedal matches with auto pedal perfectly.. although i have the manual brake pedal, might as well change it, but to get to clip on brake pin i need to unbolt a circuit box of some sort.. i'll do this later tonight.

you dont need to, its a bit of a squeeze but ive never unbolted the fuse box to do it, even with the abs module up there its even tighter but still can be done

BLSTIC · 23-08-2006, 09:41 PM

man, that is identical to the one i made. I just had a longer thread and a cone washer. No reason i couldnt fit a spacer on it though, i just didnt have the time.

Christiaan · 23-08-2006, 09:47 PM

You don't need to change the brake pedal. Just hacksaw/airsaw the auto one.

cringe · 23-08-2006, 10:42 PM

i got in there tonight and got the clip off the end of the brake pin, but the bastard wouldn't move.. dammit.. have replaced the clip again..

efgiar, once you get the clip off yours is the pin easy to slide out? or super tight?

Christiaan · 23-08-2006, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cringe

i got in there tonight and got the clip off the end of the brake pin, but the bastard wouldn't move.. dammit.. have replaced the clip again..

efgiar, once you get the clip off yours is the pin easy to slide out? or super tight?

The brake pedal is one of the most awful things to change. I rate it in the top 10 "**** jobs i hate performing on a falcon", along with parcel shelf work, and changing diffs.

Just airsaw/hack saw the goddam brake pedal!

MRE-40L · 23-08-2006, 11:48 PM

FOr the ECU Auto trick
place a 1.2kOmh resistor small black plug
and on the large white plug ,place a 7.2kOmh resistor
black - white trace
yellow - no trace
hope fully this will help

efgiar · 24-08-2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cringe

i got in there tonight and got the clip off the end of the brake pin, but the bastard wouldn't move.. dammit.. have replaced the clip again..

efgiar, once you get the clip off yours is the pin easy to slide out? or super tight?

no it will be very tight, would be like that from factory, i used a hammer in there but had to move the abs module to do it, try getting a socket on it (just to sit on it not to undo anything) and hit the socket with a hammer so that the socket lets you hit it without hitting the actual pedal box if u kno what i mean. its not THAT easy but its so much quicker then replacing the pedal box

OR u can do what has been mentioned and cut the pedal off on 1 side or grab the manual one and compare it to ur auto one for were to cut it, IIRC they are very similar arm lengths/bends just gotta know were to cut the pedal, thats even easier, but use a hacksaw or a airsaw not a grinder because it will stuff ur carpet.

cringe · 24-08-2006, 10:49 PM

got spigot bearing tonight..

i love those autobarn freaks.. they reckon a thrust bearing and a spigot bearing are the same thing.. lol

efgiar · 24-08-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cringe

got spigot bearing tonight..

i love those autobarn freaks.. they reckon a thrust bearing and a spigot bearing are the same thing.. lol

lol stick to car audio!

RG · 24-08-2006, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by efgiar

lol stick to car audio!

Autobarn, car audio wtf. They told my brother in law that he couldn't run a sub off a 2ch amp.

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Also try to make sure that you have plenty of time to do the conversion and that you get everything right, it's no fun continually getting back under your car to fix stuff ups, especially when they are someone else's stuff ups.

cringe · 26-08-2006, 04:13 PM

auto is out now.... pics soon

cringe · 27-08-2006, 09:12 AM

roomy workshop (NOT!)

shrunken brake pedal.

The manual box is in.. but i was too tired last night for any photos..
gotta go get some oil and an exhaust gasket this morning, then can test drive it.

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