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Registered VIP. Registered OG. Ok, I've done this to my car and have seen this question asked at least times since I've been on this site. Your automatic car will not have the cruise control switch or the clutch interlock switch in the harnss under the dash so don't waste your time looking, I did for like 15 minutes until I looked in my hatch and saw it would have been visble and unhidden.
Make sure when you get the pedal assemblies, that you take all the bolts with you or hope you know you have some at home that will work, also get the clutch interlock swith plug off the harness, just cut the wires a couple of inches out, and get the cruise control cutoff switch plug if you plan on running cruise control.
If the car you took the pedals from doesn't have the cruise control, then you will have to get the switch that tells the unit to disengage the cruise control, also, you will need the gas pedal off a car with cruise control or use the part off you pedal tha it connects to and put it on the other pedal or just leave you pedal in place if you plan on just converting your D or B to manual and you already have a throttle cable that is for that car.
Very good stuff. Once you have your hole cut out, you'll need to cover it up to keep out any unwanted heat, and dirt and whatnot. Sheet metal works great, along with JB Weld or something similar to 'weld' it to the floor. Axles are the same between auto and 5spd. Nothing needs to be done, suspension wise.
Just remove the current ones from the tranny, and reinstall them once the trannys been replaced with the 5spd unit. Thats just a quick list off the top of my head. Agian, this list pertains to Civics only as you need different rear T bracket and other mounts for Civics. Hope this helps alot of you guys out. Ive done 2 5spd conversions, one of them including my own Civic. After the conversion, the car runs just as strong as it did when it was auto. You will have so much more control of your car after you do the conversion.
If anyone has any questions, comments, ect, please feel free to ask, Im trying to help my fellow CC'ers here. Here is a very rough overview on how to do the swap. Again, this isnt a how-to, mearly a off the top of my head run through of it.
Its really not all that hard to do it yourself. Grab a few friends, and go at it. If you have even SOME kind of mechanical skills, then your good. The hardest part, is the wiring.
Unbolt the support brackets that connect the tranny to the bottom of the block Remove torque converter bolts Unbolt tranny, and remove. Remove auto flywheel, install 5spd flywheel with new bolts Install clutch and pressure plate. Install 5spd tranny. Remove old auto shifter assembly Cut windage tray from old auto shift cable. Drill holes for new shift linkage holes are already marked, they just need to drilled out. Wire up reverse lights, and cross a few wires so the car thinks its in neutral the entire time so it can be started and key can be removed.
Install new shift boot, and shift knob shifter should be attached to linkage already. Replace interior. Start car up and drive away. Last edited: Mar 25, XpL0d3r I had a Civic once. Staff member. Direct bolt on solution which does not require notching or other modifications for this conversion.
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