2003 Transmisison - Auto->Manual Swapout

MiniDevil · **Posted:** Fri May 02, 2008 12:25 pm

Anyone know if it's possible to swap out the automatic transmission for the manual one without causing issues or spending tons of money to do it? Electronics = :cry:

ChiroKJ · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:04 pm

good question i was actually wondering the same thing except i have a 2002

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:08 pm

Go buy a complete manual tranny KJ

have both sitting side beside in the garage

THEN
:twisted:

sell the automatic :wink:

Most people will never follow through with this as it is a ton of work to do it right and WHY? Heck you can pick up a nice KJ for under 10,000 easy

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:16 pm

You could easily spend about 5K doing this swap correctly.

New Transmission
New clutch / pressure plate & flywheel
New Transfer case and or driveshafts
New pedal assembly
New ECU and other electronics....

It's so much easier to just by a KJ with a manual already in it.

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:17 pm

Here's how...Google map, Yahoo map or GPS your way to Red Lion, PA and get this one... http://york.craigslist.org/ctd/961868359.html ..it has been on his lot for a while so I would bargain him down some more.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:51 pm

yes it doable but not cheap

ChiroKJ · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:50 pm

well...i guess it can wait...maybe if the rfe45 ever gives out.

and Tom, the KJ is officially mine since i drilled my first hole in it!

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:00 pm

ChiroKJ wrote:

well...i guess it can wait...maybe if the rfe45 ever gives out.

and Tom, the KJ is officially mine since i drilled my first hole in it!

Proud of you, now don't you feel better ???
You took a huge step in the right :?:

direction today! :lol:

Getting closer to the dark side as we speak.....

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:12 am

i'll buy the 03 auto from you i would like to have another 45rfe

nightdrv · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:19 am

I did this to my 79 Chevy Z71. Auto column shift to manual floor shift.

Total cost = Somewhere around $2000.... but that was using entirely USED parts. And 3/5th's of it being labor.

On the flip side, a friend of mine's bf had his manual RX7 converted to automatic for about $3500. Yes, he was a 'tard.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:49 am

79 Chevy had way less electronics on it than the Liberty, all of that must be taken into consideration

nightdrv · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:56 am

^-------- Hence the price difference he's going to see. I was trying to give an example of what the cheapest swap vehicle example would be.

nightdrv · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:57 am

^-------- Hence the price difference he's going to see. I was trying to give an example of what the cheapest swap vehicle example would be.

2003 Transmisison - Auto->Manual Swapout

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