'95 FTO GPX Manual Conversion

[Wilson]

Hey guys, I have a '95 FTO GPX tiptronic and i love it to pieces, however I wish to convert it to a manual. What sort of prices would I be looking at for all the parts needed for it?


Cheers, Wilson

[Shane001]

Best option is to keep an eye out for a half cut going cheap, that guarantees u'll get all the parts you need, then sell off what you don't need. Will cost a bit more up front but will save you going back and forth for bits that weren't included...

[Wilson]

Any ideas what sort of price I'd be looking at for that? It's actually a really good idea, as my engines getting pretty high in Km's so I actually wanted to replace it not too long after I convert to a manual.

[Shane001]

There's one on eBay atm for a bit over $2K.

Normal price would be around $2-3K but sometimes u get lucky

[brad_gpx]

if you've got high kms maybe you would just be better off selling your fto and buying a manual one?

would save you a lot of hassle imo.

[Shane001]

Yep, not for the faint hearted, it's a fair bit of work, both under the bonnet and inside the car. Just ask Lawso (cough, cough, Ben)

[bushido]

It is a veyr big job! Like shane said your best bet is to find a halfcut. It will have all the parts needed.

Dont try to source a gearbox as there are a lot of things that might not work. When I did mine I have big troubles with driveshafts not fitting so I opened up the gearbox and put a Cusco LSD in mine then had driveshafts made up.

Best best of luck

[Bennoz]

Rubbish, its a piece of piss! Day & a half tops

[aza013]

^^^^ and that is being on the cans as well

[vipfto]

yip mine was less than a day piss easy job and I dont have a hoist in my garage at home either

[Shane001]

Rubbish, its a piece of piss! Day & a half tops

haha, was that Ben volunteering again

[Supplanter]

The cripple can't help now.

[Bennoz]

This ^

Im having trouble opening beers at the moment

[rock_it]

Yeah.. Pretty easy.. I have done it to a Silvia..