03 baja at to mt swap advise

[baja]

so i have an baja with an auto trans but i want it to be manual and the car is paid for so rather than sell it and buy a manual i thought maybe i will swap it

am i out of my mind or is it do able with out to much headache

my worry is the computer issues would there be any im sure there are diff sensors like neutral safty switch and letting the motor now its going not sitting

i really want a turbo 5 speed but good luck finding one of those

[idosubaru]

engine and trans computer should not be an issue and sensors should not be scary at all. rear reverse lights are usually the "tricky" part, those often are not plug and play like everything else. just some basic wiring fixes that though.

 

still a sizable job. the transmission install is the easy part. it's the pedal cluster, clutch set up, center console getting it to look right, driveshaft length, instrument cluster, rear diff (different final drive ratio), cruise control (if needed like on older models)...nothing super tricky to work around, there's just a lot of bits to complete it. in general it's far less desirable to AT MT swap by piecing it together rather than having a complete manual car to pull all the brackets, parts, and stuff you need.

 

other than that it shouldn't be that big of a deal, i know another guy that's done it, but i don't know much about what he did.