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hey guys i was just wonderin if anyone has ever done a auto-manual swap

i have a 1975 280z and its auto right now and i wanna put in a manual. I was also thinkin a 6-speed would be cool but i dunno. how much of a pain is it to do and is it cost effective for me to do it by myself or should i just take it to a shop. thx guys

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GarageRatt,

First, welcome to HybridZ. The internets extreme performance Datsun/Nissan Z car forum. (I like your username…) :2thumbs:

 

Secondly, this is a common conversion and has been documented in detail on almost every Z car forum. This conversion has most likely been documented in greater detail on forums such as http://www.zcar.com, http://www.zdriver.com, http://www.classiczcars.com.

 

On those forums as well as this forum, for most questions regarding common conversions such as this, the search feature will be your best friend.

 

This link will help get you started in your search..

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=125970

 

 

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ok....here is my Q

im going from a manual tranny to an automatic one in my z31

the engine is a vg30 NA

the new tranny is a E4n71B

because of the vg30 being manual trannsmission before

im havin trouble installing the torque converter, because i dont think the plate will support it by itself...i guess i need some piece when going to the crankshaft.

thanx for any help

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