what EXACTLY does it take to convert from an automatic to a manual... t5 in particular

 

Dude, just go to the tech articles section. There's an article on there that specifically covers going from a 700r4 to a T5. Should tell you all the stuff you'll need to find.

 

one of the first steps would be to do alittle research and not come right out and say you aren't going to look or try to help yourself.

 

Geez guys, he just asked a simple question. It deserves a simple answer.

Answer: Money.

If you're not willing to do some legwork on your own, may as well pay someone who has done the research to do it for you.

A good start here...
http://www.fbodymotorsports.com/thirdgen5spdconversion

 

I agree that he needs a simple answer, and that's exactly what I gave him. That writeup in the tech articles gives you a complete list of the parts needed to swap it out. There's no sense in wasting more space on this board to type everything out again. I'll agree with you on one thing Gman, it does take a fair amount of money and time to round up everything. I just chased down all the parts myself to do the same swap about a year ago, so I can relate personally. If you get hung up on one particular detail, then go ahead and post a question here, but if you just need a simple list of the parts required, it's right there in the tech article. Not to mention about a thousand old message threads if you just perform a simple search. The one bit of advice I'll give that's worth it's weight in gold, is to try and find a donor car that has all the parts. It'll save a ton of leg work, searching, and probably even some money in the long run. I pieced my swap stuff together buying it from different people, and I'm sure I ended up spending more that way. Even if someone typed all the parts right here, nine times outta ten, they forget something. If you can look at a complete, running car equipped with a standard to see all the stuff you need, it puts everything in perspective in your mind, and you'll be a lot further ahead in the game. I also have the GM parts and illustration book, which helps a lot since it has all the parts listed, along with exploded views of the assemblies. Not trying to be an a s s, but doing your own research is the best way to go about it, unless you have deep enough pockets to pay some other schmo to take care of it for you.

 

Sorry Pat,
My sarcasm didn't type out very well. I whole-heartedly agree with your first post... and all the points in your 2nd post. I myself am using an entire parts car and have a few service manuals. Invaluable. And the parts car is great as a template for when you have to drill the holes.

The demanding / lazy part of the title of this thread very much reminded me of this video... especially the CD portion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5I2-lhW3Kg
RedVsBlue - Real life vs the Internet

 

if i can do it, it must be a piece of cake. lol

 

Lol. Yeah that video sums it up pretty good. The part where they're discussing Creed hit the nail on the head!