Is this combonation possible?

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:03 pm

I am wondering.

Can you get a Solara convertible with the V6 and the 5spd manual? If so, whats years and trims?

thanks.

by **Gangis** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:29 pm

Nope. You'll have to get a V6 convertible and do a tranny swap, like what I'm planning on for mine.

by **dan99solara** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:41 am

all convertibles are SLE's.

all SLE's are automatics.

5spd was only offered in the SE trim.

I think thats right?

by **tooshorty** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:47 pm

Ya I agree Tranny Swap FO SHO

by **sahuddleston** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:00 pm

impossible

by **philosophicaljt** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:36 pm

damn. I have to have a manual, and I have to have a convertible. I feel caged in and out of control driving my car lately.

Damn BMW 330i convertible got my hooked on convertibles now. I'm spoiled.

by **Jakecallun20** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:52 pm

Ford Mustang with 5 Speed, V8, and a drop top.

by **TLMNICK** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:58 pm

Yea it absolutely sucks that they didnt make the convertible with a 5spd. I'd love to do a swap, but I dont know of anyone who would be capable of doing it....and I'd need a list of all the parts necessary to complete the job.

by **Mr_Chunkz** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:02 pm

TLMNICK wrote:Yea it absolutely sucks that they didnt make the convertible with a 5spd. I'd love to do a swap, but I dont know of anyone who would be capable of doing it....and I'd need a list of all the parts necessary to complete the job.

a few guys including GregTRD have done it before and can probably brief you on how its done. Its not simple though... :-?

by **Chinky420** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:32 pm

i had been looking into a tranny swap lately (since i slaughtered my slushbox)

man, it's a handful and a half.

remember, you have to hunt down manual tranny axles

get a shift box

cables

ecu

pedal assembly

TRANNY MOUNT (yeah, it's not the same as the auto's)

oh yeah, and the transmission.

plus i'm probably forgetting a few parts that are needed.

when i talked to my tranny guy he quoted me 5 grand to do a manual swap.

that was just a ballpark figure too, i'd want to have another grand handy in case unexpected expenses came up.

http://www.solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?t=42184

check it out, it has a couple good links in there to give an idea of what's involved in a manual swap.

by **TLMNICK** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:15 pm

Wow that seems very costly.....it almost makes more sense to find a manual SE with higher mileage on it...and use it as a parts car for the swap.

by **---CAMRAZY---** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:01 pm

There is a guy from socal that had swapped in a 5speed onto his Gen1 Vert... I cannot find the posts though.

by **Chinky420** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:46 am

TLMNICK - yeah, that seemed to be the best way to go about a swap. unfortunately the only solara in a local junk yard was an auto (but the upside was that i lifted the tranny off it with only 67k miles on it for CHEAP).

but finding a parts car is key to preventing headaches.

by **Jakecallun20** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:27 am

Yeah a manny swapped drop top is nice, but too costly. For that kind of money you could easily pick up a used Mustang, or Eclipse...(Which are drop top manual cars)

by **Black Bob** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:20 pm

Gated stick shifts are a dying breed! In fact they're so far gone I'd be shocked you can find one in a junk yard, let alone a Solara type. BMW's got this confusing i-drive, other sport cars have automatics that give faster times than their manuals and everybody else is putting in the "cop-out" sport shift automatics that I have in my Solara. On top of that, the rare car manufacturers that do offer a gated stick shift want you to pay a premium.

Is this combonation possible?

Is this combonation possible?

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