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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: unlucky mark mv6 on 13 December 2008, 15:20:39

Title: manual conversion
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 13 December 2008, 15:20:39
does anyone know how much of a ballache it would be,to do amanual gearbox conversion on a 3.2,and has anyone tackled this before.
Title: Re: manual conversion
Post by: Andy B on 13 December 2008, 15:28:13
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does anyone know how much of a ballache it would be,to do amanual gearbox conversion on a 3.2,and has anyone tackled this before.

Finding a manual box would be your first hurdle. All proper Omegas have an auto box .........  ;) ;) ;)

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Title: Re: manual conversion
Post by: damon80 on 13 December 2008, 16:27:10
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does anyone know how much of a ballache it would be,to do amanual gearbox conversion on a 3.2,and has anyone tackled this before.

Finding a manual box would be your first hurdle. All proper Omegas have an auto box .........  ;) ;) ;)

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Real men can use 3 pedals!  ;D

I think my Miggy (3.2 Manual) has a R28 box on it.

I reckon it would be a considerable ball-ache to swap an auto box for a manual - you'd need to be seriously attached to the motor, and desperate for a manual, to do it.

Easiest would be to track down an ex-plod Miggy, and swap over the toys from yours
Title: Re: manual conversion
Post by: vauxfan2k on 13 December 2008, 16:31:07
I have done a manual conversion on a 3.0, providing you have all the parts from the donor car, a new clutch kit (gen vaux) and access to a ramp its no big task, what motivated me was the fact that the autobox was goosed, and taking it out to put another one in was nearly as much work as changing to a manual box.

was well worth it in the end, as being on a small island you just cant get the economy from an autobox.

Title: Re: manual conversion
Post by: Albatross on 13 December 2008, 16:47:04
There's an auto to manual conversion guide here:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1218634381
Title: Re: manual conversion
Post by: Andy B on 13 December 2008, 16:50:07
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Real men can use 3 pedals!  ;D  ......

Real men don't NEED 3 pedals ....... 2 are plenty! ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: manual conversion
Post by: MutantCav on 14 December 2008, 08:44:10
Where are you based??

I have an AR28 3.0 manual gearbox (or 2!) here, along with a 2.5 manual tourer I'm breaking which you could get the pedals etc from...