600 sounds unbelievable for parts and labor that is not even enough for parts especially you would need to get some stuff brand new plus labor. Its possible to get in done in a day with the right tools, full morning through night and friends that know what they are doing.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Feb 21, 2009 - 7:59 AM

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700 is just parts.
tranny swaps like that normally are a weekend thing when we do them.

i see, well i still havent decided if i should trust the guy, but i have been saving up just in case i want to follow through with the conversion, another thing im hesitating about is that i dont want to go throught with this mechanic and have trouble along the way quoting me for 600 and adding more money to the bill later after the swap, so i guess best thing to do is acquire all the parts myself and just pay for the labor, he said hell charge me 300 for the labor and another 300 plus tax on parts, so im guessing it will be more than 600 including tax...

i just bought a doner POS car for $500 with the 5sfe and every thing i need for a manual swap

Good job, make sure everything on my list is still on the donor car, you might want to still get some things new like throwoutbearing, clutch master cyl, slave cyl, clutch cables, clutch, etc. Most things on the list are recommended to buy new only the more hard to find parts like the tranny, pedals, maybe bolts, etc. are the ones you need to buy used. Do you plan to just reuse all the used parts? You'd be more satisfied and less headaches later to get some of the stuff new now.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Mar 6, 2009 - 12:06 AM

so do you guys think 1,500-2k would cover the cost of parts and labor for the swap?

and if i were to do the swap myself i guess id only have to pay about $700 for parts?