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Title: manual box conversion
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 28 April 2009, 20:18:21
Does anyone know if the link on here to do a manual conversion covers the 3.2 facelift.Also can anyone give me a rough idea of price and what i need,oh and if anyone could supply these bits.
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: Andy B on 28 April 2009, 20:34:12
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Does anyone know if the link on here to do a manual conversion covers the 3.2 facelift.Also can anyone give me a rough idea of price and what i need,oh and if anyone could supply these bits.

Please buy an ex-plod and don't opps up another perfectly good 3.2 elite!  ;)  ;)  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 29 April 2009, 14:20:51
Wouldent buy an ex-police,a mate of mine has had two of them now,and both been a bag of nails(no offence to anyone on here who has one).
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: tmx on 29 April 2009, 16:19:20
explod cars are test exempt hence the poor condition of most of them!

anyway ive got a manual retail spec mv6 ;D just get a pedalbox & manual flywheel box etc and convert your 3.2 get 3.0 parts the 2.5 has a smaller clutch
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: Welung666 on 29 April 2009, 16:21:28
I'll give you a hand anyway Mark :y
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: tmx on 29 April 2009, 16:24:40
would be a fairly straightforward ish job

i reckon if your prepared to go the DIY route then ~£400 if you want a new clutch :y even less if you can get a used clutchkit

i assumea different brake master cylinder is required? to tun the slave cylinder
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: Welung666 on 29 April 2009, 16:30:00
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i assume a different brake master cylinder is required? to tun the slave cylinder

No just cut the sealed end off the tab and connect the pipe :y
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: tmx on 29 April 2009, 16:33:36
oh that would make things alot more easier

im sure the 3.2 is just a bored out 3.0 so the bellhousing will be the same so 3.0 transmission bits in theory will work

a manual 3.0 is fun! a manual 3.2 will be even more fun!

just checked on DMF's the 2.5 is again different so i would stick to 3.0 bits
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: unlucky mark mv6 on 29 April 2009, 19:30:05
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I'll give you a hand anyway Mark :y
Cheers bud,will give you the nod when i am ready.Hoping to make it pretty soon,dont want to be outside working in the cold come the winter.
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: damon80 on 29 April 2009, 20:13:35
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explod cars are test exempt hence the poor condition of most of them!
 

Are you sure they're exempt from MOT?  Because on my ex-plod, it came with 2 MOT Certs - its first one that was done when it was 3yrs old, and the one that was done just before I purchased it.  No previous owners on log book, just the force I got it from...
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: Welung666 on 29 April 2009, 21:05:52
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explod cars are test exempt hence the poor condition of most of them!
 

Are you sure they're exempt from MOT?  Because on my ex-plod, it came with 2 MOT Certs - its first one that was done when it was 3yrs old, and the one that was done just before I purchased it.  No previous owners on log book, just the force I got it from...

Depends on the forces' public indemnity insurance policy. Some of the larger forces insurers demand an MOT, smaller forces can get away with it :y
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: damon80 on 29 April 2009, 21:13:33
Sounds about right - mine was from Wilts, which is quite a big force
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: Elite Pete on 29 April 2009, 21:18:39
I've got a manual 3.0 box, clutch and fly wheel going cheap ::)
Title: Re: manual box conversion
Post by: Welung666 on 29 April 2009, 21:19:50
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I've got a manual 3.0 box, clutch and fly wheel going cheap ::)

Like the budgie?