Need help with tranny swap!!

Hi,
I could really use some help from you guys who know about these cars.. I don't actually own the car - I came to England on work and there's a Civic that needs some work so I can drive it. As I don't know much about these cars, or this car's history I'll give you as much as I know.. tell me if you need more details.

I think it's a 90 GL? 2 door hatchback with a 1.4 SOHC? It's got dual carbs and the numbers next the engine say D14A1. Anway, the problem isn't the motor, it's the tranny. It has a 4 speed auto in it. Seems like when it gets ready to change gears, it's like I step on the clutch.. the engine revs and the drive stops.. then it grabs the next gear.. seems like it's sorta slipping all over the place too.. doesn't really seem to take off properly.

So what do you think? I don't know any transmission shops here, and they would be plenty expensive anyway.. :( I am wondering how hard it would be to change the tranny? Where would I get a decent auto from? I could ship one in from the states I guess.. I also thought it might be easy to change to a manual maybe? Has anyone done this, and what's involved? These seem like great little cars, with most of the engines and parts interchangeable (I LOVE that).. I'd really like to change to a manual if it's possible/cheap/fairly easy.

Thanks for your help - if I can give you any more info, please tell me what you need and which bit to look at and read the numbers off!

Miles.

i dunno i hear the auto to manual swap is common so someone will know but your gonna need to add a clutch pedal and stuff so it's not going to be that cheap maybe someone who knows will help but its good to be bumbed to the top:D

..shouldnt be too hard since its a cable tranny...go to a yard and grab everything from the clutch pedal to the tranny... probably need the pedal, cable linkage...

thanks!

will check with wreckers (hope I can find some in this damn country!)..

has anyone reading this done the conversion?? I didn't realise it was popular!!

Thanks,


Miles

yea there is a guy some where on PH that says he is the pro, seach him out for help i am not sure him name though sorry

i know eric aka cwbetb had it done and he said it ended up close to 3000 to get done, he didn't do the work on his own though

he's on this board (http://www.hostboard.com/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=The+4th+Generation+Honda+Civic+Page+&number=178&DaysPrune=100&LastLogin=) more often though

PH= purehonda the backing of this website that was goign down the tubes before automotiveforums gracefully took it over

That board you put the link, I went to the punk category. Man, there was nothing punk about it. It was some people talking about how they like cutting themselves, and having buttsex with mr. Ed :confused:

Originally posted by 91HBSi
That board you put the link, I went to the punk category. Man, there was nothing punk about it. It was some people talking about how they like cutting themselves, and having buttsex with mr. Ed :confused:


hhaha oh my

Heh heh.. no thanks.. just civic tips today ;)