Auto -> Manual conversion

[T5Rdragon]

Hi all!

long time no chat (again!) - really have been neglecting my forum reading too much (both here and on the Volvo 480 CoE forums) - work still a nightmare. I am now assisting in making people redundant I found out today... sucky day all round.

Anyway, I asked about the feasibility of auto to manual conversions on an 850 T5R, and the consensus is that it was do-able, and someone pointed me as a link of an American site where it was discussed.

Here's the new version of the same idea: Is there anyone in the UK who would be be prepared to do an auto-> manual conversion my an 850 T5R?

If there is, let them be known so I can start getting quotes, as I've really had it with autos - knew it was a mistake when I bought it (no offence to Andrew - I'm just too much of a drivers driver for autos)

Don't worry - I'm just trying to find out how much it may cost, then I can decide whether to sell this 850T5R to someone in need here (as it is an extremely nice example), or whether it's cheap enough to convert and I get to keep the nice example, only in _my_ configuration

[BlackBeast]

PM Siamblue, he may still have absolutely everything you need for this conversion!

[T5Rdragon]

Thanks for that lead Here's a question for you all:

What's the complete list of parts I need off a donor car

I'm thinking:

gearbox
clutch (inc pedal)
trim around manual stick?

But what else? Is the subframe different between auto and manual? I need to remove the auto ECU, but is there any electronics needed from the donor? I.e. do I need to exchange all of the ECUs?

If we can nail a complete list and get agreement amongst the knowledgeable community, I'd be VERY grateful to you all

[The Flying Banana]

TBH is it worth it, you could sell it and buy another green T5R for the probs the same money you get for it . I have done it with BMWs and some fords and it is alot of hassle, ecus become redundant, wiring is tied up, and in general it is a whole load of hassle . The Volvo runns a hydraulic clutch integrated into the brake resevior, so you may need to change that, slave cylinder, copper pipework, centre console..need to be a drk wood one ..hens teeth!!!!the list goes on ...

[Tomcat]

Off the top of my head you'll need:

Clutch
Flywheel(poss)
Gearbox
Gearleaver and linkages
Pedal box
Slave cylinder and pipework
brake resovoir(poss)


Thats just for starters, I don't know if you'd have to change the ecu as well, it may be tuned to run with an auto box.

[Tomcat]

If memory serves me correct you may be able to use the existing centre console with a small mod or two.

[The Flying Banana]

If memory serves me correct you may be able to use the existing centre console with a small mod or two.

will it not always have the space where the sport switch was ...? I know you could blank it but would maybe look odd....

[Tomcat]

hmmm, thats a point I suppose. Depends how much detail you want to go into really, there's always a way of blanking the hole.

[Al115]

He's discussing converting the transmission, and we're worrying about the switch???