c70 t5 manual conversion?

[Brett855tdi]

im not a fan of autos, if its something i want to drive fast its got to be manual, is a conversion more work than its worth?

[volvo]

Personally, i would just source the right car and then go from there. Usually, you will end up spending money whatever you buy to get the car 'how you want it' and why the extra cost/stress to convert it, and then the extra money to tune/modify? Just my opinion.....

Good Luck!

[Brett855tdi]

Personally, i would just source the right car and then go from there. Usually, you will end up spending money whatever you buy to get the car 'how you want it' and why the extra cost/stress to convert it, and then the extra money to tune/modify? Just my opinion.....

Good Luck!

very true but ive found some autos at half the price of manuals and i do have 2 weeks off and plenty of tools

[volvo]

Fair enough...if you can do the work yourself then you will save costs there i guess and you don't mind doing it, sound fair play to me......

Or you wait and the right spec WILL come along sooner/later!

[Brett855tdi]

Given up with the idea already lol just gunna keep digging for one

[Kingsford G]

Given up with the idea already lol just gunna keep digging for one

That was quick lol

[volvo]

lol given up? Good job you didn't go for the conversion then!! Naaah, it's just like most things really, you either enjoy and have the patience, or you start it, know your gonna get pi$$$ with it half way and wish you had just waited or paid a bit more.....we all know where we stand when it comes to us really!! lol i would wait and get the right car, hence my opinion!

[Jamest5r]

Read this and make up your own mind

Just about the best how to out there and is what i used as a guide.


http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=71697

[Brett855tdi]

The search for one is hard this week, last few weeks theres been a few... now ive decided to go for one, cant find one.
however loads of autos, 20.t, and 2.4 20v at half the price im looking to pay. but no manual t5s apart from one in nottingham that looks thrashed

[Brett855tdi]

just found a nice 2.4 20v local for £400 was thinking how hard it would be to drop a t5 in, but ive been told thats gunna be just as hard as the trans swap

[andyb1375]

A manual conversion isn't that bad to do, Just fine a donor car and swap bits rather than buying the bits separately as theres always something that you will be missing...

[Dan850r]

a pre me7 would be easy, didn't daza convert an me7?