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Well, so far the 5 speed swap is going great! Slow progress, but progress nonetheless! Installed the manual pedal assembly.
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Removing the drivers seat before replacing the pedal assembly...

So the swap is going really well. Took out the automatic shifter assembly! Wasn't that hard. Tomorrow, if I have time, I will remove the driver seat and change out the pedal assembly.
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It's always a quest finding the right tire shop that will deal with your annoyness and will take extra care of your coated wheels!:shift

Finally took it out! What a pig! I had to use a ratchet strap and hook it to the rear subframe and pull it out! It just didn't wanna come out at all!!
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Even though I removed the 3 bolts that...

I don't really feel like looking for it now, but I saw that info on e46fanatics. And wow, I thought the single mass conversion was only possible for 5 speeds. I guess we will have to wait and see....

Pretty much all I need for the swap. Don't mind the two shifters. One is from a z3. It came with the gearbox.

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You are doing a 5 speed swap as well? Noice! Make sure you do the shift pin service on the gearbox for smoother shifting. That will also eliminate the infamous leaning shifter problem.


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Started the auto to manual swap yesterday on my zhp. So far, took off the exhaust, (only one of the 4 exhaust bolts broke off the stud! Others came off hard after a few minutes of heating them up)...