By Luke McCarthy (203.59.181.234) on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 01:28 am:

I have a 1973 1200 civic and want to swap the somewhat lacking auto gearbox for a manual. Can anyone fill me in on what's involved and is there any other gearbox apart from the standard 4 speed I could use?

By dennis singley (65.101.0.57) on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 05:38 am:

I would go with a 5-speed if possible. A donor car would be the ideal situation, pedal assy., cables, brackets all would be there.

By Luke McCarthy (203.59.206.109) on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 10:14 pm:

Like the 5 speed out of a CVCC? Is the swap fairly straight forward? I was told a few modifications might have to be made.

By Adrian (Civicguru) (165.228.11.61) on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 10:42 pm:

Well you were told wrong, unless you consider undoing and doing up bolts to be modifications...

Do some searches on this board. I've lost track of how many times this exact topic has been covered...

By Luke McCarthy (203.59.206.109) on Tuesday, January 15, 2002 - 11:23 pm:

Doing a search now. Thanks.