thanks ace each little bit of info saves a bit more time and money

hi  i  used the hr rear as well as the front ,it stops well and the enginner will be happy.regards clive

hi all the conversion to auto is going well the kit i bought from holden man(roger hancock)is very good, i wanted to keep my fc radiator so i grabbed a good oil cooler from a jap car, i will install this on the drivers side behind the grill ,i need to know which end of the gearbox the oil flows from so i can plumb it in ,and the job will be nearly done

pete can you give me a price on your adaptor please  regards clive

i am in wa ,and it would be good to hear from some one who is running one cheers clive

i am interested in the results people have had with this conversion,have there been any problems,was it a worth while  conversion regards clive

 cheers craig every little bit of help is better than making a costly mistake.

hi all i have just put my fc ute through enginnering here in wa .the job is made much easier the fewer the modifications made .i installed hr front+rear ,an eh steering coloum , bucket seats,ht rims and 195x14 steel rims .i kept the grey through choice. the rims and tyres are the biggest you can fit while it is being inspected, you can fit a red motor but only a 186 ,a bigger engine requires a chassis kit and brake upgrades ,2 speed wipers ect. the enginners report is 36 pages long and costs around $400  if your dad  has no real need for speed and just wants a nice little cruiser i would stay with the grey and just up grade the breaks and handling a bit . if you want to look through the paper work feel free to send me a  message ,i live in butler north of the river regards clive

quick update, i have removed the old 5 speed gearbox and have purchased a trimatic ,i replaced the seals front and rear/and also put a new filter kit through the oil pan .also a new air modulator ..made the mistake of trying to use an old torque convertor which was supposed to be fine.only to find the retaining nuts are stuffed, now have to wait for a recoed one to arrive.also have a new b+m shiffter to install it will take a bit longer than i thought!

harv can you send me a photo or two of the shifter you have. and the way it is installed.also how much you want for one.regards clive

 im on to it guys .i will let you know how i get on regards clive

hi all ,i have been doing my home work,there are 2 different gearbox types early type with cable kick down and later stronger type with electric kick down which 1 can i use ! and what model car can i get it from ,again thanks every one

thanks for all the help guys , i am taking it all in i am happy with what has been said so far apart from "having to relieve things a bit",my ute has just gone through engineers and rego so i am not to keen on major chassis mods ect. i already fitted a bigger gearbox tunnel and added a crossmember for the celica 5 speed.so if its been done before does any one have the experience of the fiddly body bits.sorry to be a pain in the butt but i have to get it right 1st time .

thanks craig,will i have to change the fly wheel as well as other things! regards clive

hi all my ute has a 5 speed gearbox behind the grey,i want to go auto,a trimatic is on the cards ,can i fit a floor shift,and what other mods would i have to make. i know i need a kit for the gearbox,but what about other mechanical mods to make it come together. regards clive.

thanks for your quick replay i will try your suggestions out ,in a week when i get home from work regards clive

 hi all i have recently fitted a celica 5 speed behind my grey motor . i tried it with a fc master cylinder and slave cylinder , then a celica master and slave cylinder. this works but needs a lot of foot pressure on the peddle , is this normal or am i doing something wrong., the bell housing is a w.a made seaton , with a celica clutch fork ,new pressure plate , bearing ,and celica to holden spigot bush.  also has any one got photos of there gear box supports ,mine uses the old gearbox supports plus a bracket i made my self all replies gratefully accepted regards clive

sorry my replays have taken so long but i work away.i have know fitted a celica master cylinder .after opening up the holes in the fire wall and hooking every thing up under the dash i am  surprised the clutch takes so much effort to operate is this normal and what about the slave cylinder bracket does every one  make there own or can i buy one to suit thanks again for every ones help

hi ken thanks for the quick response i was hoping that was the way to go  but i had to make sure this time as the gearbox and clutch have caused me a lot of heart ache  on this build, is it a strait swap for the holden one and can you remember the model +year they come of thanks again clive

hi guys i have just installed a five speed w50 celica gear box behind my grey motor i have used a new celica slave cylinder and have connected it up via a new modified hose to a new fc master cylinder . it dosnt seem strong enough to push the clutch fork forward. i have blead the systom  and have also tried adjustments at the pedal .if you have done this converstion was it ok with the origanal master cylinder cheers clive