VT_Maverick's 5 Speed Swap

[Buffy]

The line will connect at the back of the engine with rubber lines then turns to hard lines that run along the trans then back to rubber lines behind the transfercase. It connects at the same locations as the auto lines. Pain to take out when engine and trans is int the car but is a breeze to replace with the trans out of the car.

[eternal21]

The lines are connected to each other by brackets, which are welded to the lines. A couple of those brackets are used to bolt the lines to the tranny housing. They are basically shaped to run along the tranny, and since the tranny shapes are different, the line shapes are, too. I tried to use the auto lines to save time, but there wasn't any feasible way I could see them fitting, so I went ahead and swapped them.

You'll also need the 5MT Y-pipe that connects both sides of the header.

[LittleBeast]

I am still searching the vast Internet for any signs of a donor vehicle, this is a harder search then I thought it would be. Most of the Troopers I am finding are autos. Wonder what the percentage was of each?

[eternal21]

I am still searching the vast Internet for any signs of a donor vehicle, this is a harder search then I thought it would be. Most of the Troopers I am finding are autos. Wonder what the percentage was of each?

Last weekend my buddy and I went to look at a parts Trooper for his Trooper, and the guy asked if we were the guys from Houston that had called to see if it was a manual *lol*. I told him nope, but I know who it was *lol*.

It was by the grace of God that I found what I needed. I had been looking off and on for months, and the exact Sunday I decided that I was going to go all in, one appeared on Craigslist *that morning* in San Antonio that had been wrecked the night before. I had it in my garage the next day. So while I can't comment on the ratio, I know they're scarce.

[LittleBeast]

Will either of these work?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5029538734.html

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/cto/5000578833.html

[bartmanS4]

Will either of these work?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/5029538734.html

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/cto/5000578833.html

Definitely!

[LittleBeast]

Do they need to have TOD? How do I check that?

[bartmanS4]

Do they need to have TOD? How do I check that?

No, TOD was only on the automatics. You'll use your TOD TC if you plan to keep it.

[LittleBeast]

Alright looks like I will be heading to Dallas Thursday

[LittleBeast]

I have a '99 Trooper with a 5 speed sitting in my drive way now..... And so it begins :-)

[bartmanS4]

I have a '99 Trooper with a 5 speed sitting in my drive way now..... And so it begins :-)

Sweet! Good luck

[eternal21]

I have a '99 Trooper with a 5 speed sitting in my drive way now..... And so it begins :-)

Congratulations! Did you get the engine, too, b/c I see the flywheel still attached to it.

[Buffy]

Do you have the clutch pedal out of a second gen Rodeo? The Trooper pedal will not work it is too long. Congratulations on scoring the Trooper!

[eternal21]

Do you have the clutch pedal out of a second gen Rodeo? The Trooper pedal will not work it is too long. Congratulations on scoring the Trooper!

I'm using the Trooper clutch pedal assembly

[bartmanS4]

I'm using the Trooper clutch pedal assembly

Aren't your clutch and brake pedals too close together? I tried running with my original brake pedal for awhile and that was too close. I ended up cutting it down to allow for more room and this was with the rodeo clutch pedal.