When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap because of how much work it is.
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It isn't particularly hard to do this, but there will be many connectors on the engine; the main setback is the disassembly needed (very often, you have to remove the front bumper and headlights for clearance reasons. ***On ALL FWD cars, you need to remove the front axle, as this takes the place of a driveshaft in a RWD/AWD/4WD car***). Your tranny is transverse mount, being FWD;your engine and tranny will come out in one package making this a little easier.
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It isn't particularly hard to do this, but there will be many connectors on the engine; the main setback is the disassembly needed (very often, you have to remove the front bumper and headlights for clearance reasons. ***On ALL FWD cars, you need to remove the front axle, as this takes the place of a driveshaft in a RWD/AWD/4WD car***). Pure FWD drivetrains all have transverse mount trannies by design that come out as a pair.
When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests it before selling it. You want one with the fewest possible miles (which will be hard given the car's age). The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code. In addition to this, you will need an [link|https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to hold the engine while you remove the trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [link|https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true] to get it out of the car.
If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it) and can't find a good bare engine, you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine (legally you should test it in a parking lot, but I know people stick their plates on it and pray they don't get caught by the police when test-driving the donor car). There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine/car has an automatic trans and you could not just buy the engine. The TCM tends to be a dedicated module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure to see if you have to swap anything else other than the trans since manual cars aren't as commonplace (in this case, these Toyota ECUs are WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take an auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the replacement ECU). Chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap because of how much work it is.
It isn't particularly hard to do this, but there will be many connectors on the engine; the main setback is the disassembly needed (very often, you have to remove the front bumper and headlights for clearance reasons. ***On ALL FWD cars, you need to remove the front axle, as this takes the place of a driveshaft in a RWD/AWD/4WD car***). Your tranny is transverse mount, being FWD; your engine and tranny will come out in one package making this a little easier.
When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests it before selling it. You want one with the fewest possible miles (which will be hard given the car's age). The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code. In addition to this, you will need an [link|https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to hold the engine while you remove the trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [link|https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true] to get it out of the car.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it) and can't find a good bare engine, you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine (legally you should test it in a parking lot, but I know people stick their plates on it and pray they don't get caught by the police when testdriving the donor car). There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine/car has an automatic trans and you could not just buy the engine. The TCM tends to be a dedicated module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure to see if you have to swap anything else other than the trans since manual cars aren't as commonplace (in this case, these Toyota ECUs are WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take an auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the replacement ECU). Chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it) and can't find a good bare engine, you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine (legally you should test it in a parking lot, but I know people stick their plates on it and pray they don't get caught by the police when test-driving the donor car). There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine/car has an automatic trans and you could not just buy the engine. The TCM tends to be a dedicated module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure to see if you have to swap anything else other than the trans since manual cars aren't as commonplace (in this case, these Toyota ECUs are WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take an auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the replacement ECU). Chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap because of how much work it is.
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As far as doing this, it isn't particularly hard, but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine. Your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package, and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD/AWD/4WD car, making this a bit easier. When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles, which will be hard given the car's age. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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It isn't particularly hard to do this, but there will be many connectors on the engine; the main setback is the disassembly needed (very often, you have to remove the front bumper and headlights for clearance reasons. ***On ALL FWD cars, you need to remove the front axle, as this takes the place of a driveshaft in a RWD/AWD/4WD car***). Your tranny is transverse mount, being FWD; your engine and tranny will come out in one package making this a little easier.
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Once you remove the engine, you'll need an [link|https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand] to remove your manual trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [link|https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist] to get it out of the car.
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When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests it before selling it. You want one with the fewest possible miles (which will be hard given the car's age). The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code. In addition to this, you will need an [link|https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to hold the engine while you remove the trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [link|https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true] to get it out of the car.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it) and can't find a good bare engine, you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine has an automatic trans and you bought it as a pair. The TCM tends to be a dedicated module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure to see if you have to swap anything else other than the trans since manual cars aren't as commonplace (in this case, these Toyota ECUs are WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take an auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the new ECU). Chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it) and can't find a good bare engine, you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine (legally you should test it in a parking lot, but I know people stick their plates on it and pray they don't get caught by the police when test driving the donor car). There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine/car has an automatic trans and you could not just buy the engine. The TCM tends to be a dedicated module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure to see if you have to swap anything else other than the trans since manual cars aren't as commonplace (in this case, these Toyota ECUs are WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take an auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the replacement ECU). Chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap because of how much work it is.
As far as doing this, it isn't particularly hard, but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine. Your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package, and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD/AWD/4WD car, making this a bit easier. When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles, which will be hard given the car's age. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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Once you remove the engine, you'll need an [https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to remove your manual trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true] to get it out of the car.
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Once you remove the engine, you'll need an [link|https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand] to remove your manual trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [link|https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist] to get it out of the car.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it), you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine has an automatic trans and you bought it as a pair. The TCM tends to be its own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure (this generation of Toyota ECU is WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take the auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the new ECU). I'll look into it as much as I can, but chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it) and can't find a good bare engine, you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine has an automatic trans and you bought it as a pair. The TCM tends to be a dedicated module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure to see if you have to swap anything else other than the trans since manual cars aren't as commonplace (in this case, these Toyota ECUs are WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take an auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the new ECU). Chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap.
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When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap because of how much work it is.
As far as doing this, it isn't particularly hard, but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine. Your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package, and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD/AWD/4WD car, making this a bit easier. When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles, which will be hard given the car's age. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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Once you get the engine out, you'll need an [https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to remove your manual trans, and then move it to the new engine. To get it out of the car, you need an [https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true].
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Once you remove the engine, you'll need an [https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to remove your manual trans and then move it to the new engine. You also need an [https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true] to get it out of the car.
If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it), you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine has an automatic trans and you bought it as a pair. The TCM tends to be its own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure (this generation of Toyota ECU is WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take the auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the new ECU). I'll look into it as much as I can, but chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to doing an engine swap as a DIY, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a thing or two about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap.
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When it comes to engine swaps as DIY projects, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a bit about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay; not knowing is fine. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap.
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As far as doing this, it isn't particularly hard, but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine. Your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package, and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD car, making this a bit easier. When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles, which will be hard given the car's age. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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As far as doing this, it isn't particularly hard, but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine. Your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package, and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD/AWD/4WD car, making this a bit easier. When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles, which will be hard given the car's age. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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Once you get the engine out, you'll need an [https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-59200.html|engine stand|new_window=true] to remove your manual trans, and then move it to the new engine. To get it out of the car, you need an [https://www.northerntool.com/products/-114940|engine hoist|new_window=true].
If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it), you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine has an automatic trans and you bought it as a pair. The TCM tends to be its own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure (this generation of Toyota ECU is WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take the auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the new ECU). I'll look into it as much as I can, but chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to doing an engine swap as a DIY, this is not a beginners job. I could probably do it but I know a thing or two about working on engines, but I'm also in the DIY minority and that's okay. Not everyone knows the common tricks to do an engine swap.
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When it comes to doing an engine swap as a DIY, this is not a beginner's job. I could probably do it, but I know a thing or two about working on engines. I'm also in the DIY minority, and that's okay. Not everyone knows the common tricks to doing an engine swap.
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As far as doing this it isn't particularly hard but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine and your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD car, making this a bit easier. When you do get an engine you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard who pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles which will be hard given the age of the car. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles then they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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As far as doing this, it isn't particularly hard, but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine. Your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package, and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD car, making this a bit easier. When you get an engine, you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard that pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles, which will be hard given the car's age. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles than they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which, as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors, will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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If you are up to do it yourself (pulling it and installing it) you can probably get a junk car that has been in a rearend wreck to get the engine, and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. More then likely there will be no issues with putting a manual trans on a auto engine as the TCM tends to be it's own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would doublecheck that to be sure. I'll look into it a bit and see, but chances are strong if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars it will not be an issue.
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If you are up to doing it yourself (pulling it and installing it), you can probably get a junk car with rear-end wreck damage to get the engine and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. There will likely be no issues if it bolts up, even if the donor engine has an automatic trans and you bought it as a pair. The TCM tends to be its own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double-check that to be sure (this generation of Toyota ECU is WORM, so you can't reprogram them to take the auto trans anyway; you'd need the ECU from the donor and the ability to program the immobilizer to the new ECU). I'll look into it as much as I can, but chances are strong that if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars, it will not be an issue.
When it comes to doing an engine swap as a DIY, this is not a beginners job. I could probably do it but I know a thing or two about working on engines, but I'm also in the DIY minority and that's okay. Not everyone knows the common tricks to do an engine swap.
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As far as doing this it isn't particularly hard but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine and your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD car, making this a bit easier. When you do get an engine you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard who pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles which will be hard given the age of the car. If you are up to do it yourself (pulling it and installing it) you can probably get a junk car that has been in a rear end wreck to get the engine, and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. More then likely there will be no issues with putting a manual trans on a auto engine as the TCM tends to be it's own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double check that to be sure. I'll look into it a bit and see, but chances are strong if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars it will not be an issue.
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As far as doing this it isn't particularly hard but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine and your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD car, making this a bit easier. When you do get an engine you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard who pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles which will be hard given the age of the car. The engines from Japan tend to have fewer miles then they do in the US when it comes to Toyotas, which as long as you can transfer things like the manifold and US sensors will not be an issue, especially with the same engine code.
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If you are up to do it yourself (pulling it and installing it) you can probably get a junk car that has been in a rear end wreck to get the engine, and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. More then likely there will be no issues with putting a manual trans on a auto engine as the TCM tends to be it's own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double check that to be sure. I'll look into it a bit and see, but chances are strong if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars it will not be an issue.
When it comes to doing an engine swap as a DIY, this is not a beginners job. I could probably do it but I know a thing or two about working on engines, but I'm also in the DIY minority and that's okay. Not everyone knows the common tricks to do an engine swap.
As far as doing this it isn't particularly hard but there will be a lot of connectors on the engine and your tranny is a transverse mount being a FWD car, meaning they come out as one package and you do not need to go under the car to unbolt a driveshaft and remove it to get the engine and tranny out like with a RWD car, making this a bit easier. When you do get an engine you probably want to source it from Japan or a junkyard who pulls and tests them before putting it up for sale, and you want one with the fewest possible miles which will be hard given the age of the car. If you are up to do it yourself (pulling it and installing it) you can probably get a junk car that has been in a rear end wreck to get the engine, and transfer your manual trans to the new engine. More then likely there will be no issues with putting a manual trans on a auto engine as the TCM tends to be it's own module or part of the ECU programming, but I would double check that to be sure. I'll look into it a bit and see, but chances are strong if the manual trans car you have uses the same engine as the common auto trans cars it will not be an issue.