A full manual valve body is for the transmission. It turns an auto into a manual of sorts. No clutch, but you have to manually shift the tranny. It's as close to a manual an auto can get. Plus there's less parasitic loss in the drive train.

 

Thats probably the cheapest way to go... sorry i was focused on a manual conversion... [X(]

 

I'm thinking about getting a Mach 1 now.....

 

i have no idea what car you have, whether its a 2.3 or a 5.0, but in the 2.3's if you want to swap a manual in place of an auto, this is the parts you'll need:

Performance Parts List Price
Clutch (High Performance 6 puck) 120
Pressure Plate (Hi-Pressure 88TC) 40
Clutch Quadrant (3 hook, Billet Aluminum) 34
Clutch Firewall Adjuster (Billet Aluminum) 34
UPR Blu Thunder Shifter (Short Throw Billet Alum.) 125

Here Are The Parts Needed:

Borg Warner T5 Transmission
Bell Housing (Engine Specific, 5.0 or 2.3)
Pivot Ball
Starter Plate
Clutch Fork
Clutch Cable (And Dogbone Cable)
Clutch Cable Clip (Holds Cable In Housing)
Clutch Quadrant (Part Of Pedal Assembly)
Clutch Disc
Pressure Plate
Flywheel
Throwout Bearing
Pilot Bearing
Pedal Assembly (Engine Specific, 5.0 or 2.3)
Shifter
Shifter Bezel
Shifter ****
Shifter Weather Seal
Shifter Boot
Drive Shaft (2.3 Only)
Back Up Light Harness (Plugs into Tranny)
Exhaust Hanger Bracket
Manual Transmission Crossmember
Bolts and Mounting Hardware (Pressure Plate, Bell Housing)

Here Are The Tools Needed:
Complete Metric & Standard Socket Sets
Complete Metric & Standard Wrench Sets
Torque Wrench
Jack
Jack Stands

 

I think he's making the right choice here.....

 

Honestly,
I've done the swap from auto to manual, and manual to auto, and the manual to auto is easier... puting an auto where a manual was meant to go is not hard for the slightly trained... (I did tech school at a local school) Cooling lines are easy to run and coolers are cheap so are replacement radiators.... <100 bucks for rebuilt...

ARdoller is right... although lots of this stuff can be found on a donor car at a junk yard, there is a lot you will need... The clutch linkage and pedal are a pain in the ***... major work involved.... If you're going to do this seriously, it would be a good time to do some wiring checks in the dash as well as any other neccessary dash work cause you're gonna be close to pulling it anyways... Also, you can do the work for cheaper than ARdoller suggests, but I think he makes his point... You can get a tranny for around 500 bucks used, a clutch for way cheaper than that, and so on and so forth... also Hayes makes a great clutch quadrant and adjustable cable... that's what I used... 100 bucks and your adjuster, cable, quadrant and pivot are taken care of... and the cable mounts right in the firewall where the other came from... anyhow...

it's gonna suck... especially under jacks... believe me... i did it... but may be worth it depending on his driving...