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				Manual shift Automatic
			 
			
			I am not a fan of automatic trannys but wanted a turbo diesel and did not have any choice here in the U.S.  Has anyone put a manual transmission on the turbo diesel?
			
				
			
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			Yep....several people here have mated the 300D-T engine with a manual tranny. We did it as follows: 1. dropped a 300D-T engine in a 240 chassis w/ manual tranny 2. put a flywheel in from a 300 euro that we had 3. put the shortened driveshaft in from the same euro chassis 4. changed out the differential to achieve a better ratio So far we've put about 15k on it and really like it. Don 
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			Paging Mr. Randy Leo, Mr. R. Leo please come to this thread. He'll be here shortly. Just have a seat, he'll answer your questions.   
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				manual tranny parts
			 
			
			I am glad to hear that a manual tranny can be mated to the turbo diesel. Any one know where I can get the parts?
			
				
			
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			Members were looking in France and Germany for the flywheel, the other parts are somewhat available. I don't know if Ben Ridge's posts were deleted in the last server crash, he modded a couple of turbo diesels to sticks and I believe one was a 5-speed. Use the Search feature! 
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