3.2 ATX to MTX Conversion

[WhyNOTSHO]

Well guys, the time has come! im looking to start a new project that will either make or break me! Time to make my 1994 Ford SHO SHINE! some minor aesthetic fixs. a conversion from ATX to MTX. new paint job. and a new suspension.

i have some serious questions about the transmissions compatible with the 3.2 engine/ATX SHO if you have any ideas or tips for me, please feel free to throw me a post!

i will be posting pictures from START TO FINISH once i prep my garage for this journey!

also if you have any suggestions on other mods i should check out let me know!

Thanks guys! Kris.

 

[shomike220]

Best thing to do is find a good donor mtx car to swap from. Its a pretty sure bet that not all the parts on it will be good though or it wouldn't be a donor. I am swapping my atx to mtx. Where you at in pa?

 

[WhyNOTSHO]

Clarks summit. i found 2 SHO donors but neither are mtx. but one is a descent steal for it has all aesthetics i need for 300$ might buy whole car for 800

 

[sperold]

All of the manual transmissions are identical, early ones have cable shift and later ones are rod shifters. All manual transmissions can be converted to a rod shifter.
Emission test failures and rot are killing-off SHOs on a daily basis, so a donor car is out there.
You are not going to like my advice.
Fix your car up all you want, but I would leave the ATX to MTX swap to the very end, after you have found a 1994 MTX donor car that you can drive to verify everything.

I recently bought a 93 SHO Automatic car that has been converted to Manual, and it has turned out to be a great car.... due to the talent of the conversion team. But it really annoys me that every time I put a scan tool on it, a great number of codes come up that indicate the car is hunting around for input from the automatic transmission (which is not there).
There is a great possibility that the manual transmission car you uncover will be equal to the ATX car you have now, and then you are faced with a dilemma.
So leave that till the end, and enjoy your ATX, which as far as I am concerned, is just as nice to have as the MTX.
There is a great deal of information on ATX to MTX swaps on this forum and many people have done it. Many wiring and harness issues are simplified by using a donor car from the exact same year.
For what it is worth.

 

[rubydist]

the first thing to do is a SEARCH. there are several detailed threads that describe how to do the conversion, and will answer 98% of your questions. After you have read those threads several times and understand what is in them, then ask us specific questions that remain.