ok another question i have is the speedometer cable. i think that i will have to take the one from the donor car and put it on mine is this correct.

ok another question i have is the speedometer cable. i think that i will have to take the one from the donor car and put it on mine is this correct.

Yeah.  A 2wd cable is too short to reach the tcase on a 4x4.

Maybe not if you had the dummy T-case, but that is an if, so get the donor cable too.

In the 2 to 4WD conversion I did, it had the dummy case and a new cable was not
needed, but in talking to guys on the board here, the dummy case is not as common,
I just got lucky that it was in the truck I was working on

Wild

Appreciate all the advice everybody waiting for alil more money so I can replace a few gaskets b4 the swap, but have started by converting the back springs n shocks from the donor car to the sidekick n raisin it back up n put 215/75 tires on it.

Hi there - for a '98 model you should have an overdrive for the automatic... There are only three selections on the shifter but you have a three speed + overdrive... Go out and punch it so it'll start in first and then count the shifts. What are you 'taching' at 60mph?

As for swapping to a 5-speed manual, all of the bits will bolt together and there is no problem doing it EXCEPT for the 'shifter' hole for the auto is farther back and when you go to a manual, it doesn't line up quite right, a little bit of sheet metal massaging and you'll be ok. In '98 the computer is/was quite tied to the auto so you will get a check engine light after the swap, but if that doesn't bother you, it's not a problem, right?

There are currently no aftermarket turbo manifolds available, that I know of... Anyone else know of a turbo setup?Good luck!

here ya be! http://www.jgstools.com/turbo/thk.html

there is a cast log style that you have to weld the flange where you need it. there was one for sale from a built (1.6) samurai a few months ago in the classified's here. I had the link in favorites (so I thought).I will keep looking.

I own a 95 5 speed 4x4 and have had to put an ecu out of an auto into it and it works OK.  It seems to backfire a bit but other than that it runs fine.  As for the 5 speed swap, the tranny shouldn't be to difficult, but speaking from expierience, the clutch pedal is an absolute pain in the but.  I had to replace mine and it sucked, but it's doable. Small hands help.  Also, from what I've read the 2wd tranny and the 4wd tranny both have a t-case but the 2wd T-case is just a spacer with no gears in it.  They should be the same overall length so driveshafts should be universal provided it is in a 2 door or a 4 door.