In the interim of finding something more interesting to write about, we shall look into the removal and installatin of a manual transmission on pretty much any car.  It is a fairly simple procedure, yet one that most people decide not to tackle due to the daunting nature associated with transmissions.  In reality all one has to do is appropriately lift the vehicle, unbolt the u-joints at the rear end and slide the driveshaft out.  At this point the trans fuid will drain, most likely all over you, but it may be stopped with a plug or simply drained.  Then if one so decides, the bellhousing provides a good place to support the rear of the engine, facilitating the removal of the transmission crossmember, the speedometer cable, the shifter (an important piece that one) and then the four bolts securing the transmission case to the bellhousing.  One can then simply slide the transmisison out with a bit of grunting, and get on with whatever reason the trans needed to be removed in the first place.  This whole process can be accomplished in just a few hours. and the installation is simply the reverse.  And don’t forget to fill the trans with fluid/oil, that can be catastrophic.