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Couldn't tell you on an N-body, but the J-body doesn't have the three holes at the top of the firewall for the clutch master cylinder and two mounting bolts. You have to drill them. It's not difficult to figure out where though, the metal has a cut-out in it and it's pretty simple to measure. It was more challenging pulling the dash out to mount the clutch pedal!
Welding in the mounts for the 5 speed was way more difficult.... GM doesn't put the right mounts in the cars for both transmissions, you get one or the other. I had to grind out the auto mounting tabs and weld in the brackets for the Getrag.
But... well worth it. In 2000, you couldn't get a Cavalier Convertible with a 5 speed. If there's nothing else wrong with your car, and you've got the balls to do it... I say swap it!
On the other hand... there's nothing wrong with putting a turbo on an automatic.... just get an Autotrans Interceptor or B&M Shiftplus with some engine mounts to keep it together and shifting well under boost. I've known a couple of auto cars that don't like to shift right at 10+ psi boost.
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