92 Elantra Transmission Swap Problem

I am on transmission #3 in mine. I first swapped out a 5 speed from a 91 sonata into my elantra. All was fine with minor mods, but the unit was making loud noise and alot of metallic fragments in the oil. So I swapped one from a 95 sonata, and now different noises with a gear ratio that is way lower than the previous one. I now have a unit on the way with 80k miles from a 96 galant and Im keeping my fingers crossed. For the most part, the manual transmissions are junk too if they have alot of miles on them, and its 5-700.00 to get them rebuilt. Im also pulling a unit from a 94 talon that was just wrecked and I know that its good. more than likely, its the transmission dude becuase there isnt much else that can go wrong. Congrats on the swap tho, I would like to do the same thing to my galant but cant figure out how I can ge the hole into the firewall for the master cylinder. Maybe you can give me some tips.

All right all is figured out withthe thunking noise......needed to swap out the axles. the autos were just a tad shorter in length than the manuals. car runs nice and smooth!! Ok as for making the holes in the fire wall for the hydraulic clutch.... I lucked out with mine as in the punch was made in the fire wall so I had a basic outline where to make the hole. i found dead center where the hole would be made and used a hole saw blade (for metal) with a drill to make the hole. It came out mint. It is a very tight area to make the hole with the drill so make sure the clutch assembly is not installed yet. Also make sure you got a buddy watching the other side so when it comes through you don't saw into anything in the engine bay!!! Also another tricky thing I found was the automatic shifter is only aa single cable and you have to widen the hole in the firewall to fit both cables for the manual thru. The rubber gromet is circular for the auto and more oval for the manual....needless to say you can use the same hole saw to widen the hole and no need to make the shape identical as the rubber gromet should still seal.

Just want to say for anybody wishing to swap from auto to manual that it can be done but be prepared for skinned knuckles and a whole lot of cursing and swearing. I reccomend having a good friend who is patient enough to help you along and has as much of a half a** idea of what they're doing as you do!!! So here is a list of parts you will need to do the swap:
Tranny (Duh!!!)
All clutch parts (cables, shifter, master cylinder, pedal assemblies)
The FREAKING AXLES!!
AND the starter.
If I think of more I'll post it.

You will need to make little wiring mods or adjustments.
The entire dash will need to be taken out including all heating components inside the car. If you have A/C you can work around it though. The brake assembly is a real pain in the a**.

Time is a big factor for this job. Roughly the 2 of us put in about 40 hours in between the both of us. That includes getting the tranny and parts out of the donor car and installing into mine.

Any questions regarding doing this type of swap just leave a line and I will see if I can give you any useful info.