So WHAT IF..... Sport Shift in a 1999 GT

[camroncamera]

Well 2 LEGT is finally back on the road:


Original TZ-series Phase 1 4EAT transmission rebuilt
(EDIT: It's not the same case, the bellhousing code is different than original code).

New differential clutch packs (there's going to be a bit of chatter in tight turns for a few hundred miles until they break in), solenoid assembly, banner kit, pump assembly, CV axle shaft, TransGo RE4R01A-HD2 Stage 2 Performance Shift Kit, new torque converter, and new external transmission cooler:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/t...Reviews=Newest




They put in my JDM Sport Shifter using my adapter harness for regular automatic gear selection:


Mark, the transmission shop owner/head tech, was pleased that the harness worked plug-and-play perfectly:


Clearly I need to come up with a better shifter surround, I'm thinking a bit of black neoprene. For now I've got a bit of black gaffer tape to cover the edges of the shifter. It looks awful, but hopefully not for long:


Later this summer I'll look into the Forced Four shift box setup and put the Sport Shift gate and JDM Sport Shift steering wheel to actual use:
http://www.forcedfour.com/smart100_1.htm

[Pitman]

Well 2 LEGT is finally back on the road:


Original TZ-series Phase 1 4EAT transmission rebuilt
(EDIT: It's not the same case, the bellhousing code is different than original code).

New differential clutch packs (there's going to be a bit of chatter in tight turns for a few hundred miles until they break in), solenoid assembly, banner kit, pump assembly, CV axle shaft, TransGo RE4R01A-HD2 Stage 2 Performance Shift Kit, new torque converter, and new external transmission cooler:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/t...Reviews=Newest




They put in my JDM Sport Shifter using my adapter harness for regular automatic gear selection:


Mark, the transmission shop owner/head tech, was pleased that the harness worked plug-and-play perfectly:


Clearly I need to come up with a better shifter surround, I'm thinking a bit of black neoprene. For now I've got a bit of black gaffer tape to cover the edges of the shifter. It looks awful, but hopefully not for long:


Later this summer I'll look into the Forced Four shift box setup and put the Sport Shift gate and JDM Sport Shift steering wheel to actual use:
http://www.forcedfour.com/smart100_1.htm

I am trying to swap a jdm https://m.ebay.com/itm/JDM-02-05-SUB....c100890.m2460 trans in my forester and I was wondering how you swaped the sport shifter.

I'm hoping the one from a baja is plug and play. Which wires did you have to merge or did you run new wires to the tcu?

In hoping I can swap that trans into my 04 fxt, baja tcu and a baja sport shifter and get the vtd in there too.

How is your legacy and have you installed the stuff to get the gear selection?

[camroncamera]

Hi Pitman, my apologies at the tardiness of this reply... ONE YEAR LATER SL-I doesn't seem to alert me to forum replies, and Legacy discussions seemed to have moved over to facebook, for better or worse.

Sadly I have not advanced this project since my last post, other that I made a leatherette shifter surround that looks much better than the temporary gaffer tape as shown above. My Legacy was neglected for much of 2018 while I planned a major brake overhaul (which was finally completed early this fall). I still frequently think of completing the SportShift conversion but it seems there's never enough money left to invest in the Forced Four aftermarket TCU that I've had my eye on.

I hope you're having success with your trans swap.