It's stupid that they never came with a manual transmission. My '89 XT6 was the only line of H6 Subaru that came with a manual transmission in the US but the automatic sucks the fun out of the Outback. It's a nonVDC car so wiring should be a bit easier. I'm starting to collect parts to do the swap but I'm still having issues wrapping my head around the wiring. I do have a 2003 FSM set for this car and it seems to be fairly on point.
I have a few links saved but the wiring modifications I came across were for a 2001 so it's not quite the same.
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f145/155496- ... wap-7.html
http://www.scoobytruck.com/bb/viewtopic ... d&start=15
All the mechanical stuff is cake for me, no problem there. Just trying to figure out the wiring so I don't have a run ability issue or a CEL as I do have to pass emissions. Thought and opinions would be great!