[Barney]

I am going to change my 1996 ZR28 (noted upgrades in previous post) from a cumbersome and sometimes unpredictable automatic to a 6-speed.

Has anyone done this?
What are the trouble spots?
Any strange parts I need? I plan on buying everything from a local salvage yard. I think all I need is the pedal assembly with hydralics, trans, bellhousing, shifter assembly. What else? Pilot Bearing?

[trax]

http://www.afrashteh.com/tranny_pics/T56.htm

That's the guide I used when swapping.

Just a helpful tip... You do NOT need to drop your steering column when you swap the pedals. I don't have pics of the trick I used, so I will try my best to explain it:

Once you loosen the bolts holding the pedal assembly in place, grab the brake pedal shaft and the gas pedal shaft, and rotate the assembly counter-clockwise as much as you can. The main idea is to squeeze the gas pedal around the steering shaft. When you first look at it you'll think it's impossible... but you CAN do it, and you won't bend/break/damage anything.