I converted a used JDM C56 transmission from a Celica GT to work in an MR2 Spyder

First, I had to identify the Toyota 1ZZ/C5x JDM transmission to confirm it was a match.

Steps to convert Celica GT transmission to work in an MR2 Spyder:

• Locked the transmission
• Removed 5th gear using a modified tool
• Removed the cup seal from the original shifter shaft (which goes out the wrong side). Plugged the hole using a "sidewalk bolt".
• Installed new longer gearing (C56 Corolla xxx ratio instead of the stock .8?? ratio)
• Sealed it up with Permatex gasket maker
• tapped the shaft bushing all the way to the other end to match the location it was in in the MR2 transmission
• Installed new axle shaft seals