[strelnik]

I have a smart Passion that I'm fixing. Following that, I want to get/make a smart Pure, which comes without AC or auto transmission.


I'm buying a second dead smart with a blown engine and AC.


It would seem that, to convert this car to a Pure, I would only need to replace/repair the engine and get a clutch set-up for the transmission.


In this way, I drive the Pure directly and I don't need/want AC


So how crazy is my idea? I'm thinking a 451 would be the best candidate, because it seems so hard to find a 450, which were often MT-equipped cars.


Your comments, please!

 

[jwight]

If you are looking at 450s and 451s, they were never available with a clutch pedal.....

 

[strelnik]

Isn't the smart Pure a MT-equipped vehicle? How is it shifted?

 

[Igor Barbaros]

It has a clutch, however the actuation of the clutch as well as the gear changes are done by the computer

Isn't the smart Pure a MT-equipped vehicle? How is it shifted?

 

[OliverB]

Only the 453 turbo had a 5 speed stick option. Don’t believe it was limited to the Pure edition.

 

[jwight]

Isn't the smart Pure a MT-equipped vehicle? How is it shifted?

All fortwo models used an "automated manual" transmission of some kind. Five or six speed manual transmissions, complete with a clutch, shifted by the computer via a clutch actuator and shift motors to make the actual gear changes. They really are smart cars......

1 Shift fork for shift collar 5
2 Shift fork for reverse gear sliding gear
3 Shift fork for shift collar 1/3
4 Shift fork for shift collar 2/4
5 Main shaft
6 Selector drum 1/3, 5
7 Selector drum 2/4, R
8 Input shaft
M17/3 Transmission motor 1
M17/4 Transmission motor 2

 

[White Lightning]

Here is a forum thread from another person converting to manual transmission (on one of the 7-11-2016 posts there is a picture of the mounted clutch): https://www.smartcarofamerica.com/forums/f4/hi-fireblade-smart-fortwo-owner-121441/