btw, what you'll spend depends on the parts you need.
It's a good idea to find someone with a complete conversion for you to buy (tranny, crossmemeber, shifter, bellhousing , clutch (or buy new), pedal assembly, quadrant, cable, etc. I've seen that for around 700 (but when i had one for sale i thnk I only got 400!!) Just depends on the market the day you're looking for parts. If you peice it out you'll definitely spend more. It will definitely wake up your car. Labor is subjective. If you go to a shop you usually will be happy, get some kind of guarantee, and spend a lot more. I think it's about a day driveway job if you want to do it yourself, I have a few times, pulling the dash sucks.
I would rather pay my friend a few hundred for the labor if I ever do it again!!!