Calling all Hardbody owners

[Low N Slow 777]

Hey guys, I got a 96 nissan hardbody and I wanna do a manual swap since mine (sadly enough) is an auto, I think I have the basic idea of what Im gonna need to do, but are there any particular things I should know, like specific parts that can or cant be used or what Ill need in general. Also I wanna swap my intake manifold to a 240 one, but I still need to be able to pass emissions due to living in NJ -_-. I was wondering if I could do the intake swap without throwing any codes at all, thats my main concern and question, help me out please.

[pDubs]

I guess you could say my body is pretty hard............

but really... I think you may have better luck on a dedicated forum then here. Probably not too many people here who will have much info. Who knows though maybe there is. Good luck!