Svx Gurus Please Help!!!

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I bought a beautiful blue 92 lsi back in april and my tranny just went on me about a month ago - choked. I can't stand driving an auto anyway, I drive way too hard to depend on some computer to do the shifting for me so Im swaping for a 5 speed. Ive already found an awesome mechanic who's eager to get his hands dirty and make use of his new shop! What I need to know is what is necessary for the swap. What tranny/pedals from which vehicle, do i need to replace the rear diff? What about changing the gear ratio? Is it necessary/recomended? Throw me some details! What clutch is recomended? Most importantly where can I find all the parts I need? I live in the outskirts of Vancouver in British Columbia Canada. Is there anyone on here from my area? Im also tryng to figure out how much all the parts will cost? Im glad to see such an amazing amount of support on this website, your help is greatly appriciated, thanks!!