Where's the best place to go for a manual swap?

[Kelvin]

Anywhere in the country? Considering my plans of getting an Opel GT are scratched, I'm thinking about converting to manual, and although I am pretty sure I could do it with fellow gearheads, I don't want a hackjob, I want it done correctly, OEM style, reverse lights working, no grinding, no clearance issues, I want it NICE!

I'd want to keep the stock gear ratios for now, as I love highway cruising. :P

So... where's the best place to go? Also, it seems 5spds are pretty easy to get, but are 6spds coming down in price yet, or are they still all around 3 grand?