I was sitting in my car after school waiting for it to warm-up and i was thinking is it possible to make a 01 X5 4.4 Auto in to a 01 X5 4.4 6spd Manual ?

I figured since my X5's tranny is already done with no first gear and reverse, and i'm an good stick shift driver. You take the everything out from a E39 540i 6spd Manual and put it into my X5 4.4. They are both same engines, same set-up. Why not??

Although it would be a first

What do you guys think ??