rt4wd tranny, 5 speed swap?

ok so my rear diff is a little messed up and am haveing major doubts about pulling it and replacing. I am just wondering if anyone has actually removed the cable shifter setup and went back to maybe an si 5 speed tranny? that is pretty much removing the 4wd components of course. i have a b18b waiting for me to build, would like to make it a b series with no 4wd, anyone have a solid answer for this? how hard is it to revert back to conventional linkage?
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http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=541&hilit=shifter+linkage
Bottom line:Can be done w/o welding.I've done one.Read above link for additional options.