Affordable 5 or 6 speed transmissions?
man, its always the little things that add up. I was hoping there would be a way I could get away with using my clutch linkage and maybe even the bellhousing, must be dreaming.
Yup, dreaming. The input shaft lengths aren't the same. And the quicktime bells are all for hydraulic throwout's. In fact even the Viper T56's have hydraulic throwout bearings, even if you figured out a way to adapt over a V10 bell. Using the Viper slave and throwout is by far the cheapest option too, if you look at some of the other hydraulic set ups they're $400 by themselves.
The 5 speeds are less cutting and fabrication, but parts-wise they aren't all that much cheaper if you're buying new.
American powertrain sells a 5 or 6 speed Tremec conversion kit for $1300 minus the transmission. With a transmission, it looks like its around $3800-4800, not including flywheel, clutch, etc.
1967-76 A-Body MOPAR Pro-Fit 5-speed Kit
The 5 speed kit is 1,365 without the transmission. There's no price listed for the A-body T56 "kit", with or without the transmission. I seriously doubt even without the trans that the kit would be in the $1,300 range though, because the 5 speed can use mechanical clutch linkage. The T56 can't. And the american powertrain hydraulics cost a fortune.
Trust me, I'm a pretty cheap bastard. Outside of a flywheel resurface and the use of a brand new T56, most of the parts I listed with mine are the "cheap" way to do things. Mechanical speedo, viper hydraulics, etc. There are definitely more expensive ways to do it. Cheaper ways too, but you'd have to source used or reconditioned parts.
