T56 Magnum Conversion

MuuMuu101 said
Nice work! I didn't realize you were doing the swap. Just a quick note, since your interior is out, install some heat barrier in. My Dart expels a lot of heat from the trans tunnel even with dynamat and a carpet.

goldduster318 said
Yeah, I've always had a quite warm floor before with the 4-speed. I remember leaving my phone on it before and I'd bet it was 110-120F, so maybe 30-40 degrees above ambient. I'll have to look into it. I'm not sure I'll have the interior all done this year since we have maybe 2-3 months before snow is a threat. Not sure how fast it will go from here on out since the mechanical work needs to be done, and I need to get a driveshaft on order.

Today I got the flash rust cleaned off the new metal, some grinding where needed, primer, seat reinforcement brackets welded in, Passenger seat bracket modified to fit correctly, and some unneeded holes in the floor welded up.

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Totally agree on the heat/sound barrier. It makes a big difference. I use FatMat RattleTrap, it's like a thicker version of the standard Dynamat stuff for a much nicer price. Works great! Not looking forward to peeling it up so I can do the tunnel work when I do my T56, but it won't be the worst part of the install.

Looks like you had the same ProCar adaptors that I got, I had to do the same thing with moving that tab on the passenger side. Annoying considering what you have to pay for the bracket to begin with.

goldduster318 said
Today was kind of a slow day, I applied the seam sealer, this stuff seems to be pretty nice (it's brush-on), however, the fumes are so bad I had to let it air out for the whole day and it had not fully cured in my opinion due to the high humidity so I didn't paint it today.

Once it aired out enough, I installed the pliot bushing. No issues with installing this even though its for an AMC application with a Chevy transmission.

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Nice! :thumbsup:

The pilot bushings I bought was made by Hurst, it's a roller bearing with a custom surrounding adaptor for the end of the crank. Not sure it's available anymore, HurstDriveline totally changed their website and pulled a lot of their parts. That bushing seems like a good substitute, still haven't decided if I like the roller bearings in that particular spot. Might have to pick up one of those bushings to compare before I do the install.