I am planning a manual trans conversion for my 72 Duster.
I have a Dodge truck OD trans but the shifter mounts are in the B and E body locations (not the F body).
Any easy ways to use this trans?
Mod the mount and have to find the F/A body shifter rods?
...or a friend had a T5 that he had said in the past I could use. I will need to see what it is out of and can be made to work.
I also have a lakewood bellhousing laying around. Is there a fairly common list of parts to make this swap an easy one?
I know Silver Sport makes a kit but if I wanted to attempt to do a cheaper swap myself (think Roadkill) can it be done without to much crazy fab work?
So my questions here would be which parts to source for the following items? .....
I read a Chevy S10 6cyl T5 trans may work? Would I have to shorten or machine the input shaft length/diameter? The S10 T5 shifter location was said to fit the stock tunnel hole. Can a stock bell housing, mechanical throwout bearing and clutch fork etc be made to work here?
Then what about the Pilot bearing?
What clutch disc would work with the trans splines and work with say a stock pressure plate and stock flywheel?
I have an A body Z bar
and then what about the trans mount and cross member?
I'll need to ensure the mount is set to the correct height for the driveshaft angles so and advice is appreciated. With this i would try to measure the existing trans slip yoke to floor as installed and match this.
I guess guys use the T5 slip yoke from the donor? and maybe a Adapter u joint?
Thanks in advance
