i am thinking of buying another duster and converting it to a 5spd from an auto. i know this has probably been talked about before. i have an option to buy an auto car and swap it to a 5spd. or get a 4spd car and swap it to a spd. the auto car is cheaper by half the price. i already have a new 600 tremec from a torino project that i am going to get rid of,so the big expense is done. need opinions!
auto to 5spd conversion question
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DionR
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If you've already got the tko trans, buy a bell from quicktime and hack a hole in the floor to bolt it in.
You're gonna need to build a new tunnel and beef/rebuild the crossmember in either car so I don't think it matters which you start with. The only thing the 4 speed car has going for it is the pedals.
You're gonna need to build a new tunnel and beef/rebuild the crossmember in either car so I don't think it matters which you start with. The only thing the 4 speed car has going for it is the pedals.
how much of the tunnel needs to be rebuilt? not to worried about the crossmember,i can bend some tubing and build a new one or something. so how hard are the pedals to find and install?
DionR
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Here's a link with some pictures.
I see 4 speed pedals pop up once in a while, might check Brewer's Transmission to see if they sell them. Installing them is the easy part.
I know a guy around here that had a set of pedals he had expressed an interest in selling. If you run into a road block there, I can ask him if he still had them.
I see 4 speed pedals pop up once in a while, might check Brewer's Transmission to see if they sell them. Installing them is the easy part.
I know a guy around here that had a set of pedals he had expressed an interest in selling. If you run into a road block there, I can ask him if he still had them.
cool. thanks!
inkjunkie
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I had the tunnel cut open on my car. The fabricator just used a piece of flat stock over the trans to replace what he cut out, but he triangulated what was left of the oem torsion bar mount/crossmember into the subframe connectors.
cool. i may have to pick your brain on this a little more. i am looking for a 4 spd. duster to build for track use,so i might put the 5 spd in my 71. i hate to cut the floor too much,but oh well!
inkjunkie
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Ask away......keep in mind that the trans that is in my car is a gm4l80e, it is a VERY large unit......
im going to stick a t56 in my 74 duster. if you chop out the crossmember you need to add something pretty substantial to replace it. the actory trans mount and crossmember take a lot of stress from the torsion bars. only thing you will use from a factory 4 speed car is the pedals. you will probably go with a hydraulic clutch. i would just go for an auto car and spend the 1-200 on pedals. i need to figure out what im going to run for cylinder heads and ill be ready to start the swap.
well,my trans fried this weekend before i even got to race at Run Through The Hills saturday! so the 5 spd. will be going in my present duster. i talked to Shafi Keisler about the rest of the stuff i need and if he gets his heart right,i might just let them put it in. i'll be doing a b-body 8 3/4 rear swap also with my detroit/3:91 chunk i have also.
you know, i tried to buy a clutch from keisler for my 6 speed swap, and since i didnt buy anything else from them, they didnt want to help me. told me i need to have a clutch custom built for my "custom" application with such an combination of parts.
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