I have an 81 Bu with a Turbo 350 in it. Its daily driven as of now and id like to swap a 4 speed into it. Can anyone tell me if they sell the conversion kits for 4 speeds? The car was originally automatic so it has no brackets or anything. Let me know. Thanks guys.
4 Speed Swap
- Thread starter FrIeDTiReS55
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what do you mean by conversion kits if i am not mistaken some malibu's came factory with 4 speeds also i believe the th350 and 4 spd uses the same crossmember and drive shaft splines are the same to providing they both have same spline count
Try OPGI.com or elcaminostore.com for a complete kit. Let us know what you do when you do it.FrIeDTiReS55 said:
i did a little research and i think you could fab pedals out of t auto brake pedals cutting the foot rests and a few other things might be worth checking out i believe http://www.musclecarsonly.com has individual pieces they show them on thier website under monte carlo if its possible to make the pedals etc you can get z-bar and rods if they are availeable i can get a pics of the auto pedal mounted as i have a factory manual and auto pedal assembly hanging around read this http://www.garage-scene.com/t5-into-ag-body it explains how to make 2 auto pedals into a clutch/brake
http://www.garage-scene.com/ is t5montecarlo's site. The TH350 crossmember will fit the older GM transmissions, so will the driveshaft (I believe one of the Muncies may be different though).
Checklist:
The fork will be the hardest to find, next to that the bellhousing, but t5's site lists some bellhousings that you can also use. You may have to resort to an aftermarket bellhousing/fork if you can't find one ($$$$$$).
Checklist:
- Pedals
- Linkage
- Clutch safety switch
- Linkage
- Fork
- Bellhousing
The fork will be the hardest to find, next to that the bellhousing, but t5's site lists some bellhousings that you can also use. You may have to resort to an aftermarket bellhousing/fork if you can't find one ($$$$$$).
The kits, like from ebay or elcamino store is almost everything, EXCEPT for a unique G-body bell housing and HOLY GRAIL release fork. They are out there, I found one for a 10.5 clutch, no fork, I plan on cranking a few converted bell housings...then all you would need is a G-body fork.
Thanks alot for the responses guys it really helped me out alot. Worse comes to worse, whatever parts i cant get, my dad has had a few 70 SS chevelles all with 4 speeds and he has alot of 4 speed parts so whatever i cant find, hes got. Keep on bringing the comments though.
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