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    Post  Sweet Seventy9 Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:06 pm

    This is a good write-up I found years ago:

    1977 to 1990 Full Size Chevrolet Manual Transmission conversion instructions with materials list:

    Foreword: GM must have had intentions of a manual transmission option for these cars in the beginning stages of development, as all the appropriate knockouts are there, just waiting to be used.

    PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FULLY BEFORE ANY WORK IS DONE. IF YOU ARE NOT MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND USED TO PERFORMING “MODIFICATIONS”, EITHER GET A MORE EXPERIENCED PERSON TO DO IT OR GET THEM TO HELP YOU.  I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU READ THROUGH THE PROCEDURE THOROUGHLY AND UNDERSTAND IT COMPLETELY, BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORK.

    Parts needed for the conversion of the ‘77-’90 B-body full size Chevy is as follows:

    The changeover can be performed using all factory stock, non-modified parts with the exception of the stock Impala brake pedal which will have to be heated, bent and the tread pad cut down to smaller size.  

    NOTE: BE ADVISED SOME CHEVROLET MOTORS DO NOT HAVE PROVISIONS FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THESE NECESSARY PROVISIONS INCLUDE, BLOCK MOUNTING POINTS FOR THE CLUTCH PIVOT BALL STUD AND THE CRANKSHAFT MUST BE COUNTER BORED TO ACCEPT THE CLUTCH INPUT SHAFT BUSHING. WITHOUT THESE IN PLACE, YOU CANNOT PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION. I HAVE READ SOME 305’S DIDN’T HAVE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE NEEDED ITEMS. CHECK THESE AREAS BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER. THESE AREAS CAN BE IDENTIFIED USING COMMON CHILTON MANUALS, IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION AS TO THEIR LOCATIONS.

    Parts List: All of the items can be sourced from any manual transmission 70-81 Camaro and Firebird (1) & 75-79 Nova and GM clones (1).

    Footnote;

    (1).  The pedals only can be used from the Firebird and GM clones, unless they are factory equipped with the small block Chevy engine, then all pieces can be used. There are differences in the bell housings, z-bars, mounting plates and linkage components.


    1. Complete clutch linkage set from the second generation Camaro (or suitable other source…read above footnote). This includes; Z-Bar, Frame mounting plate, upper and lower push rod assemblies, including threaded lower adjustment rod and lock nut. You will also need the screw in block pivot ball/stud and the Camaro clutch pedal. The stock Camaro brake pedal can be discarded, as it is not going to be needed.

    2. A stock V-8 Chevrolet Bell housing. To my knowledge, only the Monza bell is different. Also the newer style Camaro bells can’t be used due to the angled mounting for the transmission. Stick to the old second generation Camaro style.  

    3. Manual transmission of your choice. This could be any factory style 3, 4 or 5 speed transmissions. Saginaw transmissions can be used in milder horsepower applications and offer a wider variety of internal ratios. With sensible driving these transmissions work fine. A better choice would be a Borg Warner T-10, especially the one with 2.88 first gear ratio. These were found in late 70’s and early 80’s Camaros.

    4. Shifter of your choice. I used a early 80’s “wedgie” style Camaro 4 speed shifter. This worked beautifully with the stock bench seat, although I had to keep the seat the whole way back to allow room enough for shifts to second and fourth. I reversed the shifter arm in the socket to achieve this needed reversed “dogleg bend” to clear the seat. If an aftermarket Hurst shifter is used, several different styles of shifter levers are available to provide just about any odd-bend you may have. Remember to cut the hole in the floor just big enough to clear the mechanism. This leads to a neater, more factory appearing installation and avoids the necessity of the unsightly “Mega Boot”. The factory style pressed metal hump from the donor 2nd gen. Camaro could be used to provide a more finished look. If you are running a Borg-Warner T-10, then you should be able to use the matching Camaro shifter, dust seal, boot and ring right onto the “hump” plate. The use of factory parts further creates a “factory installed” look.

    5. Transmission output yoke to suit transmission to be installed. Keep in mind Muncie and Borg Warner transmissions use the large Turbo 400 style yoke, and therefore, must be used. The use of the larger output yoke may require shortening of the driveshaft. Measure accordingly. Make sure you have adequate “slip” distance!  If you are replacing a turbo 350 or other small output shaft diameter trans with a Saginaw, your existing driveshaft will most likely work without shortening.

    6. New transmission mount to suit transmission. You may need to do some research here to find the right mount with the single stud to match the stock crossmember. Saginaw swaps can simply use the same type of trans mount as a turbo 350. The stock cross member bolted right into the same existing holes in the frame. Since the TH 350 uses a single stud, you may be able to bolt this mount to the Muncie or BW. This is only an assumption; you will have to verify this on your own. Perhaps the stock rear x-member has enough room to drill 2 more slots in it to use the double bolt mount. Again, check and plan accordingly. Install the crossmember.

    7. Speedometer bolts right onto manual trans. I encountered no conflicts here. The speedo gear may or may not produce the correct reading, due to a different speedo gear. If it is obvious the speedo is way off, follow a friend out the road and compare readings… add or subtract accordingly. You should get the correct gear to keep things accurate. You wouldn’t want someone else unfamiliar with it driving the car and getting a ticket.

    8. Fabricate a locator rod from threaded rod bought from the local Home Depot or hardware store. I believe you need to get 3/8” coarse thread rod. Measure off 12” and grind down the one end to reduce the diameter. Grind off enough material to allow the end of the locator rod to slip into the frame mounting plate slot.

    INSTALLATION:

    NOTE: You may want to remove the front seat to make things a lot easier to get at. This also keeps things from getting dirty and greased up. Care exercised here will make the end result look like it was meant to be there.

    1.  Begin by removing stock brake pedal and cross pin. Modify the stock brake pedal by careful heating and bending to spec. Use care when removing pedal as to avoid damaging brake light switch and brake master cylinder push rod. You will also notice the insulated floor padding has a round perforated corresponding “knock out” section. Carefully push it out and clear away the insulation behind. Remove plug in firewall located to the immediate right of the master fuse block. If I remember correctly, it is a knockout plug.   If your car has cruise control, there will be soft vacuum lines running thru here that will need to be relocated. Next hang the modified Camaro pedal with the modified stock brake pedal. It’s a good idea to lube the pivot point/bushings at this time! Make sure you re-attach the brake push rod and make sure you re-install the brake light plunger switch. (You do not want to get a ticket, or rear-ended, on your maiden voyage with your new manual transmission!)   Feed the upper push rod thru the opening. You may need to fine-tune the lateral location of the rod thru the opening with a few large diameter washers. Install a clutch return spring and hook it to the bracing under the dash. You may want to put some sort of flap or rubber piece around the hole to keep out bugs and water. I never got around to doing this, but I never seen any water leaking in… if the donor Camaro “accordion boot” is in good shape, I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. You may also want to put some sort of bumper or rubber hose section up where the clutch pedal may hit the bracing. On stick optioned cars there is a bumper to prevent noise.

    2.  Raise the front of the car and support on jackstands high enough to safely remove and install the transmissions. Remove the driver’s side wheel. The rear corner of the inner wheelhouse will have to be trimmed. I used tin snips, but it looked pretty rough. The inner fenders are much tougher than they look. Perhaps an air nibbler or maybe some sort of dremel or small cut-off wheel could be used. The ultimate thing to do, is mark accordingly and remove the wheelhouse and cut on the bench.  Refer to the drawing for proper cutting. Thread the 12” locator rod into the clutch ball-mounting hole into the side of the block. This projects a line across to the exact location the end of the Z-bar. Place the slot of the factory Camaro frame mount plate over the end of the rod and transfer the locations of the three holes to the big cars frame. You could use transfer punches or spray paint to help mark the proper hole locations. The plate will need to bent/rotated slightly, counter-clockwise, looking down from the top. This can be achieved by removing the plate, heating and bending the appropriate amount in the bench vice. Reinstall the plate and check for fit.
    With the plate mounted securely, remove the locator rod and install the factory style pivot ball stud in the block. You will be using the rear hole, right above the oil filter boss, as the front is used for Chevy II applications only. Move on the next step.

    3.  Remove the factory exhaust system and put aside. I had no problems in my instance. I used the stock iron manifolds and single exhaust “Y” pipe. Everything bolts back together fine, including the converter, etc. I would have to speculate about the fitment of tubular headers. I have used Camaro/Nova headers on full sized boxy Chevy before, and they bolt right up, but then I was using a TH350 automatic…

    4.  Remove the factory automatic transmission, don’t forget to remove the kickdown cable and dip stick tube, as well as unhooking the speedo cable. Remove the factory flex plate and install an input shaft bushing in the end of the crank. At this point measure back from the back mounting surface of the motor to determine where the hole in the floor board needs to be to accommodate the shifter mechanism. My car required 24” to work, your car may be different. You may want to bolt the bell to the trans and put the shifter on temporarily to get an exact measurement. Measure twice and cut once. I cut a smaller hole in the floor and ended up fine-tuning it with tin snips later. This produced beautiful results, which looked entirely factory.

    5.  Depending on your choice of flywheel/clutch size, you may have to change the starter. There are 2 different flex plate/flywheel diameters so have your man at the parts store cross reference your existing starter to one from the car your manual is coming from. He may need to know the ring gear diameter or number of teeth. These are the best ways to ID what you have. Buy the appropriate items beforehand to make the transition an easy, one weekend affair.

    6.  Install the flywheel and clutch assembly. It’s a good idea to pre-install the shifter and shifter rods while the transmission is out, I did mine on the workbench. Adjust the rods using the gauge rod, as per the manufacturers instructions. Install the transmission and shifter, less handle, for ease of installation. Carefully raise the trans in place with a floor jack. As it pivots up into place check for interference between the shifter linkage rods and the transmission tunnel. I had to get out the big mallet (BFH) and “adjust” the tunnel about 1/8th of an inch for the needed clearance. Also check for interference with your hole for the shifter. Trim and modify as necessary. Make sure you have at least ¼” clearance between moving parts to avoid rattles.  

    7.  Install the z-bar by sliding the end onto the block stud and lowering the bar stud into the slot on the frame plate. A critical area here to look at is to make sure the z-bar does not rub on the metal brake lines that run down the top of the frame rail in this area. Since this bar is basically ball pivoted at both ends, one could raise the frame end of the z-bar if you had to clear any possible interference. I kept about ¼ inch distance between my parts and had a friend watch during full travel movement to assure there was no rubbing throughout the entire range of motion.

    8.  Connect the linkage rod from the bell crank to the shifter fork. Adjust as you would any other factory clutch. Refer to shop manual if you are unfamiliar with this operation. Look at a (2nd Gen.) Camaro or Nova (boxy 75-80 style) book to get the directions/detail views. Don’t forget to add a clutch return spring from the fork towards the front of the car. The illustration in the book will show you exactly how it needs to be. Check for proper engagement and release of clutch.

    9.  Install the crossmember at this time, keeping in mind the mount as mentioned above.

    10.  Re-install the driveshaft. If you kept the Saginaw style trans., it should bolt up fine. Check to make sure you have enough slip in the yoke. The generally accepted slip distance is about ¾ inch. If you are unfamiliar with how to do this, get a friend to show you how. With the driveshaft o.k. And correctly installed, you can proceed with the next step.

    11.  Re-install the exhaust system and make sure there are no leaks. Replace any bad sections if necessary.

    12. Test drive in a safe area to assure proper operation. Recheck all your fasteners. You are done.

    Once you are satisfied all is well, take it for a test run. The car should behave like a completely different animal now. Depending upon your choice of transmission and rear end gearing, the car should be very responsive. You will also quickly begin to notice car guys doing double takes at the sound of a clutch coming from such an unlikely source.  

    Above all enjoy your work!!

    Some last words:

    The above mentioned process worked for me. My car was an ’85 model and I am assuming the last few years also had the appropriate provisions already in place to complete the job. You should check your car beforehand to assure everything is good to go. I cannot and will not be held responsible for any accident, injury or damages resulting from installing the manual transmission. It all fit together fine using the parts I had… any deviation from this may result in some problems, which you will have to figure out on your own. You will have to figure out the reverse lights on your own too, as different transmissions have different ways of turning on the reverse lights.. BW in Camaros have some sort of big linkage set-up that actually rotates the rear of the steering column sleeve to get the lights to work. Other transmissions have an actual plunger switch screwed into the case that work when the reverse lever is used from the shifter above. This will have to be resolved on a case-by-case basis. I simply put my reverse lights on a separate switch and left it at that.

    I’m sure others will come up with different combos or slightly different methods of achieving the same ends. Above all be patient, and through in the installation. I can’t stress enough to work under the car safely and to have an experienced helper with you, if you feel uncomfortable with any part of this operation. I have performed many non-stock swaps and feel comfortable with the heating and bending operation.

    It is also my suspicion that the clutch installation should work on 4 door sedans, 2 door sedans and wagons, as they all seem to have used the same firewall.
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    Post  reddtheLegend Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:38 pm

    very helpful in my shift it myself quest. some changes will have to made since i will be using a gen iv 5.3, also for drivablilty reasons i'd prefer a hydraulic clutch set up. i wonder how later model f-body manual trans parts will work, that's what the BigFastCar guys use.
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    Post  Sweet Seventy9 Fri Oct 17, 2014 4:58 pm

    For your application, substitute the newer F-body parts. I've been told GTO parts can work also but I cannot confirm that.
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    Post  reddtheLegend Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:33 pm

    i couldn't bare the sight of a dismantled GTO. i got literally light headed when my neighbor knocked on my door to tell me that her daughter backed into mine denting the driver side fender and scratching the wheel. 1900 bucks worth of damage. luckily i found a matching fender for 200 bucks, installed myself and pocketed 1700.

    i have no such problems with seeing dismantled f-bodies, lol.
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    Post  solo79 Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:04 pm

    reddtheLegend wrote:i couldn't bare the sight of a dismantled GTO. i got literally light headed when my neighbor knocked on my door to tell me that her daughter backed into mine denting the driver side fender and scratching the wheel. 1900 bucks worth of damage. luckily i found a matching fender for 200 bucks, installed myself and pocketed 1700.

    i have no such problems with seeing dismantled f-bodies, lol.

    Hey easy on the F-bodies now. I'm an F-body guy.lol
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    Post  reddtheLegend Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:51 pm

    solo79 wrote:
    reddtheLegend wrote:i couldn't bare the sight of a dismantled GTO. i got literally light headed when my neighbor knocked on my door to tell me that her daughter backed into mine denting the driver side fender and scratching the wheel. 1900 bucks worth of damage. luckily i found a matching fender for 200 bucks, installed myself and pocketed 1700.

    i have no such problems with seeing dismantled f-bodies, lol.

    Hey easy on the F-bodies now.  I'm an F-body guy.lol

    I've always had a weird thing about f-bodies. I've never liked camaros but I absolutely love firebirds and t/a's.
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    Post  Buick_FIN Wed May 10, 2017 3:41 pm

    Right now I do not need this article, but damn, I should have seen this few years ago when owning a Caprice. I will anyway save this article, thanks for sharing this!
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    Post  Fierro51 Wed May 10, 2017 6:43 pm

    Ill see if i can find any pictures from my old racecar with a 4 speed muncie. i would recommend anyone that does the swap to not use a manual throw out bearing. spend the money buy a wilwood type hanging type clutch pedal and just run a hydraulic throwout and be done with the swap in less than 4 hours.
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    Post  dsmerritt Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:35 pm

    If you like doing maintenance, by all means please use a hydraulic clutch. If you're determined to use a clutch master cylinder instead of a bulletproof mechanical linkage that, at least in this case, more or less bolts in, and that will live forever, at least use an external slave cylinder. Easy enough to make a bracket for it to push on the throw out arm, so when it leaks you don't have to pull the transmission. Internal hydraulic throwout bearings are guaranteed to leak. And when they do - - - .

    Not so bad on a race car. Or on a new car with a warranty. Or if you can pay someone else to do it. But suit yourself.
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    Post  Fierro51 Thu Aug 03, 2017 1:44 pm

    dsmerritt wrote:If you like doing maintenance, by all means please use a hydraulic clutch.  If you're determined to use a clutch master cylinder instead of a bulletproof mechanical linkage that, at least in this case, more or less bolts in, and that will live forever, at least use an external slave cylinder.  Easy enough to make a bracket for it to push on the throw out arm, so when it leaks you don't have to pull the transmission.  Internal hydraulic throwout bearings are guaranteed to leak.  And when they do - - - .

    Not so bad on a race car.  Or on a new car with a warranty.  Or if you can pay someone else to do it.  But suit yourself.    

    true but also depends on the quality of the bearing and master . imo howe/quartermaster/wilwood parts all beat oem anyday. but i hear what yours saying.
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    Post  dsmerritt Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:01 pm

    There are definite advantages to hydraulic, it's much more universal, and less mechanism on the left rear of the engine to have to thread headers around, but ease of maintenance and maximum reliability aren't among those advantages. A lift and a trans jack and it's only moderately awful. Pulling the trans is still not my idea of fun.
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    Post  Fierro51 Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:17 pm

    dsmerritt wrote:There are definite advantages to hydraulic, it's much more universal, and less mechanism on the left rear of the engine to have to thread headers around, but ease of maintenance and maximum reliability aren't among those advantages.  A lift and a trans jack and it's only moderately awful.  Pulling the trans is still not my idea of fun.

    i understand what you mean. me personally the benefit is worth it. and that is only because i would pull a muncie trans any day over an auto. some jack stands and about 20 mins worth of work .
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    Post  dsmerritt Thu Aug 03, 2017 2:42 pm

    Yeah, Muncies are great, light, compact. Knew a guy in high school that could slide under a 66 Chevelle and extract the Muncie with the car sitting on the ground. Skinny guy.

    A T-56, not so much. Or, lord knows an iron toploader. Oof!
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    Post  Kit1078 Mon Aug 07, 2017 9:58 pm

    Could do something crazy, like me, and use an A833!

    Aaand I just realized I can't upload images...I really should talk to the mods about that...
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    Kit1078 wrote:Could do something crazy, like me, and use an A833!

    Aaand I just realized I can't upload images...I really should talk to the mods about that...

    Have you been able to upload images before?
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    Post  marxjunk Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:10 pm

    Sweet Seventy9 wrote:GM must have had intentions of a manual transmission option for these cars in the beginning stages of development, as all the appropriate knockouts are there, just waiting to be used.

    one of my friends drove a 77  4 door for 15 years every day to work he traveled 65 miles one way...and it was his daily beater and he drove it til it died and the city made him do something with it.......it was a 6 cylinder  3 speed stick on the column...a bare bones stripper...i begged him to sell me the car a dozen times..no luck...it ended up in the grinder..stick change over and all..

    sitting here..i think the last time i saw it was 1987 with a flat sitting on the street in front of his house, and i know he still had it way in the 90s...i asked him about it a few more times, and he kept saying..."i'm gonna get it running etc and drive it" and it never happened..it was just a driver..

    100 percent factory stick car....i've never seen another...and i look hard...little old lady green 4 door....he inherited from an aunt..she bought it new... his story he repeated several times..came from Feld Chevrolet in St Louis MO..Feld had flames painted all over the building and it slogan was "Feld..the red hot dealer"...i remeber a high pitched woman singing that on the radio all the time...and on TV too...


    may have been a very early produced car, and the manual trans was cancelled shortly after production started..as i said, ive never seen another and have never seen anything written on one either..

    i think about that ugly old green car often..and just grin...ahhhh...memories, and the weird things that jog them loose
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    Post  JusSko77 Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:57 pm

    How much of a headache is all of this, as I'm dropping a 5 speed in with a sbc327 when the weather unfukzors itself.
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    Post  cutlassmike Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:36 pm

    I have been pouring over your "old school manual trans conversion" postings.

    I have me a 1988 Caprice Estate wagon. Came with an Olds 6.6l and TH400. I am dropping in a good 350 SBC and matched A833/np833/NV4440. That weird 4 speed with the 4th gear as over drive.
    Not a performance trans, I know, but great for loafing down the HWY and I like banging gears albeit more softly with the A833. lol

    Questions for you;
    1. when swapping in the clutch pedal is  there any difference between the F body 70-71 and the 72-81? I may have to go repop pedals/conversion parts and re-pop sellers list the pedals separately.

    2. Other than the bending of the frame side pivot mount; is there any other modifications to the Z bar?

    3. are there any differences between the 77-79 B body and my 88 caprice that would hinder this swap?

    4. any pictures that I could reference of your swap?


    I plan on engaging in this site with build pics that could back up your impressive write up on this conversion.

    Cheers
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    Post  cutlassmike Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:46 pm

    Sooo I stuck my head under the dash of my 88 caprice wagon... I can’t see how the clutch pedal would ever fit under there.

    I dare anyone to post a picture of the clutch pedal stalled in a 77-88 caprice/impala.

    On my 88 the brake pedal and push rod is on the left side of the steering column (historically the brake is to the right of column and the clutch to the left) and there is the fuse block and about 15 pound of wiring where the clutch pedal would like to live.
    I have never heard (during my research) of relocating wiring to accommodate the pedal and I cannot see how to install the pedal without moving stuff.

    Now, if I’m missing some difference between my later car and the earlier modals ,,,, well I would feel silly but would like to know all the same.
    I scoured the web for a picture of this allusive clutch in a square body caprice to no avail.
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    Post  Kit1078 Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:09 pm

    cutlassmike wrote:Sooo I stuck my head under the dash of my 88 caprice wagon... I can’t see how the clutch pedal would ever fit under there.

    I dare anyone to post a picture of the clutch pedal stalled in a 77-88 caprice/impala.

    On my 88 the brake pedal and push rod is on the left side of the steering column (historically the brake is to the right of column and the clutch to the left) and there is the fuse block and about 15 pound of wiring where the clutch pedal would like to live.
    I have never heard (during my research) of relocating wiring to accommodate the pedal and I cannot see how to install the pedal without moving stuff.

    Now, if I’m missing some difference between my later car and the earlier modals ,,,, well I would feel silly but would like to know all the same.
    I scoured the web for a picture of this allusive clutch in a square body caprice to no avail.

    On my 79 it's a tight fit, but it clears everything below the dashboard. I don't know the wiring and fuse panel situation on the 88. if you pm me and email I can send you a couple pictures when I get a chance (car is in storage at the moment)
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    Post  Kit1078 Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:10 pm

    GM B-Body Forum wrote:
    Kit1078 wrote:Could do something crazy, like me, and use an A833!

    Aaand I just realized I can't upload images...I really should talk to the mods about that...

    Have you been able to upload images before?

    No, I haven't.
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    Post  cutlassmike Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:39 pm

    Well, I took apart the steering wheel, seat and the lower dash cover and it now looks less intimidating under the dash.

    My motor has been freshened up with new timing set and a slough of one piece valve and oil pan gaskets.

    I sourced the clutch pedal assembly and trans tunnel bracket from a 72-81 Camaro. I guess that means I`m committed.

    I cleaned up my aluminum A833. Resurfaced the flywheel, sourced a new stock type diaphragm clutch set.

    I`ll take some pics tonight and see if I can get em`uploaded.


    Question; I read about modifying/bending the stock B body brake pedal arm. Could one not cut the brake pedal arm on BOTH {F body donar and B body original} and splice the lower F body to the upper B body pieces? I'm talking cutting the B body arm slightly lower than the push rod hole {would not effect pivot geometry} and trimming the lower F body pedal arm to fit at the same length of the original?
    I am a very capable TIG welder and I still would "fishplate" the join for that warm fuzzy feeling.
    The bent and chopped up brake pedal just looks unappealing.

    OR; could the stock B body brake pedal simply be replaced by the F body one? I do not have much faith in that one as I'm sure it would have been mentioned by now.
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    Post  cutlassmike Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:23 am

    I got the engine and A833 4 speed in my 88' caprice wagon this weekend.
    All seemed to go well. New motor mounts and trans mount did the trick. The trans cross-member needed to be slid up about 5" closer to the engine to mate up with the A833. Looks like I will have to make new holes for mounting the cross-member. I am unsure what cross-member I actually have as the car was born with a 700R4 and received a transplanted TH400 {I assume its a 400??}. I know very little about automatics as they SUCK in my book.
    All my cars run manuals. 1959 Bel-Air 2 door HT with a T56, 1984 Cutlass with a M20, 1928 ford roadster with a M20, 1968 Camaro convertible with a Richmond ROD 6 speed, 1964 Mercury convertible with a FACTORY Super T10.

    Drive shaft fits beautifully with no modification. I will check working angles when all done and my 4 post is free in the summer but it looks like it is happy.

    A833 it's self fits beautifully. It's in right now with no shifter mechanism. Bell housing and trans body have ample clearance all around. There may need to be a sizable hole to clear the shifter in the trans tunnel that I HOPE will be covered by the stock F body trans tunnel piece.

    PS I am having trouble uploading pictures?? any suggestions? This site says "Could not upload file : exceeded user allowed storage. (Free space : 0)".

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