steve from staten island
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Im pleased to tell all that I started my 4 speed conversion. I got a good trans from a member here and another member rebuilt it and did a fantastic job at a reasonable price.
I got all the other parts from Brewers and they are great to deal with.
I have a few more things to do and it should be complete
I could not get the reverse lights to stay on and so changed the switch on the trans which had a slight leak. The new switch was very sensitive and now that works perfectly
The pedal installation depends on if your dash is apart. If its not learned from a video its easier to leave the original pedal box in place and do the conversion on your back...Of course take out the front seats. I did remove the box and converted it on the bench but found it to hard to. get it back under the dash in place , plus the pin that holds the spring kept falling out.
It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought
The bracket that holds the z bar is another story. In retrospect it would be better to install it with the trans out and drop the exhaust pipe. You can position it and line it all up but welding it is another story as I just couldnt see up there. I tried a small hand held shield and it was still no go.
I wound up cutting some of the inner fender well away were the bracket is and doing it through the wheel well.
I would say maybe if the trans is not installed you may have a better chance to see it.
Im a retired boilermaker and have been welding as a trade for over 40years, I have a CV/CC welder and a suitcase type wire feeder but they are bulky and have cables for the feeder, you need space and my garage is very small....When retire from my side work I plan on selling all my welding machines and so with this mindset I bought a Miller 211 mig machine .
I used this machine specifically for this job and of course all future projects
Im excited to get the car on the road, its been a very very long time since I had a 4 speed
So thats were im at and thanks for reading my post
I got all the other parts from Brewers and they are great to deal with.
I have a few more things to do and it should be complete
I could not get the reverse lights to stay on and so changed the switch on the trans which had a slight leak. The new switch was very sensitive and now that works perfectly
The pedal installation depends on if your dash is apart. If its not learned from a video its easier to leave the original pedal box in place and do the conversion on your back...Of course take out the front seats. I did remove the box and converted it on the bench but found it to hard to. get it back under the dash in place , plus the pin that holds the spring kept falling out.
It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought
The bracket that holds the z bar is another story. In retrospect it would be better to install it with the trans out and drop the exhaust pipe. You can position it and line it all up but welding it is another story as I just couldnt see up there. I tried a small hand held shield and it was still no go.
I wound up cutting some of the inner fender well away were the bracket is and doing it through the wheel well.
I would say maybe if the trans is not installed you may have a better chance to see it.
Im a retired boilermaker and have been welding as a trade for over 40years, I have a CV/CC welder and a suitcase type wire feeder but they are bulky and have cables for the feeder, you need space and my garage is very small....When retire from my side work I plan on selling all my welding machines and so with this mindset I bought a Miller 211 mig machine .
I used this machine specifically for this job and of course all future projects
Im excited to get the car on the road, its been a very very long time since I had a 4 speed
So thats were im at and thanks for reading my post
