for my 360la and nv3500 project ive decided the pilot shaft does not go up into the crank far enough to use the old style pilot bushing. I will be trying to get the magnum bushing onto the back of my crank or make something..
So I learned last year that trans I swapped in was just plain wore out. Those synchros and eventually led to a vibration. So Last year I swapped in another with only 36k miles on it. I love the trans in the car. The only thing I should probably adjust is where my slave cylinder bolts to my clutch pedal so that I get a longer throw on the clutch. The trans seems to be holding up fine so far. I guess you could say I killed one already but I honestly feel that was just pure wear.kb67, can we get an update on this swap ? How has it been holding up to the 5.7 ? I'm heavily considering this swap behind my 318 and wonder how you like the throw of the shifter ? Did anything ever come of the questionable 1-2 synchro's ?
Thanks for the write up, it's answered a lot of questions.
I can't say it bothers me at all. If that seems to be an issue for you just get a short throw shifter for it. I know someone makes one as I have seen it for sale.Thanks, but probably not worth shipping.
How would you rate the shifter throw ? Does it seem short enough for a car ? It's been a minute since i've driven a Dakota with a manual, and can't remember how "truck like" the shift was.