Used-parts 5-speed swap - what's easiest to source?
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08/08/13 06:59 PM
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I'm looking to do a 5-speed swap on the cheap, i.e. use as many used parts from other cars as possible.
I've tried to track down a breakdown of Buschi's AX15/Supra transmission swap but I can only find the beginnings of it. T-5s seem plentiful but apparently the bellhousing and driveline is a fabrication issue?
It'll be for my wagon, which tips about 4000 pounds empty, but I don't drag race the thing so I don't care if the trans is marginal on torque ratings and may explode on clutch drops or whatever. What should I aim for?
1967 Dodge Coronet Deluxe station wagon
1.03" T-bars, QA1 arms/rods, Cordoba/GM Metric/Volare brake & knuckle, XHDs, Hellwig rear sway, 318 Magnum w/ air gap, 727, 3.23s
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Re: Used-parts 5-speed swap - what's easiest to source?
[Re: Secret Chimp]
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08/09/13 09:01 PM
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What other options are there? I'm not married to the idea of a T-5, I just know they're relatively common.
1967 Dodge Coronet Deluxe station wagon
1.03" T-bars, QA1 arms/rods, Cordoba/GM Metric/Volare brake & knuckle, XHDs, Hellwig rear sway, 318 Magnum w/ air gap, 727, 3.23s
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Re: Used-parts 5-speed swap - what's easiest to source?
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08/12/13 09:21 AM
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nv4500 is a low first gear truck trans,I am swaping one into my 85 d-150 the A535 is a light duty 5 speed used in the dak and d-100 v-6 models this is the replacment for the 833/833OD trans and will bolt to the old mech linkage bell housing or a hydro bell from the dak/d-100 trucks. if you get this trans make sure it has a shifter with it, it is a pink elephant with gold nugget shifter. kinda pricy used when you find it. 87-91 dak v-6 and d-100 v-6 the new dak 5 speeds are the ax-15 with a v-6 bell and 9 bolts holding it to the bellhousing from inside the bell, this one will need a little trans tunnel mods to go in a car but would be ez enuff IMO. the v6 flywheel and bell fit right to a sb 318 and the hydro clutch is a good upgrade. here is a A535 pic
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