700r4 conversion done! FREE 4sp, driveline etc.

[NEWFISHER]

Just finished up the conversion project for this weekend. The lokar tall shifter needs some fine tuning as does the Tv cable pressure, they are both close and driveable but need some tweeking.

I have the 4sp trans, shifter, flywheel, driveshaft with new ujoints 1310, bell housing, clutch fork etc. Left over and thought if someone local could use them, you can have them.

I also have a decent reproduction floor mat cut for a 4sp o.e. location and a cut for a clutch pedal for free.

Would rather give to local trucker than ship, heavy stuff.

[hamad]

wish i was in Oregon would like that 4 speed !

[PurdueSD]

I'd like to hear a little more about that shifter. Is it the nostalgic 32? Ive been oogling over one. Could you snap a pic of the shifter?
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[mr48chev]

Make sure you have that tv cable spot on before you do any serious driving with it as they kill the trans pretty quickly if they aren't adjusted right.

[paintman]

Just out of curiosity.....what size stall converter did you use with that motor and tranny combo?

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by paintman

Just out of curiosity.....what size stall converter did you use with that motor and tranny combo?

Stock from a 92 Suburban, only mods were TransGoshift kit, diesel governor and TCI 4th gear lock up with vacuum switch.
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[59weasel]

kinda on subject but kinda not...... how did you do the tranny mount/crossmember? any pics? thanks.

[NEWFISHER]

Here's a pic of the shifter. Black series 23 single bend tons of adjustment and very well thought out and built piece.

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[Coach529]

Wish I was closer......

[NEWFISHER]

Ill try to do a thread w pics. I installed the motor 2 weekends ago against the 4sp and drove it to break it in. Planned to swap the 700r4 in for quite sometime so I had a pile of parts waiting. I had to cut the trans crossmember out and unbolted the 2nd one. Pulled the linkage and the trans from the bellhousing. Unbolted the bellhousing and jacked the front of the engine up to pivot the long 250 down enough to get the bellhousing out. Once all was clear I installed a dual pass linear style 24 inch cooler on the inner frame rail. Jacked the trans into place and took some measurements to cut the firewall up enough to clear. Bolted the trans to the engine and the rubber mount to the bottom and
then slid the universal cpp crossmember into place. I had to cut the ends to fit and flop the end mounts around, but it literary fell into place. Engine and trans sit at 2 degrees, rear end is at 3.

The AD trucks rear spring center pin sits roughly 1 inch forward of the rear housing. I did some dumb math last week and sketched out what I had and what I was shooting for then spent a couple days in the wrecking yard at lunch. Found that by moving the center pin directly centered over the rear axle I could use a 92 S10 blazer 4 door 4 wheel drive rear shaft with a conversion ujoint to 1310 for my rr end and have the perfect slip and avoid an expensive driveshaft with the 700r4. Total driveline and ujoint $59.

I had swapped a rr end from a 69 Chevy C10 2x with posi and 3:73 and it cruises 60 mph with what sounds like 1200 rpm. Ive been driving all over the county for the last 2 days and it seems to get great mpg (haven't calculated it yet) . I may switch the rr to 4:10 as we will be pulling the trailer a bunch with the burb this summer. I don't need
to be doing 90 on Coker wide whites with the 3:73s

[NEWFISHER]

Here is the crossmember I used. Not a cpp but a universal through Summit. I took it along to the exhaust shop a couple weeks ago to let them know what was being done also, they did a great job routing it knowing it was going to be there with a 700r4.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tr...FSPhQgod4i4A-A

[NEWFISHER]

Ok, no takers in Oregon for a free , perfectly good 4speed set up with driveshaft( new joints frt and rr 2 months ago), bell housing, flywheel, clutch and an interior mat cut for a clutch pedal and 4sp floor shifter? Off to the scrapper next week.
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[arturo7]

Is this 4 speed a Muncie?

[NEWFISHER]

Not a Muncie car trans , but a SM 420 truck trans

[mr48chev]

I should make a run down and pick it up for a future project but I'm not up to a road trip in that direction for a while. This weekend has to be spent getting my 71 back up and running so I can drive it to work and my wife can have her van back to go to school next week.

[arturo7]

The 420 is what I'm looking for.


EDIT: Just read the part about not shipping. Guess that leaves me out. I will probably be in OR sometime in February or March. This would allow me to arrange all of the shipping. Not sure if you can wait that long...

[NEWFISHER]

Arturo7 you have a PM

[ol_skool_chevy]

Thats cool you make it available for free dude, it will come back to you when you need something...Support Oregon