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11-29-2010, 09:06 PM | #1 |
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Auto to Manual swap question
A question for you guys...........I am just about to start converting my 82' over to manual. Will I have to change the whole assembly that bolts to firewall or can I just swap in the new clutch / brake pedals which i picked up from Krazy Ray last year? I have a local guy that has the complete assembly but, I don't feel like dropping the $ 60 bucks for it
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11-29-2010, 09:10 PM | #2 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
Sorry i can't help but keep us posted i really want my truck to be a stick. How hard is it?
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11-29-2010, 09:25 PM | #3 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
Should not be that hard. It's just the pre planning that takes the most time. I hope it is just pull and replace. It is hard as hell to find manual parts these days. Every truck you see @ the pick and pull is an automatic
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11-29-2010, 09:35 PM | #4 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
I know and everything new these days seems to be an auto call me crazy but i prefer manual
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11-30-2010, 12:46 AM | #5 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
ECU PIRATE, you've been holding onto that manual for awhile, lol.
Actually, I was using your Muncie thread to get to the forums for a bit, cause it was one I bookmarked on my browser. Will be doing the same swap as you very soon also, if you're still planning to use the Muncie. My Turbo 350 has about bit the dust, and I'm sick of the nasty slushbox. There is another member here who modified his manual clutch pedal to use a hydraulic, which is what I will be doing, and he might know some more info about if the auto units can be adapted, but I haven't removed my automatic one yet, to swap in the pedal assembly, it will be about a week or two before I get to mine. You might have some driveshaft length issues, especially if your running a long tail Turbo 350 in a longbed. I scored a 4 door longbed stock 2 piece shaft to cut down for mine. Single driveshafts don't want to work so well once they get too long, or so I have read. Youre right about hard to find manual parts, I was hoping to score the hydraulic pedal setup, but there aren't even any manual pedal assemblys on Ebay, let alone the hydraulic units. Good luck to you, will like to watch how yours comes along also. Last edited by Dru; 11-30-2010 at 12:47 AM. |
11-30-2010, 08:25 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
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If anyone has an answer, let me know. I know there are more of you out there that want to do this swap.................
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11-30-2010, 07:20 PM | #7 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
Maybe we can get Keith Seymore to chime in. I am sure he knows the answer. F GM went through the trouble of making the cabs and frames work with autos and manuals, buckets and bench seats, I an sure they did the same with the p
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12-01-2010, 04:34 PM | #8 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
To be honest, I don't recall for sure....
I don't remember there being anything unique with the cab bracketry/column support, and that the different pedals just slide up in there with the appropriate spacer (on the through bolt/pivot bolt). I wouldn't bet my life on it, but I'd start there. K
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12-03-2010, 08:50 AM | #10 |
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Re: Auto to Manual swap question
Found one and it only cost me a $ 30 spot
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