Operation 4 Speed Is Underway

Greg,what clutch fork,throwout bearing and clutch adjustment rod are you using if you dont mind me asking?

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4 speed peddles

Hello are the peddles out of a 69 chevelle 396 car the same as the buick peddles? Can anyone help with this question?? Thanks Randy

 

staged67gspwr I am using the Dave Kleiner Repro'd fork and adjusting rod along with the T.O. bearing from the Centerforce Clutch kit.

sparkplug The chevy pedals are different, Chevy used a much different upper rod that turns into the pedal 180 degrees from the Buick method. There was some excellent threads with comparison pics on this, not sure if they survived the last site crash. The Buick and Olds pedals I have seen are the same.

 

Thankyou for the info Greg.. Randy

 

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Guys one question i wanted to ask but i forgot was,when converting from an auto to a manual what happens to the neutral safety switch thats on the auto shifter?there is 4 wires i beleive 2 green and 2 pink,i beleive the green wires are the reverse lights,how do you hook them up with the manual back up light switch thats on the 4-speed shifter?what do you connect to where to get back up lights?

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On a 70 to 72 car, the neutral safety switch is mounted to the bracket that the pedals mount to. The purple wires go to the switch with an extension harness, which is being reproduced.

The back up light switch mounts to the top of the steering column about 6" from the firewall. The green wires plug in the switch, which is activated by a linkage from the transmission to a frame bracket to the steering column.

Good news: the back up light switch is reproduced by M&H for $29

Bad news: the neutral safety switch is hard to find.

On the 66-69 cars, I don't know if they are the same as 70-72

 

I have to wire up the automatic neutral safety/backup light switch wires to this(pictured)manual shift backup light switch,know how to?

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Do you guys use any threadlocker(loctite)on any of the flywheel or pressure plate bolts?


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No, I did not. Just use the correct bolts with the lockwashers. and a torque wrench. Good luck.

 

Thanks Andrew.

Did anyone have to relocate the crossmember forward more?

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No, I don't remember having to do that. I believe that mine was more rearward anyway. Of course, I did the job back in 1992, so the memory isn't exactly "sharp"!

 

A turbo 350 to Muncie swap did not require moving the crossmember.

I do not know about the turbo 400 location.

 

I finished my 4 speed swap, and put 2,000 miles on it.....Come on Greg, bring it over the goal line.............. :3gears:

 

ttt

 

Here's the info for this guy if anyone needs it:

>Hi Terry, Just FYI. I specialize in old Hurst manual transmission shifters & >parts only, I don't have any dual gate parts here. I don't work on any dual >gate shifters.

> pserio@columbus.rr.com
> > Pete Serio
> > 2719 Columbus Ave.
> > Columbus, OH 43209

> > 1-614-258-3500
> > www.precisionpontiac.com

 

Hurst Shifter Handle

Where did you get the "bolt on" Hurst shift handle? I have a short one now and Dave told me he was reproducing this and I've nothing since, AL.

 

Keep up the good work :3gears:

 

I currently have a fresh 350 in my 71, had the motor balanced with the flexplate. I am planning a conversion. Is this true: I read that if you put the manual flywheel on, you will screw up the balance and kill the botton end with vibration?? Any truth, because if that's the case, it'll scare the hell out of me.??
Jay

 

I can only speak for myself, but I just bolted the flywheel on. My 400 was balanced to the flexplate also, but I have not noticed any vibration. The flywheel itself should be balanced when you buy it. I got my from TA Performance.