5 speed swap thread

[cobracmdr]

I need a bigger garage.......or less cars  :icon_rolleyes:

[killinprixs]

yea winter is terrible without a garage... forget it.   Hey Ken, i want to finish hooking up the linkage to the transmission, is the thicker cable closer to the firewall ?  I know where they go on the shifter... also, should i hook them to the trans first or the shifter or does it matter?  Once i get this stuff done i can put the turbo back on : )

[flybynite]

Yep I'm definitely spoiled, Plenty of room here..   :icon_mrgreen:

[cobracmdr]

Not fair Adam!  Hahah you need it!  I just rented a 1 stall downtown for 50 a month to put the cobra in for the winter........and to make space for the next project  :icon_mrgreen:  My next house I'm buying a modest house with no garage and building a nice shop on the adjacent land with a 4 stall garage, lift, the works.......well we will see what happens!

Ike IDK about that order of the cables I guess whatever makes sense.  I would think hooking them up to the shifter first then up to the tranny would be the easiest but then again I have never done this swap.......

[killinprixs]

dam , you guys do work for J leno or somethin?  cables and linkage are all done... sqeezed the downpipe in there... what a tight fit!  close as hell to the cables but just enough room.  Next up, the cunty whore aka CMC/slave assembly...

[cobracmdr]

good luck!  Does not sound like fun!  but it will be fun to drive!

[killinprixs]

CMC is just about done, just have to bolt my custom bracket up to make sure it doesnt pop out, i already drilled the holes (it was kinda a bitch).   still have to splice the purple and yellow wire together.

[cobracmdr]

Nice Ike looks like my interior.....oh man you are lighting a fire under my ass.......I have a feeling that BB turbo is going to be in before I know it!  :laugh:

[flybynite]

....oh man you are lighting a fire under my ass....

Me too!!
My intermediate shaft showed up today, Thanks Ike...  :icon_biggrin:  That was the final piece to the puzzle, Now I just need a little time to figure out a few things and then disassembly begins   :icon_mrgreen:   

[killinprixs]

Good to hear Adam,  you guys.... know my ass is geting smoked by both of you. haha  ... its 98% done now... and ill have time to look everything over before the chip gets here. sweet!  Shifter was a little tight going through the gears at first but a little oil fixed that : )

[flybynite]

Lookin good Ike, It will be a blast to drive...   :icon_twisted:

[cobracmdr]

hehee Ike all I have is an NA 3400 right now I'm pretty sure you will smoke me  ;)

[jimmy]

    If my memory is correct this will make # 4 Black TGP 5 sp"s, But definitly the first with grey interior. Awesome combo :drool:

[killinprixs]

thanks man! hey does 75w 90 sound good for gear lube?

[cobracmdr]

use penzoil synchromesh, you can get it at autozone for $6.50 a quart, takes two full quarts.  Or you can go to the GM dealer and get GM synchromesh for 14 bucks a quart.  I would not use gear oil, synchromesh or ATF dextron/mercon if you can't find the mesh.

Ken