My 69 El Camino was a four speed car when I got it,Mike. Changing from a Saginaw 4spd to a Viper 6spd was not a bolt-in but not rocket science,either. It entailed fabbing a new trans tunnel, modifying the crossmember,and building a new driveshaft among other things. Clint Hooper H&H Custom,owner LT5 Registry Director http://www.LT5Registry.net/ ACES #1650 http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike f" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have wondered and read a few things. Arron did not > say if he was interested in a 5 or 6-speed set up. > With that said, is that an easy swap? Are such things > as shifter location and drive shaft yokes the same? I > love my T700-R4 but thought about the possibility. > Mike > > --- Cutter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's a bolt on swap, so not a major project. You can > > buy everything repo or > > pick up parts at a swap meet or ebay. Depending on > > the automatic you may > > have to replace/modify the drive shaft. > > > > I've converted two cars (a '69 Lemans and my current > > '66 Chevelle) over with > > no problems. > > > > Ron > > http://home.comcast.net/~cutter169/index.htm > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 8:02 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Hey guys question > > > > I'm new to this mailing list and I got eyes set on a > > 1970 Chevelle. Most of > > the models that I see around my area all have an > > auto transmission. My > > question is how hard is it to convert from and auto > > to a standard? Getting > > the transmission is not really an issue for me but > > rather all the other > > parts peddle ect. > > Is it worth the money and time to convert an > > automatic to a standard or > > should i be looking for a car that already has the > > standard in it? > > > > Much appreciated, > > Aaron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. > http://messenger.yahoo.com/ >
