Double_take
Well-known member
The biggest pet peeve of my car is the damn auto tranny. The car was far too cheap for me to pass up simply because it was an auto, so now its time to rectify this great wrong.
I did my research and found a great guy in Wyoming who had 90% of what I needed after he abandoned the muncie swap in favor of a 5 speed.
I have a brand spankin new M20 from 4gear, a new hurst shifter and installation kit, a new GM aluminum bellhousing, a new GM 30 LB 168 tooth flywheel, a new Luk 11" clutch kit, new pedal assembly, and a z-bar.
I have read that a 15LB flywheel would be better than the 30LB I have. Thoughts? The car is a street cruiser that will see a very occassional rip down the 1/4 mile with a mild motor. I plan on doing some upgrades, but I wont break 400 ft-lbs of torque.
Im going to pick up the late c3 bolt on z-bar linkage chassis bracket, all the linkages, the necessary bolts, the spring for the z-bar, a clutch fork, and the 32 spline u-joint (is that the proper name?) since I currently have a TH350 with a 27 spline output, the Muncie has a 32 spline output.
What brand fork should I get? Is there anyone I should avoid?
I want to get in one more drive before everything gets taken apart, but next week its coming apart ride or no.
What should I know before taking on this job? I have the AIM, the service manual, How to restore your c3 corvette and the internet for diagrams and procedures. What tricks are there, what wrench extensions etc should I pick up?
Thanks and stay tuned...
I did my research and found a great guy in Wyoming who had 90% of what I needed after he abandoned the muncie swap in favor of a 5 speed.
I have a brand spankin new M20 from 4gear, a new hurst shifter and installation kit, a new GM aluminum bellhousing, a new GM 30 LB 168 tooth flywheel, a new Luk 11" clutch kit, new pedal assembly, and a z-bar.
I have read that a 15LB flywheel would be better than the 30LB I have. Thoughts? The car is a street cruiser that will see a very occassional rip down the 1/4 mile with a mild motor. I plan on doing some upgrades, but I wont break 400 ft-lbs of torque.
Im going to pick up the late c3 bolt on z-bar linkage chassis bracket, all the linkages, the necessary bolts, the spring for the z-bar, a clutch fork, and the 32 spline u-joint (is that the proper name?) since I currently have a TH350 with a 27 spline output, the Muncie has a 32 spline output.
What brand fork should I get? Is there anyone I should avoid?
I want to get in one more drive before everything gets taken apart, but next week its coming apart ride or no.
What should I know before taking on this job? I have the AIM, the service manual, How to restore your c3 corvette and the internet for diagrams and procedures. What tricks are there, what wrench extensions etc should I pick up?
Thanks and stay tuned...