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Discussion in 'Wet behind the ears??' started by ksplynch, Feb 4, 2003.

  1. ksplynch

    ksplynch Guest

    i have a 72 buick skylark that is auto. here's what i want to do.i want to change that with a 4 speed maunal. what does it take to do this? i have a bell housing from a pontiac. will that fit? what about the drive shaft? is this project to hard to do? Can someone give me some detail on how to do this? what about the linkage, will that be hard to put in? HELP ME mike:confused:
     
  2. 462CID

    462CID Buick newbie since '89

    This is something I want to do, too.

    The BOP bellhousing should work, as far as I know. To determine the length of the driveshaft, I suppose you'll need to decide on a transmission first. You'll need to bolt on and weld a...jeez, the terminology might be bad but here goes...a bellcrank (Z bar) mount on the frame, your brake pedal need to be replaced by a brake/cltuch setup, I imagine a neutral safety switch needs to go in, your back up and brake light switches will need to be modified or changed, got to install a Zbar, or alternatively set up a hydraulic clutch, cut out a spot for the shifter in the floor, swap your flexplate out for a flywheel, install the cltuch, tranny and transmission...get rid of your detent cable, hook up a new speedo cable (I don't think they're the same, but who knows?) install a shifter, and probably a dozen things I've overlooked.
     

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