5 speed conversion with pics

[jodydewey]

Everyone,

I have started to convert my 1968 Chevy C10 shortbed from an automatic back to a stick. The transmission I decided to use was a NV3500 five speed from a 1994 Chevy C1500 pickup. I am going to document all the steps needed and the changes required to install this into my pickup. My truck was originally a 3 speed on the tree truck but had been converted to a TH350. The clutch pedal was hidden beneath the carpet (a nice surprise). When I started having transmission trouble I decided it would be more fun to go back to being a stick.

The first area I chose to change was the clutch linkage. The truck was originally made with mechanical linkage. The NV3500 uses hydraulic linkage. Mechanical cannot be retrofitted because the NV3500 has the clutch fork on the passenger side.