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02-20-2003, 10:05 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Arlington, VA
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3-speed to 5-speed conversion
I am contemplating swapping out the Saginaw manual 3-speed in my 71 to a Tremec 3550 5-speed manual tranny. I noticed that the input bearing retainer on that transmission is the car size (4 11/16in.) Vs. the truck size (5 1/8in.). I don't want to change the clutch bellhousing to a pre-68 bellhousing. Using search I noticed that a ring can be made to press fit over the bearing retainer to make up the difference.
My questions are: > How thick should this ring be? > How tight a press fit is acceptable? > Any vendors out there making such an item? > Should the ring be made out of aluminum or steel? |
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