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Old 06-10-2013, 01:37 AM   #1
Rusty69
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Transmissiin linkage help!

I am getting a borg-warner 4 speed from a Chevy car to put in the rusty 69. I have a friend that has all the pedal set and linkage stuff from an 80s Chevy truck. My question is, is the 80s stuff the same as the 67-72 stuff or can it be made to work? Also, a hydraulic throwout bearing kit is about $100. What are the thoughts on that route. I browsed through the forum to see if the linkage question had been asked but didn't find anything. Thanks for the help.
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Old 06-10-2013, 08:33 AM   #2
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Re: Transmissiin linkage help!

I'm not completely sure the linkage or the pedals will work as a direct bolt-in from the '80s donor. I've never held them side-to-side, but you may have issues with your brakes as well as trying to sort out the clutch. The Z bar that runs from the frame to the ball on the engine may or may not be the same length/angle/location either.

Going the hydraulic path for the clutch seems to me more trouble than it's worth unless you're using a newer NV3500/4500 or similar that requires it. You'll still have hassles getting the correct pedals, then you'll need to fab up some kind of linkage to a clutch master cylinder that you have to custom mount on the firewall.

Don't get me wrong, it's great fun to tinker and fab if that's what you're out to do, but I don't think it's the easiest path. I would think you could find 67-72 set of pedals and Z bar much easier than almost any other generation. There were/are lots of people who swapped from 3 on the tree to Automatic.
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