Hydro Conversion
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Hydro Conversion
So the impending engine swap has me contemplating eventually swapping in a better O/D trans and it's looking like the FoMoCo options will require a hydraulic setup. Mine is currently all mechanical, and I've seem to have missed my chance to scavenge a pedal assembly out of an '83 and up manual at the closest yard. Is there a way to get the master cylinder to link up with the manual setup that is acceptable? If I've missed a thread covering this, I apologize.
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It depends on what engine tranny you are wanting to use. The ones with the external slave could possibly be modified, I think there was a thread on it somewhere but don't know if it was successful or not.
If you are swapping in a tranny that uses the integral slave, no you can't change it to mechanical.
If you are swapping in a tranny that uses the integral slave, no you can't change it to mechanical.
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Gary spliced a ZF release arm to try and make it work with a mechanical linkage.
He ultimately decided to go hydraulic.
I don't know of anyone who has managed to link a master cylinder to a mechanical pedal assembly.
He ultimately decided to go hydraulic.
I don't know of anyone who has managed to link a master cylinder to a mechanical pedal assembly.
pedant
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You know, try asking this question in the '70's forum.
They had mechanical linkage, but none of their pedal assemblies were ever available hydraulic.
I'm sure someone has worked out the geometry.
They had mechanical linkage, but none of their pedal assemblies were ever available hydraulic.
I'm sure someone has worked out the geometry.
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