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Has anyone switched over their truck from an Auto to a standard? If so, what problems did you encounter? What tranny did you use? I have a '79 F-100 2wd, 302, c4 tranny. As far as I can tell I would need to find a tranny, bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, and all clutch pedal linkage. Is there anything I may have missed?
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 06-May-02 AT 09:55 PM (EST)]To a manual:
Drill a hole in the floorboard for the clutch rod.
Clutch spring & cable from the rod to the trans.
Change out the neutral/reverse light switch.
Steering column (if you don't mind having the auto shifter hanging off, go ahead and leave it in).
If you want a NP435 trany in the 302, forget it. You'll have a hell of a time trying to bolt it in!
Drill a hole in the floorboard for the clutch rod.
Clutch spring & cable from the rod to the trans.
Change out the neutral/reverse light switch.
Steering column (if you don't mind having the auto shifter hanging off, go ahead and leave it in).
If you want a NP435 trany in the 302, forget it. You'll have a hell of a time trying to bolt it in!
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>If you want a NP435 trany in the 302, forget it. You'll have
>a hell of a time trying to bolt it in!
why is that? I've run a NP435 a T-18 and a toploader behind the same bellhousing on my 360, the T-18 came from a straight six so I cant see why you couldn't bolt the NP435 right up it seems like all the bigger transmissions bolt to the bellhousing the same...
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>>If you want a NP435 trany in the 302, forget it. You'll have
>>a hell of a time trying to bolt it in!
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>why is that? I've run a NP435 a T-18 and a toploader behind
>the same bellhousing on my 360, the T-18 came from a
>straight six so I cant see why you couldn't bolt the NP435
>right up it seems like all the bigger transmissions bolt to
>the bellhousing the same...
the 3 speed, and SROD from my 71 Stang also fit those bellhousings..
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>>If you want a NP435 trany in the 302, forget it. You'll have
>>a hell of a time trying to bolt it in!
>
>
>why is that? I've run a NP435 a T-18 and a toploader behind
>the same bellhousing on my 360, the T-18 came from a
>straight six so I cant see why you couldn't bolt the NP435
>right up it seems like all the bigger transmissions bolt to
>the bellhousing the same...
the 3 speed, and SROD from my 71 Stang also fit those bellhousings..
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Because not too many T-18 were made for the 302's. 351M/400 T-18s or NP435 are dime a dozen.
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wouldn't the only difference be the bellhousing? and I thought the straight six and the small block had the same bellhousing, If that's the case then any straight six with a 4 speed bellhousing would be enough to make it work...
