Clutch pedal placement in tranny swap??

[BMR]

I know a many of you have done the 700r to a sm465 swap, so i am asking for any helpful advice about the bolting up the clutch pedal assembly in the truck? I got the pedal assembly out of a 88 K1500 which is different than the blazers but it should still work, no? Did you have to fab anything to bolt it up in the dash? Anything would help.

 

[Brady]

What year is your rig?When I swapped mine I used a pedal assembly from a 77 Sub.It bolted right in.I also used the subs column so I don't have the auto shifter handle.Not sure if the 88 will work.Will most likely need to modify it a bit.Maybee alot.

 

[BMR]

It's a 85'. There is no brakets in that column that i can bolt up to. Would it be easier if i replaced the steering column with all the brackets all together? Or did i not get a bracket when they pulled out the clutch pedals for me? Sh*t it should be this difficult, I think i am just making this harder than it really is. I thought that the 88 pedal assembly would work fine.

 

[m j]

isnt 88 an entirely different animal then your 85
stick with same body style
drop the column and swap pedal bracket
I had no snags

 

[BMR]

So the brackets are different??......Well that changes everything.....I went through about 25 trucks at this yard and not one hydo. setup for a Blazer, they where all K1500!! I rolled the dice....and lost....i think i will hunt some more...I really didn't think that there was that much of a difference.

 

[Big_B_Murphy]

I modified my pedal bracket with a sawzall and just added the clutch pedal to the left of the brake pedal. I have done this with two trucks and it has worked out well. Most recently on an 85 K5. Good luck.

 

[dyeager535]

I don't think it would be hard (not nearly as hard as retrofitting '88 pedals) to make a pre-hydraulic (starting in '73) pedal setup work. At worst, you would have to add the stud for the master cylinder plunger, at best, they are in the same spot.

 

[BMR]

Well yesterday I went out and got the right assembly. There is a big difference. The assembly i just got now is a one piece unit with the brake and clutch out of a 85' 2500 GMC, The "old" clutch bracket I was fighting with out of the 88' the clutch and brake pedals were seperate. I could make it work but since i found the bolt in one for my turck I'm going with that.

Thanx for all the input.