botboy
1/2 ton status
Alright guys, sorry this is sorta offtopic but it's gonna be a cool project nonetheless.
I've got a '93 Caddie fleetwood that I picked up for a few hundo. For those who aren't in the know, a 93 caddie fleetwood has a 350 TBI in front of a 4l60 (4l60e's didn't come until '94 behind an LT1). This 350 TBI is the very same chev motor as put in the trucks and caprices and thus shares the same bellhousing pattern.
My fleetwood had (tis now removed) a roasted automatic tranny, and since I got the car for cheap, it runs good and I passionately hate autos, I want to put a 4 speed stick in it.
Now, my question is this - I picked up (from work) a GM NP A833 four speed. Because neither the caddie or caprice came in a manual configuration, I need to have a hydraulic bellhousing for the tranny so that I can run an aftermarket pedal setup and route whatever lines as needed - there's no provision for a Z-bar or mechanical pedal.
Since I love scrounging junkyards, I'm wondering what donor vehicle I should be looking for to get a bellhousing & slave cylinder from. A few potential donors (in no particular order) that I'd wonder about the possibility of bolting up to the A833:
Mid-90's corvette/camaro/firebird/TA T56 hyd. bellhousing
late-80's-early-90's NV4500 hyd. bellhousing
late-80's-early-90's SM465 hyd. bellhousing
early-90's S10 T-5 hyd. bellhousing
Anyone have any ideas about what will or won't work? The A833 seems to have the exact same GM bolt pattern as a saginaw 3 speed, but requires a larger opening for the round front shaft/bearing cover
Also, any suggestions about what I should throw on for a shifter? Presently I only have the A833 transmission and nothing else. And as far as flywheels, is there any differerence between the truck flywheel and camarotransmulletbird T56 flywheel?
Thanks
I've got a '93 Caddie fleetwood that I picked up for a few hundo. For those who aren't in the know, a 93 caddie fleetwood has a 350 TBI in front of a 4l60 (4l60e's didn't come until '94 behind an LT1). This 350 TBI is the very same chev motor as put in the trucks and caprices and thus shares the same bellhousing pattern.
My fleetwood had (tis now removed) a roasted automatic tranny, and since I got the car for cheap, it runs good and I passionately hate autos, I want to put a 4 speed stick in it.
Now, my question is this - I picked up (from work) a GM NP A833 four speed. Because neither the caddie or caprice came in a manual configuration, I need to have a hydraulic bellhousing for the tranny so that I can run an aftermarket pedal setup and route whatever lines as needed - there's no provision for a Z-bar or mechanical pedal.
Since I love scrounging junkyards, I'm wondering what donor vehicle I should be looking for to get a bellhousing & slave cylinder from. A few potential donors (in no particular order) that I'd wonder about the possibility of bolting up to the A833:
Mid-90's corvette/camaro/firebird/TA T56 hyd. bellhousing
late-80's-early-90's NV4500 hyd. bellhousing
late-80's-early-90's SM465 hyd. bellhousing
early-90's S10 T-5 hyd. bellhousing
Anyone have any ideas about what will or won't work? The A833 seems to have the exact same GM bolt pattern as a saginaw 3 speed, but requires a larger opening for the round front shaft/bearing cover
Also, any suggestions about what I should throw on for a shifter? Presently I only have the A833 transmission and nothing else. And as far as flywheels, is there any differerence between the truck flywheel and camarotransmulletbird T56 flywheel?
Thanks
