I's Done.....Finally

[ottawa rogue]

well, after much research, parts procurement and more than a little bloodshed,
i took my '86 K-Baron out for her shakedown run this afternoon
the 5 speed swap wasn't as easy as i thought it would be, but it wasn't too bad.
i ran into a few snags, but nothing major. the shadow trans mount needs to be about .5" shorter and the shifter cables are WAY too long, i could use a selector cable about 6" shorter and a shorter crossover cable too.
that and the whole 9" clutch on a 2.2 NA flywheel thing

all in all, once i get the bugs worked out, it should be well worth it

[BadAssPerformance]

Congrats, 5-speeds Rule!

[86lance]

i duno what i would do without a manual car. I go NUTS driving a slushbox everywhere!

[MiniMopar]

Yes, I drove my Daytona for over a year with the stock slushbox. While brake torquing at stop light was kind of fun, it sucked otherwise. I pretty much shifted it manually a lot of the time.

[ottawa rogue]

about the only thing i can think of doing differently is how the shifter cables are routed, i had to make a pretty tight bend by the SV, and i think they might be bound a little.

man, i've been waiting to get this done, now it's funtime