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Old 08-26-2002, 10:20 AM   #3
1PinnerLX
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Cool i think i ot lucky with my swap

OK...I BOUGHT MY STANG OVER A YEAR AGO WITH AN AOD...I HAD THE AOD REBUILT AND HAD SOME GOOD MODS PUT INTO IT. WELL, 4TH GEAR WENY BYE BYE ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER. I STUMBLED ACCROSS A (20,000 MILES) USED TREMEC WITH FLYWHEEL, BELLHOUSING AND THE WHOLE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FOR 990 DOLLARS. SO, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS FIND THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET VICE THE AOD BRACKET....I WENT TO THE BONE YARD AND PULLED A CLUTCH PEDAL AND BRACKET OUT OF A 85 COUPE 4 CYLINDER...IT RAN ME 17 DOLLARS. THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET SWAP UNDER THE DASH WILL TAKE YA ABOUT 8 HOURS....BUT REMEMBER TO PULL THE FRONT SEAT AND TAKE THE STEERING COLUMN ALL THE WAY OUT. REMEMBER..IF YOU GET FRUSTRATED LIKE I DID, TAKE 10 MINUTE BREAKS EVERY HOUR OR SO....HAVE A COLD BEER AND ATTCK THE PROJECT AGAIN. IT IS TIME CONSUMING...BUT I GOT IT ALL DONW FOR 1000 DOLLARS WITH A TREMEC, SFI FLYWHEEL AND A CENTER FORCE DUAL FRICTION CLUTCH...ALL WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. WHEN I TESTED IT ALL OUT IT WAS GREAT....JUST HAD TO DIAL IN THE CLUTCH ADJUSTMENTS.....IF YOU DO IT BY YOURSELF....JUST HAVE A FRIEND HELP WITH THE TRANNY..IT WILL KEEP YA FROM GETTING PISSED OFF.....GOOD LUCK
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