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I'm switching it from a TH350 to a 200r4. The trans bolted up to the motor and flexplate no problem, of course. Hooked up to the factory shifter linkage also without an issue. Instead of buying the expensive pre-made crossmember, I fired up my cut-off wheel and went to town. Here is what I...

Found the clutch I would need. 1988 Astro van has a 14 spline input and a 11'' diameter.

The 2.5 Iron duke shares the bolt pattern with a SBC, so the bellhousing from a 4cyl will fit, but not a 2.8 v6 one. It should hold up, seeing how this is the same trans that was in the 5spd 3rd gen Camaros. My engine is a 260hp GM 350 crate motor with an upgraded cam, so it's not a screamer by...

I've been planning this for a while, since my daily driver wagon has not had a working transmission for over a year now. Any reason I couldn't make a T5 from a first gen S/10 with a 4cyl fit into my 79 wagon? I would get the trans, bell, lines, pedals, and hydraulic lines. Anyone ever tried this?

So a month or two ago the trans blew up in my wagon. Currently it has a TH350 (original). The trans started shuttering hard on the 1-2 shift, and now has almost completely lost 1st and 2nd. I want to put an overdrive in. I heard from some people a 200r4 will go in without having to change the...

My friend started working at the local junkyard on her days off, and she tipped me off that they were using a blue 79 Malibu wagon as a yard car. Today I went up there and stripped it clean. Got all the blue front end pieces to make my car one color again, all I need is chrome surrounds for the...

Well slight update. The MSD box took a crap, so stock ignition is back in. The electric fans stayed on and melted, so back to a clutch fan. I upgraded to a 3 core rad, so any overheating problems are solved. Put a new edelbrock 600 on it, and re-adjusted the valves, so the car runs...

I'm gonna be running a cam about that spec in it too. Stock cam seems a little blah. I really just want to get the magnaflows on it already.

The car has a new GM 260hp 350 crate motor. Edelbrock Performer IAS intake. 600cfm Edelbrock carb. That's it, really. Has a TH350 trans. Just my daily driver. I have to pull it apart again though because its leaking oil out of every gasket (oil pan, front cover, valve covers, front/rear of...

So yeah, after about 4 months of daily driving this thing, made a few changes, and a few more have to be made. Here it is in winter form. Winterforce tires on the rear, and 350lbs of sand in the back. First, got rid of the single row rad that was in the car, and now have a 3 row out of...

My wagon weighed 3700 when I hauled some scrap in with it. It's still missing all the A/C though.

You can push those rubber inserts through.

So yesterday my passenger side wiper arm fell off. The lever which goes under the alluminum block which comes out of the cowl has too much play in it, and the spring tension from the wiper pulls it off. So far Autozone, Napa, and APW have turned up nothing. No one makes anything. Anyone know...

That's my Chevelle! Has a 10.5:1 350, worked vortec heads, 292H Comp Magnum cam, air gap intake, Mighty Demon 750 with annular boosters. Should be good for 400ish hp. Here is the 49 Chevy. Has a rebuilt 235 six out of a 55 truck. TH350 trans using a Langon's Stovebolts...

Re: hi It's an Edelbrock Performer EPS intake. I have a 3/4'' plastic spacer under the air cleaner for clearence, and it still doesn't hit the hood. It is close though, I'm sure if it was an air-gap it wouldn't fit.