Check out Seattle Craigslist. Asking $2000. I don't remember but the guy was asking more for the car last week.
Rare 78 Cutlass 260 5 speed in WA for sale
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No such thing as an original 5 speed 78 cutlass.
May have been a 3 or 4 speed converted to a 5 speed.
Shifter doesn't look original.
No such thing as an original 5 speed 78 cutlass.
May have been a 3 or 4 speed converted to a 5 speed.
Shifter doesn't look original.
jatguit said:
Yes. There was. In '79 also. That's exactly it.
The shifter sits there because its a BW trans with a rail-type shifter going straight into the top of the trans, toward the back. The bellhousing/clutch/pedals are the same as the 3/4 speed setup. Definitely a rare car with the Calais gauges. If it were closer I'd be on it like flies on, well...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe on this 5 speed the reverse is in the spot where first is on a 4 speed. I'm pretty sure
that this transmission was first used on the 76 H Bodies (Vega, Sunbird, Skyhawks, Monza). If my memory is right, they did offer the 5 speed with the 305 in the Monza briefly one year and dropped the option due to the fact the 5 speed did not handle the torque very well.
that this transmission was first used on the 76 H Bodies (Vega, Sunbird, Skyhawks, Monza). If my memory is right, they did offer the 5 speed with the 305 in the Monza briefly one year and dropped the option due to the fact the 5 speed did not handle the torque very well.
malibu80 said:
One and the same. IIRC it was *only* behind the 260 in the cutlass because anything else would thrash it in no time. Here's what it looks like:
The H-body shifter is different in that its got a big curve in it, vs. the straight up handle for the cutlass. This one was taken from a '79 cutlass, and put into a certain '81 pontiac for a while (before I had it), until the 403 completely wiped out 1st gear. The rest of the stick-shift parts are still in the GP403. I drove that cutlass with a TH350 transplant for a long time until the frame cracked (already had rear horns replaced) among many other things...
EDIT: And the 5-speed setup used a totally unique crossmember. I've still got it laying around somewhere. The mount is in a slightly different location.
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