5 Speed Swap

[jory]

I'm in the middle of another 5 speed conversion. It's my friend's 92 Daytona IROC that he bought for $500. The a604 was stuck in second gear and I didn't hear the solenoids so chances are it was crap. So far I have the axles and starter out, and the wiring is ready to plug in to the 5 speed.
The wiring is cake. I did the same thing that I did on my Spirit. I just removed the transmission harness and the computer, took the one plug and 3 wires I needed and made the splices.
All the parts are ready too. The transmission is my spare 3.50, the console is from the 90 Daytona that I got the transmission from, the pedals are out of an 88 Daytona and the cables are from a turbo minivan. I even found a 5 speed ECU. Once this is done there wont be any way to tell it was ever automatic.
And the best part is, he's giving me $200 when its done

[Tim_K]

I put the clutch and brake pedals in my Shadow ES this evening. I was bored and had nothing better to do. Plus I thought it'd be good to get used to them now.

I'll have to get a bunch of rubber bands to hold up the clutch pedal so I can practice using it, while driving an automatic transmission! I have about 50 of them at work that I never threw out in the last few months.

It's gonna be a lot of fun getting the clutch cable put in its place when the time comes!

[jory]

it wasn't too bad getting the clutch cable in my spirit. i already installed the pedals and i just fed it through the fire wall then hooked it to the pedal. the hardest part was getting under there to do it.

[Boogieman142]

i had my cable under the hood just sitting there with some springs on the end so it stays up.

[jmitch]

will a clutch kit for a 93 2.2 turbo daytona work for a 93 3.0 daytona?

[roguetrip]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmitch will a clutch kit for a 93 2.2 turbo daytona work for a 93 3.0 daytona?

As long as they are the same spline count, they will work.

[jmitch]

both disks have a OD of 9in ,and a spline ID of 15/16 ,with a spline count of 17. on paper they look identical. i'm figuring the press plate will probably be a better design than the standard 3.0 press plate.

[Ntrain2k]

Get a clutch kit for a 1993 Iroc R/T if you want one that's better.

[jmitch]

i ordered a spec kit for a 93 irock rt. it should be here tomorrow.

[87turbodance]

I got my A543 yesterday - YAY It's a small spline 90 with 3.5 fd. It cost me 230 CDN