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Originally Posted by mwmjr
Mondello sells a bushing that goes into the back of the auto trans cranks for the stick conversion. The only thing required is to measure to see if the tip of the input shaft will hit the center of the crank. If it does you need to drill the crank deeper or grind a little off the trans (not recommended)
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I called mondello and asked them about this topic and they said many times the shaft on the transmission side does not even need to be shaved but they suggest shaving the trans side. What would be a reason that I would not want to shave the input shaft of the manual trans?
I thought I was going to have to give up my swap plans unless I found a complete motor with correct crank and pull everything out of the car and replace. This 69 bushing from modello sure looks like a great solution.
thanks for any comments or opinions!
Mike
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I have a line on a 4 speed short block. This may be your solution. PM me if you are still interested. Too bad you were beat to the punch for mine that I just let go!
Another thought is if you are going to rebuild the motor anyway, you can take the crank to a machine shop and have them use a drill press to punch the applicable clearance in the crank. If done properly, you will not have to destroy a tranny.
BTW, Mondello is not the almighty Ozma of Olds motors. His stuff is overpriced and overkill, and soon will be overcome by other companies. SHOP AROUND!! Dick Miller Racing, BigDog racing (I think its big dog) are all doing Olds stuff now. Not disrespecting this site at ALL, but go over to realoldspower.com and talk to the guys there. The have more sources for stuff you are looking to do.
John
John