[V8] 5 Seed Conversion

[Bryan Kamerer]

Either April Fool's, or the world's first V8 5 speed conversion conversion.
;)





On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 9:50 AM Ben Castle <grillage at mac.com> wrote:

> April fools?
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> > On Apr 1, 2017, at 11:47 AM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > A fools errand.
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> >> On Apr 1, 2017 8:20 AM, "Bob" <bkrussow at comcast.net> wrote:
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> >> Some of you may already know that I was the one who bought the black on
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> >> black V8 5speed on BAT.
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> >> Overall it’s in good shape with the usual issues. I think the wire loom
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> >> the driver’s door is breaking apart
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> >> because of the intermittent electrical problems.
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> >> But there’s one unanticipated issue. About 2 years ago I fell off a
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> >> It was a plateau fracture off the tibia where it meets up with the knee.
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> >> It took about a year for it to heal where I could bend and flex without
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> >> That brings me to my problem; when I push in the clutch on the 5 speed I
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> >> get sever pain in that knee and tibia.
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> >> So I’ve decided to do an automatic conversion. I’ve located a low
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> >> 110,000 mile trany that was rebuilt at 95,000 miles for $750.00.
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> >> I’m looking to do some of the prep work myself and have a local shop do
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> >> remove and install because I don’t have a lift. The automatic ECU comes
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> >> I figured I could just leave the extra pedal or hack saw it off. Any
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> >> advice, links to write ups would be appreciated.
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> >> I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures.
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> >> Thanks in advance,
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> >> Bob
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> >> Is everyone's seat belt on? I want to try something.
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