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4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/4/2008 5:58:35 PM    84k10blazer355   Posts: 6 Joined: 1/4/2008 Status: offline ive got an 84 k10 blazer with a 700r4 and i was thinking of buying my freinds 78 k5 blazer and using his 4 speed trans/ t-case/ and drive shafts. what do i need to know when converting it?. its a linkage clutch and runs good. his body is just gone. and mine, no rust, no bondo, fresh paint so i want to use my body and frame and 355. im a dodge tech and have to tools to do it i just dont know how much stuff will need to be changed. hopefully someone has had experience in doing something similar thx for lookin Post #: 1

RE: 4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/4/2008 6:01:32 PM    swartlkk Posts: 15276 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline Hopefully the transmission tunnel is in decent shape where you would be able to cut it out of the other truck and use it in yours.  Besides that, you've got it covered.  Linkage, pedals, flywheel, transmission, transfercase and driveshafts should get it done. _____________________________ Kyle- 04 Rainier My Restoration Projects Please Do Not PM for Tech Help (in reply to 84k10blazer355) Post #: 2

RE: 4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/4/2008 6:09:44 PM    84k10blazer355   Posts: 6 Joined: 1/4/2008 Status: offline do i need to cut out the firewall for the  clutch linkage also do i need his column or can i just take the shifter of my column? also i think that the t-case comes up somewhere different. is it just easier to cut his trans tunnel out and weld it into mine? (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 3

RE: 4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/4/2008 6:15:28 PM    swartlkk Posts: 15276 Joined: 5/1/2005 From: Waterloo, NY Status: offline Yeah, the column wouldn't be necessary to swap out.  You could just pull the pin on the shift lever. On the firewall, you may have to cut or it may just be uncovering an existing hole.  You'll really need to have them both opened up to tell. _____________________________ Kyle- 04 Rainier My Restoration Projects Please Do Not PM for Tech Help (in reply to 84k10blazer355) Post #: 4

RE: 4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/4/2008 11:00:20 PM    Chevy Lover General Tech Moderator Posts: 3411 Joined: 6/11/2006 From: Vancouver. B.C. Canada Status: offline I'll see if I can take some pics tomorrow. I have an '85 that's been coverted but I'm using a hydraulic clutch. It's all '77 3/4 ton running gear. _____________________________ Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish, and he will sit on a boat drinking beer for a life time (in reply to swartlkk) Post #: 5

RE: 4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/5/2008 6:17:38 PM    84k10blazer355   Posts: 6 Joined: 1/4/2008 Status: offline thanks chevy lover, that would help me out (in reply to Chevy Lover) Post #: 6

RE: 4 spd conversion in 84 k10 - 1/5/2008 7:12:21 PM    Chevy Lover General Tech Moderator Posts: 3411 Joined: 6/11/2006 From: Vancouver. B.C. Canada Status: offline Sorry, the pics I took today are lousy. Here's a sample anyway. Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Attachment (4) _____________________________ Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man to fish, and he will sit on a boat drinking beer for a life time (in reply to 84k10blazer355) Post #: 7

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