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auto to stick conversion

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Post by datmo » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:16 pm

I`m sure this has been done many times but out of the few threads i read, i didnt find exactly what you need. I might be picking up a 620 this month and i was interested to see how much this whole swap would cost me.
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Re: auto to stick conversion

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Post by Laecaon » Thu Feb 13, 2014 11:41 pm

Tranny, shifter, flywheel(5 bolt for l16/18), clutch set for a 510, matching clutch fork for 510, slave that matches tranny mounting location, manual clutch and brake pedals, clutch master for 510, hard line and soft line, and a tranny mount, which will probably be a bit custom... And depending on tranny a shortened driveshaft.

as far as trannys, you want a short tail if you don't want shorten a driveshaft. This basically means a dogleg tranny or a custom short tail truck tranny.

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Post by datmo » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:35 am

Laecaon wrote:Tranny, shifter, flywheel(5 bolt for l16/18), clutch set for a 510, matching clutch fork for 510, slave that matches tranny mounting location, manual clutch and brake pedals, clutch master for 510, hard line and soft line, and a tranny mount, which will probably be a bit custom... And depending on tranny a shortened driveshaft.

as far as trannys, you want a short tail if you don't want shorten a driveshaft. This basically means a dogleg tranny or a custom short tail truck tranny.
Much more than i read through. lol.
dammit. i have an extra 4 speed i wanted to swap but i`ll need plenty more things.

seems expensive. :(
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Re: auto to stick conversion

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Post by flatcat19 » Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:48 pm

Find one in a yard. Pick N pull preferably.

Stash parts in the yard until they are having a sale.

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Re: auto to stick conversion

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Post by Laecaon » Fri Feb 14, 2014 6:18 pm

Its not that bad. Hard part is finding pedals...

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Post by flatcat19 » Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:47 pm

Tons of suitable 620s in the yards here.

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Re: auto to stick conversion

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Post by 510freak » Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:49 pm

Laecaon wrote:Its not that bad. Hard part is finding pedals...

I think he is wanting to convert a 620 Jacob
Taterhead » Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:35 am wrote:[quote="Taterhead » Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:41 pm


Sorry, I was channeling my inner flatcat.

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Post by Laecaon » Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:02 pm

Oh WTF... How did I miss that? Derp Derp. Disregard what I wrote.

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Post by datmo » Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:13 pm

Laecaon wrote:Oh WTF... How did I miss that? Derp Derp. Disregard what I wrote.

well no, the swap is similar between a 510 and 620.
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Re: auto to stick conversion

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Post by Chester » Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:01 pm

When I did my auto to 5 speed swap in my 710, my parts list was; the pedals, tranny, clutch, clutch line, rubber hose to slave, slave, throw out bearing and collar, return spring for clutch pedal, flywheel, clutch master, the bolt to hold the clutch pedal and I think that is it. Oh with the collar it needs to match the engine you are running. there is a few different sizes. Also you will have to find the wires for the park, neutral safety switch. As of now this is all I can remember. I had the tranny, flywheel, clutch, collar, throw out bearing , and pedals. for me I think the total costs where about 160 and that was with getting new parts
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