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kerber63 · 11-23-2013, 02:41 AM

The transmission. I had a T5 with my smallblock, and I loved it. Overdrive is awesome. Unfortunately, I was afraid that if I even tried to bolt it to the big block the trans would just explode. So I set my eyes on a T56 - double OD. If one OD is awesome, what would 2 be like? (It turns out it's b*tch*n'.) One of the nearby wrecking yards had a '97 camaro z28 with the trans just begging to be pulled out. Because it originally sat behind an LT motor, it wouldn't work with a big block flywheel. So I had a flywheel made to get the whole thing to work, plus I can use a stock camaro clutch. I took the opportunity to swap out my mechanical clutch linkage for hydraulic. Bolted it to the motor and dropped them in the frame. I moved the motor mount perches to the forward location - about 2" forward. There's plenty of room around the firewall, and the shifter ended up in the exact same location as the other motor/trans combination. Perfect!

11-23-2013, 02:41 AM	#7
kerber63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 280	Re: Project "Insert Really Cool Title Here" The transmission. I had a T5 with my smallblock, and I loved it. Overdrive is awesome. Unfortunately, I was afraid that if I even tried to bolt it to the big block the trans would just explode. So I set my eyes on a T56 - double OD. If one OD is awesome, what would 2 be like? (It turns out it's btchn'.) One of the nearby wrecking yards had a '97 camaro z28 with the trans just begging to be pulled out. Because it originally sat behind an LT motor, it wouldn't work with a big block flywheel. So I had a flywheel made to get the whole thing to work, plus I can use a stock camaro clutch. I took the opportunity to swap out my mechanical clutch linkage for hydraulic. Bolted it to the motor and dropped them in the frame. I moved the motor mount perches to the forward location - about 2" forward. There's plenty of room around the firewall, and the shifter ended up in the exact same location as the other motor/trans combination. Perfect!