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Old 01-10-2024, 01:48 PM   #3
adf5565
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Re: Stock '96 NV4500 Bellhousing in 85 K30 w/6.5TD?

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Originally Posted by kipps View Post
The 96-07 bell will work fine in a squarebody. Those use an internal slave, so there's minimal interference with anything else, unlike the 92-95 nv4500 with the low-mount external slave.

Does your k30 have a th400/np208 combo? If so, the nv4500 will bolt right in with no changes to the driveshafts or transfer case. The round-pattern th400, round-pattern sm465, and nv4500 are all practically the same length as each other. If your k30 has a np205 like the civilian k30 trucks did, then fitment gets more complicated.

Use the 1985+ squarebody hydraulic clutch pedal assembly. Install a Russel 640281 fitting in the slave. Use the following link for the master cylinder adapter fitting; choose the 3AN/12mm1.0 option from the drop-down menu. https://ormebrothers.com/products/me...pter-dual-seat This will adapt both the nv4500 internal slave and the squarebody master to -3AN. You'll need approximately 30 inches of a brake-fluid-rated AN hose with two female -3AN fittings, but it would be better to measure for the length after you've mocked everything up.
Perfect, thanks for the information! Yeah it originally had the th400 (and still has the np208), but early on i changed it to an upgraded 700r4. Now that I've changed to the 6.5TD (which wasn't originally planned), the trans is the weak link in my setup so I'm starting to prepare to change. And I like manuals more anyways.

Good to know all of the other details as well, I'll most likely change to an np205 I have but I know that is more involved.
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