swapping m21 manual for trimatic auto

[ben]

I broke a clutch cable last night..

tried to repair the cable this morning and it flippen broke in a nother spot so stuff it..

and all i have left is a solid set of linkages on the truck.. and i dont wanna stuff around cutting all the welds of it and all that..

and i dont wanna spend any money cause im saving up for something special hehe


soooooooooooo im throwing an auto in black beddy this arvo

this is what i know i have to do when doing a swap like this please let me know if ive missed anything..

things i have to change..

the gearbox..

the bolts for the gearbox to engine..

the flywheel..

the shfter ofcource..


things i need to check on auto before it goes in..

the filters..

the ring gears..


anyone else got any suggestions before i undertake this arvo??

will take photos for anyone interested..

cheers
ben

oh forgot to say the auto im planning to use was in good condition and was running around a bit 1 yr ago.. has been sitting for 1 yr now thou..
 

[hammers_spanners]

Ben you'll also need a radiator with an oil cooler or an external cooler. Tail shaft maybe different length. Also the xmember may need to be moved.

[ben]

oh ofcourse.. i knew about the auto cooler, forgot thou lol

got a few tailshafts so one should fit..

damn hope the xmember doesnt have to be moved other wise im driving to sale to pick up another one of my beddies that is a manual so i can get the cable..

ben

[Kirk]

Hey i was born in sale:)

[hammers_spanners]

Well come on Ben did you get it going? Or just a wet bum? lol

[ben]

still doing it..

wouldnt take so flippen long if i hadnt parked so the van is on a lean lol note to self for next time lol.

got a wet bum and got the tranny in just hooking stuff up now..

will post photos when done.. and of my killer bonnet scoop hahahahaha miuhahahahah

ben

[ben]

had to cut the exahst to get the trimatic in.. was wondering if anyone knows what it sounds like to have a twin system with 2 different mufflers??

or straight through on a 173 twin system? too loud or would it be ok? actually i had a carrolla without a muffler, was pretty lous and that was a 1.2 litre hy..

cause i might give it a go. may as well.. its cut at the moment.

cheers
ben

[Bren]

did you change the bush in the rear of the crank before changing the flywheel?

a straight through exhaust on a 173 is no good, you need some back pressure on a holden 6. otherwise it will overfuel and run like crap, (and even worse with an auto) and you may do some
damage to your valves after a while too. they generally sound like shit open anyway. more of a tractor sound than a cool open exhaust note.

[ben]

hey bren what does that bush actually do??

cause i pulled it out and and replaced it with the auto one that goes into the converter.. but i somehow thing that i should have left the bush in and put the converter ontop..

just dont tell me it centres the crankshaft and ill be happy..

cheers
ben

[ben]

the exahst sounds grous straight through also.. just a bit too loud.. so will do some mods to a sports muffler i have here.. like band a crowbar down the centre a few times to try and get the same note only a little quieter.. and a little back pressure for the valves bren cheers

oh this van is on gas.. will it still over fuel? can you explain why it over fuels and runs bad?
ben