nolanr0413

My brother found a car at a junkyard, it might be an 82 , it has a 6 in it. Its also a standard , is the tranny a bw 4 speed or is it a t5 and does it matter if its a 4 speed that its comeing from a 6 . I really want it for all the linkage . ALso what would a set of pmd seats sell for, they need to be recovered. thanks .

Petes 84Z28

It's more likely to be a Saginaw than a BW T10. I don't recall offhand exactly how to tell them apart; something to do with where the reverse lever goes into the case.

nolanr0413

but it will be a 4 speed in the car , they didnt offer a 5 speed that year did they . This is what i want to know. I want the linkages and all that good stuff. I wanna be able to put a 4 speed in my car , so i thought i could get all the stuff.

Agent13

iTrader: (6)

T-10 = Reverse left and up

Petes 84Z28

The 4-speed will have all it's shifting linkage exposed and in plain sight - rods and levers, etc. The linkage in a T5 is all 'hidden'.

92GTA

iTrader: (11)

Yes definantly a 4-spd, no 5-spd in 1982.

kanuck

Agreed, 4 sp not 5 sp in 82. But won't the linkages be different between a BW and a Saginaw?

nolanr0413

thats what i need to know, hey kanuck i see you have a 4 speed, if i needed pics or help with something , would it be possible to bother you for some help with questions or pics.

kanuck

Sure. I'm actually in the process of switching to a TH350 (T-10 is spoken for BTW) so the tranny is out of the car and it's easy to take pictures of it.

Air_Adam

Easiest way to tell:

BW - Aluminum case

Sag - Iron case

Randy82WS7

borg warner have internal shifter in tail,

saginaw have external shifter rods

and yeh sag= iron case

borg= aluminum case

borg made a 4 speed they wer eint he 87 s-10 trucks i know, i have one such truck i cut up and kept the borg 4 speed from

but s-10 shifter is farther back on the tranny than F body so,,

crappy.,

but i have everything, flywheel clutch setup, hydraulic clutch system, slave cylinder, pedals assembly underdash, everything cept throwout bearing and pilot bearing hehe

probably gonna just toss it all in trash though, got no use for it all
it fits v6 engines and 4 cyl engines, not 4.3L and v-8;'s


good luck

blue_tacos

My 82 has a 4 speed saginaw in it.

Randy82WS7

so ?

just like thousands of more of them had in 82

nothing special nothing uncommon in most places,

well cept here, i only remembver one and we converted it from 2.5 to sbc400 and used a 72 older truck cast iron bellhousing and iron fork and such

had to beat up floor board for pedal linkage clearance at the fork

was a gray and black 82 firebird, it was not my car and not y idea but i assisted with parts like the bellhousing and such in which i had laying around from one of the trucks i was parting at the time



4 speed 82 83 common, well not here, but in alot of places where older stuff still exists anyways





good luck

blue_tacos

You don't have to be a dick about it. I just said that, because most 4sp's in 82 were Saginaw. Sorry I wasn't very clear.

Travis 82 z28

i have a 4 speed im my 82 z

reverse is left and up

what do you guys mean by "the tail"

ive been trying to identify mine for a while....so i guess mine is a saginaw cause of the iron case

82RECAROTA

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