Just posted about my 92 Z28 but am thinking about picking up an 82 Z28 for my son. It is rust free and runs good and it has a stock 4 speed manual in it. Will any stronger 4 speed like a muncie, Super t10 bolt into its place so that I could get rid of the Wide Ratio Transmission.

Larry

 

Larry,

Pick up a T5 transmission for the car. It will be a great driver and should be cheeper then a super T10. I would use a 84 & up T5.

 

One thing to check on the 82 is the area where the Z-bar mounts to the frame rail. They are notorious for stress cracking. Also if you are going to swap out to a 5 speed you will need a hydraulic setup out of a later model car as well as the pedal setup. I swapped my T-10 for a T-5 and I love it. The T-10 is fairly bullet proof though. PM me if you have any questions.

 

Alright tiger, first things first;
(may want to put more info in your thread title, '82 Z-28 doesn't really say much eh?)

You may very well have a super T-10 in it stock. Mine did/does.
Is reverse forward left, or back left? Forward left = T-10, back left = saginaw.

You can swap in a super T-10, just re-use your existing bellhousing.
Or you can swap in a T5, same deal. If you're taking a T5 from another F-body (obviously, not much other choices), then you can get it hydraulically actuated by using the hydraulic bellhousing, and all the miscellaneous bits.

 

i also have an 82 z28

and as stated above i di crack my z bar, not fun to find a new one,

but to get started as stated above most likely a super t10 already. but id not muncie will not bolt right up.


to swap a T-5 there is more than just a tranny and bellousing. the driveshaft and tourqe arm are different length then the t-10

and for the rcord if u did want to swap to a t-5, if u were lucky enough to find an early 83 with qa T-5 and yes the were made it was an option, they had mechanical clutch linkage just as the 82s , they switched mid year to the hydralic

3,900 of the cars were made in 83 with a 4 speed because the T_5 was an option but until half way thru it was still mechanical

 

ive got the 5 speed and mechanical, its great

 

Ok I finally found me a 83' bellhousing for my t-10 to t-5 swap. I want the overdrive as the car has 4.10's out back. I have the trans, and my t-10 has the 28 spline input shaft so I won't have to change clutches. My question is will I be able to reuse the crossmember, driveshaft, torque arm, and tq arm mount???
Any experience here will help thanks! Sorry if I hijacked the thread... Also what about the speedo cable and gears...

 

I'm in the middle of Swapping a ST-10 in place of my 700R4 in my 84. I Know 'I" need the croosmember, and I'm pretty sure I need the Driveshaft but I don't know about the torque arm and mines 84 not an 83.

 

T10->T5

You will need the shorter DS, from a 700R4 car
You need a new crossmember
TQarm mount and TQ arm - I'm not sure about. I thought the main difference was the way the lips faced, so as long as your mount matches the arm, then you're ok. So I *think* you can use your existing T10 one, just use the TA mount from it as well.

 

anyone else have any input on the tq arm??? Kinda would like to know for sure...

 

on my 700R4 - ST-10 Swap

the Crossmembers look identical but the Driveshaft is longer, about an inch and a 1/2 .

still unsure about the toque arm

 

I believe you'll find that the 4-speed requires the 82-specific crossmember, which is actually shorter than the later one, and mounts in a different hole pattern (toward the front of the car).

Sonix, who has a T-10 in his car, says the TA is the same; so I'll just have to take his word for that.