first off this is my first post here so thanks in advance. ive been doing alot of reading trying to find out some solid info on putting a tremec tko 500 or 600 into a third gen with no luck.. i have a 383 stroker motor im pulling out of a auto monte carlo my torque arm mounts to the subframe connectors so its not a issue i have a built up stock rear a stock bellhousing that was mated to a t5 im ready to start buying i just dont know what exactly i should be getting.. id dont know much about the driveshaft length or yolks or if the bellhousing will work.. im in the market for a trans ,clutch,flywheel , bellhouse? any info on this swap would be awesome

 

there are a few threads on this topic on the first page of the trans forum, and if you search, you will find more. Have a look

short and dirty,

trans needs to be a specific 3rd gen f-body version, has longer input shaft
need adapter plate to use the stock bell
DS length is fine, but you need a ford C6 31 spline yoke
shifter is 2" too far forward, you need an offset shifter of somekind.
trans crossmember needs light mofidication.
some simple wiring.

Look up Fortes Parts Connection. They can set you up with almost everything you need.

 

I went through Fortes for mine many years ago. I second that.

I would recommend a Steeda Tri-ax shifter. It fits perfect in the fbody.

 

not quite, the tko version is a little low, but with some work its a great shifter, have on in my 86

 

um I run it too and it has 2 settings. The upper one is slight bit tall and the lower one is perfect. perhaps it is a cross member difference. I run the spohn swap one.

 

ok so i called fortes hes setting me up with a tko 600 and everything else i need hes only two hours from me so im going to pick it up next week. so thanks to you guys for the refferal. he says i might have to get the driveshaft cut? this is the only thing i dont know about. 86ta u say driveshaft lenghth is fine .. does the c6 yolk make up the difference ?

 

any pics? i had the trans as high as possible, touching the floor, and it was still low. maybe its the **** im using?. I have also since modified the trans tunnel and rasied the trans up and its better now, but i still had to lengthen the stock an inch.

 

my drivehaft was fine with the 10 bolt and with the moser 9" rear. you can use a 98-02 aluminum shaft if you want, since its about 3/4-1" shorter than a 3rd gen one.

my DS is 41.5" center to center on the joints and the ls1 shaft i have in my 92 is 40.5

 

can i see some pictures of this shifter? 86TA, do you have any pics, i wanted to try out the Tri-Ax is it just the handle you guys are using or the base too? my custom one feels sloppy

 

use the whole thing, i think the bolt pattern is different from the stock hurst shifter anyway

dont have any pics handy, i can get some tonight maybe

 

here we are

this is with the trans sunnel modified and the trans about 1/2" higher at the trans mount than is possible with a stock tunnel, and the stick extended 1" and moved to the driverside 3/8"


no ****


1st


5th



neutral

 

2nd



4th


before i modified the tunnel and lengthed the stick, the **** would hit the console in 2 4 R

 

Might be a TA thing. Mine was in a camaro then I put it all in a TA. Only difference is I'm running 4th gen dash and console now.

 

What exactly is it you do to modify the tunnel?