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Trans tunnel/body strength 444-544

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posted by  JohnMc on  Wed Mar 13 06:16 CST 2002
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Dunno. I went the conservative route and welded my new tunnel in securely. I used a 122 tunnel and it didn't fit too well - the floorboards on a 544 are about 1 1/2 inches lower than the 122 in relation to the drivetrain. So I had to add metal from the bottom edge of the 122 tunnel down to the floorboards. Not hard to do - but I had almost twice as much welding to do. I -think- with the 1800 tunnel the remote shifter might require relocating the handbrake???

I put in the new tranny while the original tunnel was cut out. Now that its welded all back together and I finally took it out for a drive I've discovered that my eBay bargain 1800 tranny ($140 total after shipping) is missing 1st and 3rd syncros. Siggggggh. Pulling it back out won't be as easy with the tunnel in place. I think I'll drive it without 1st and 3rd for a while before I go to the bother of fixing it. Its not too bad - I just can't downshift into 3rd or 1st, and upshifts from 2nd to 3rd work fine if I just wait a couple of seconds. OD works great, however!






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