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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SWAP 200 1981

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posted by  Nickvjr on  Thu May 29 16:53 CST 2003
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Hey Mark,

If I'm not mistaken your engine is hooked up to the AW55. You could swap it with a AW70 or AW71 4-speed tranny. You would ofcourse need the tarnny out of a 4-CYL as well as the cross member, torque converter, shifter, OD relay with all the wiring, OD Button (On the shifter knob), and a longer speedo cable. It seems that your in the same boat I am in. I have a 79 264GL and I am also trying to convert the 3-speed BW55 to a 4-speed AW70. Type in my name in the search bar and see the past posts I have regarding this change over. If I'm not mistaken there is someone I know who is selling a AW70 tranny (4-Speed or really the 3-speed with OD) that came out of a 4-CYL. I am researching the different types of trannys that can fit my car and have also found out many things about your car. There are to many to post but shoot me a e-mail and I would be more than happy to let you know what I have come up with. Not only is this type of conversion practial and in my opinion easy, but the hardest thing I think would be getting good parts. Everything else will come together. Good Luck!

Sincerely,

Nickvjr
1979 264GL 119,900






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