At some point your have to decide whether you want a street rod or a daily
driver. A lower gear ration and an overdrive transmission can do a lot to
improve mileage. I manager to find a copy of "Performance with Economy"
which has many useful tips for "70s vintage V8s.
George Schiro
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> From: alphachi <alphachi@writeme.com>
> To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Auto to manual? Why not change the the rear end ratio?
> Date: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 12:42 PM
>
> One of the things I'm considering is changing the rear end ratio. It
> appears a much easier swap than some others, and would allow "some"
> improvement of highway driveability. However, without a modified motor,
> which can also be accomplished without fabrications, the taller rear
might
> really effect acceleration too much. The Stock B is not exactly a
"zippy"
> car.
> stephan #2821
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Olenick, Jamison" <Olenick@ssims.nci.nih.gov>
> To: "'Jim Pivirotto'" <jimp@SALT.FirstIndustrial.com>;
> <bricklin@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:36 AM
> Subject: RE: Auto to manual?
>
>
> > Jim,
> > I am sure that it can be done. I guess that it depends the
condition
> of
> > your car also because of the fact that there are only a few of them
around
> > (ever made).
> > I am not sure if there is anything that is a direct swap for the 4
spd
> > (T-10??? or am I wrong....I cant quite remember). I am sure that you
> could
> > go with the T-5, but you would have to change alot...basically the same
> > things that I changed except for the clutch parts (and hope that the
> > linkages line up correctly)
> > I think that you would be looking at a big conversion very similar
to
> the
> > auto to manual conversion.
> >
> > Jamie
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jim Pivirotto [SMTP:jimp@SALT.FirstIndustrial.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:30 AM
> > > To: Olenick, Jamison; tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: RE: Auto to manual?
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever changed out the stock 4sp for some type of 5sp? It
would
> > > be
> > > nice to be able to drive at high speeds with much less noise than the
> > > stock
> > > 4sp. Pugs
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Olenick, Jamison [mailto:Olenick@ssims.nci.nih.gov]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 8:15 AM
> > > To: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: RE: Auto to manual?
> > >
> > >
> > > Tim,
> > > Been Done.
> > > My 1974, yes 1974 Bricklin with AMC 360 now has a Ford T-5 tranny.
I
> > > plan on being at the show in Michigan next weekend if anyone else
wants
> to
> > > see it.
> > > I got my parts from about 10 different kinds of cars/jeeps/etc.
The
> > > bellhousing was from an early 80's AMC spirit, the clutch pedal from
a
> > > newer
> > > import (Nissan 240 in my case), T-5 from a 1987-1993 Ford Mustang,
> clutch
> > > from Jeep/Amc, the flywheel has to come from an earlier AMC with a
360,
> a
> > > custom trans mount has to be made, custom drive shaft, custom mount
for
> > > the
> > > clutch master cylinder, custom mount for the slave cylinder (if you
use
> > > hydraulic.....linkage will be very very tough because they were
> different
> > > in
> > > nearly every car and I am not sure that a cable will be possible),
> shifter
> > > comes through the floor next to the auto shifter (mod to console).
> > > All in all it was alot of work, but I am soooooooooo happy. I
have a
> > > 5spd that cruises at 70+mph at a little over 2000 rpm.
> > >
> > > Jamie
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Phil Martin [SMTP:pmartin_vacation@hotmail.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 9:40 AM
> > > > To: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu; bricklin@autox.team.net
> > > > Subject: Re: Auto to manual?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: tmeunier@cs.uml.edu
> > > > >Subject: Auto to manual?
> > > > >
> > > > >Can a Bricklin be easily converted to a manual transmission?
> > > > >Not sure I'd actually want to do this...it's just a thought.
> > > > >I'd prefer a manual trans., though.
> > > >
> > > > That depends pretty heavily on your definition of "easily". ;)
> > > >
> > > > A Mustang 5-speed can be swapped into th Ford-engined cars without
too
> > > > much
> > > > difficulty - you just need the right bellhousing, clutch, and
> flywheel,
> > > > and
> > > > Ford Motorsport can tell you what to use. The bellhousing and
> flywheel
> > > > would be salvage yard parts - I think that what you want is from a
'79
> > > > pickup or something. The clutch and tranny you can order from the
> many,
> > >
> > > > many Mustang tranny shops around.
> > > >
> > > > Then you've got to mount the clutch pedal somehow, and get a
matching
> > > > front
> > > > yoke for your driveshaft. Mounting it will probably require some
> > > > fabrication too. The big question for me would be where would the
> > > shifter
> > > >
> > > > end up?
> > > >
> > > > I think that in ergonomic terms it would work fine if the shifter
was
> as
> > >
> > > > much as 6-8" further aft than the stock shifter, but you'd probably
> have
> > >
> > > > interference with the console then. I haven't been inside a
> > > put-together
> > > > Bricklin in a long time, and my memory's not clear about the
console.
> ;)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Basically, as tranny swaps go, it should be pretty straightforward.
> > > > Whether
> > > > you want a 4-speed Toploader, a 5-speed T5, or a 6-speed T56,
someone
> > > can
> > > > sell you what you need to get your driveline put together. Then
> > > ancillary
> > > >
> > > > things like mounts, the shifter, and pedal arrangment will require
> some
> > > > non-trivial fabrication.
> > > >
> > > > Not a weekend project, but maybe a good winter project...
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps,
> > > > --
> > > > Phil Martin
> > > > "It ain't no sin to be glad you're alive"
> > > >
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