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TH350 will look like a square pan with a notch taken out, TH400 will have an irregular (i.e. not square) shape to it. Checked your fluids? How's your kickdown cable operating?

Re: 7.5" posi options G80 is just the designation for posi/limited slip. The vehicle application denotes what it actually uses I believe.

Re: 7.5" posi options Just try to steer clear of the gov-lock...

Ummm... I've been wondering where you were :lol: I was actually thinking of that today because I remembered you painted your motor blue & that's what I've decided to go with this time around :D That little pickup of yours on the road? :)

Also, if you don't have one already and find someplace that has more than one, use this page to help decode the tags on the trans. http://www.5speeds.com/t5/index.html The tag will look like this (you'll want that 1352-*** number):

Yup, there are bellhousings out there, but just remember the T5 isn't typically an extremely strong trans as it comes from the factory (most of them anyway, Ford had one that was supposed to be around 330 lb. ft. for the last couple years of the Fox Body I believe). t5montecarlo knows more of...

Ford had a different bolt pattern for their T5s. GM actually started using that bolt pattern with their later T5s as well (why I have no clue). You can pick up a kit from one of several suppliers, but I'm pretty sure they all come from the same manufacturer...

I've known about Super Bright LEDs for a while, just haven't bought anything from them. Make sure you read about those LED DRL bulbs, if your car uses your headlights for the DRLs, you shouldn't use 'em since they aren't as bright.

Resurrecting a 2-year-old thread :D :lol: I was actually looking for a shifter setback kit for my 4-speed, and their site popped up on Google. That's how I found this thread :) I also saw the price of their fabricated upper & lower control arms ($30-$55 each) :shock:

With Hotchkis 1902 springs, I have the cheapy Gabriel Guardians ($17 front, $16 rear, lifetime warranty :D) from Autozone, they ride decent :)

Did the Buick motor have the same bolt pattern? I'm using the same bellhousing in the Malibu currently with an SBC shrug.gif

Here's what I've done so far with mine... Took the 3-speed Saginaw out of a Mailbu at the junkyard (with the crossmember), put it in my '81 and everything bolted right up. Where are your motor mounts (as rjleiker said)?

Detonation was also my thought. Slightly easier check than pulling the valve covers off.

Yeah, the crossmember should be the same.

Agreed. That's the only way I'd build it (probably any rearend with a rear cover really).

Yeah, mine is still bone stock, I drove it all last summer with probably 350hp or so and a manual trans (Saginaw, another rumored weakness), and didn't break a thing. Picked up a 4-speed Saginaw for this year, and hopefully getting a posi as well.

What are you going to be doing more... racing it or driving it? I'm going to be driving mine, so I'm building the 7.5 for now. You can get 28-spline axles from Summit for about $240. I'll probably get something like a Detroit TruTrac for mine, cover support, etc. If I blow it up, oh well...

228/228, .560" That's my guesstimation.

Ok, roger :D

Ok... ya got me shrug.gif Nothin' outta the ordinary that I see.