T56 Questions... was : Re: Document re-uploaded

[Jim and Sharon Brady]

All T56's are heavy, even my Borg Warner version.  I believe mine weighs 150
pounds and accounts for an inch drop in my front suspension.  It's the first
tranny I had to get help to install.

Jim Brady
'87 Monte SS 383 TPI 6 speed

> Thanks! I'm familiar with this site. The gist of it and others is that I
> have to get the transmission drive shaft and rear end as a unit from a
'95.
> Apparently the T56's were heftier (??) for that era of F body.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmecm at diy-efi.org [mailto:owner-gmecm at diy-efi.org]On Behalf
> Of OneSS2NV at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 9:38 PM
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> Subject: T56 Questions... was : Re: Document re-uploaded
>
>
> In a message to the List, Dave Zug writes:
>
> << Help me with my T-56 mating problems now -
>  taps in the block for clutch??
>  153 tooth flywheel won't accomodate an 11 inch clutch?
>  will 168 fit in T-56 housing?
>  Drill block for alternate starter?
>  (while we're off topic he hee)
>   >>
>
> Hey Dave,
>    I'm not too familiar with shift-em-yourself trannies, but this page
> should
> help you out a bit.
>
> http://www.skulte.com/T56.html
>
>    It describes Andris's T56 swap into his '89 IROC.  I've been in this
> car...it works very well. :)  He also makes a X-member specifically for
the
> swap if you don't feel like fabbing one up yourself.  Hmmm...makes me
wanna
> go do a stick conversion for my Monte SS and learn how to drive with a
> clutch.
>
>      HTH,
>        Steve Ragusa
>         North Jersey
>      '85 TPI Monte SS
>        '96 Impala SS
>    www.bowtiepower.com
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> into his '89 IROC.  I've been in this
> car...it works very well. :)  He also makes a X-member specifically for
the
> swap if you don't feel like fabbing one up yourself.  Hmmm...makes me
wanna
> go do a stick conversion for my Monte SS and learn how to drive with a
> clutch.
>
>      HTH,
>        Steve Ragusa
>         North Jersey
>      '85 TPI Monte SS
>        '96 Impala SS
>    www.bowtiepower.com


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