AR-5, r-154 Anybody actually done this

72bluNblu said
Whoops! I missed that this was a lemons car, I would have left off the T56 content. :D

Man, converting to a manual transmission for those kinds of prices is going to be rough. Any kind of 833, OD or otherwise will be pricey. Just the pedals and shifter will practically bust your budget, even if you fab all the linkage.

The AR-5 would be your best bet if you can find a Colorado in a junk yard. It'll hold up fine behind a stock 318, no worries there. And you could use pretty much all junkyard parts if you can find a Colorado and a Dakota in the yard. Just need to make the spacer for the pilot bearing and have the clutch disk re-splined.

I love my manual transmissions, but man for a lemons car a manual transmission conversion on a Mopar is a stretch.

Not worried about the price. As a factory looking trans can be hidden in the $500 value. Its an old rusty mopar in the end. So judge Phil should let the car run Class C all day long unless it wins. Heck he might even like the ar-5 swap. That being said car will roll threw tech with a manaul transmission. And not say much about it. I think the theme is going to help as well. Most of it will be unseen. Good news is the car was last run in 2014 so as much as its a car that will be remembered due to the rust it will also be gone long enough that they might think the car was a manual all along. Its all the in value of the car. I actually got the car for $0. On top of that the 727 will be sold with a nice bill of sale. There are a few extras that were in the car that can be sold off. But that is not needed in here.