T56 Magnum Conversion

prican_2000 said
DAMN!!!! That's awesome - I wish I had welding skills like that - One Day!!!
Keep up the good work!

The Millermatic 211 "autoset" feature helps a lot. Those seat brackets were literally the first 5/16" piece of material I'd ever welded in my life. I had to go manual setting for the butt-welding to get it right but it wasn't too far off from the "base" setting under the cover. This was the first big project I did with that welder, but it's a great machine, I really like it. It basically takes the guess work out of settings which is the issue a lot.

72bluNblu said
Totally agree on the heat/sound barrier. It makes a big difference. I use FatMat RattleTrap, it's like a thicker version of the standard Dynamat stuff for a much nicer price. Works great! Not looking forward to peeling it up so I can do the tunnel work when I do my T56, but it won't be the worst part of the install.

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Looks like you had the same ProCar adaptors that I got, I had to do the same thing with moving that tab on the passenger side. Annoying considering what you have to pay for the bracket to begin with.

Nice! :thumbsup:

The pilot bushings I bought was made by Hurst, it's a roller bearing with a custom surrounding adaptor for the end of the crank. Not sure it's available anymore, HurstDriveline totally changed their website and pulled a lot of their parts. That bushing seems like a good substitute, still haven't decided if I like the roller bearings in that particular spot. Might have to pick up one of those bushings to compare before I do the install.

Good tip on the heat/sound barrier. Just painted it tonight anyway (no photos).

Yes, they are the pro-car adapters. I honestly don't know how I had the bolts in that seat before but somehow they were.

I had read your topic trying to find the hurst bearing...and I ordered the wrong one apparently which was sized for a TKO (0.625 iirc), and months ago so I couldn't return it. These transmissions are far as I know are all 0.590 since they are GM input shafts. This is also a good deal for $33 or so delivered. These cars had bushings originally so I doubt its an issue being that it's oilite bronze.