Magnum crank and 4 speed
There is a "backyard way" to do this which will work just fine, the purists will puke
My 5.9 gas 3/4 ton I just sold WAS NOT DRILLED AT ALL for a stick. The crank just had a "dimple." I was considering a 5 speed, here's what you can do
"Rig" the thing so you can drill it. This might mean borrowing / renting a mag base drill, or building a fixture to hold your drill motor, or pulling the block and rigging it into a floor drill press/ mill/ whatever.
Now drill the pilot hole as an purposly oversized "clearance" cavity. It is not machined, it is an oversize rough hole.
Then simply use the newer Jeep/ Magnum pilot bearing which fits the torque converter hole, either needle bearing or bushed.
LOL. Was gonna post this photo and the server crashed. Seems like I read that one or both these part numbers are obsolete, so look around
There is a "backyard way" to do this which will work just fine, the purists will puke
My 5.9 gas 3/4 ton I just sold WAS NOT DRILLED AT ALL for a stick. The crank just had a "dimple." I was considering a 5 speed, here's what you can do
"Rig" the thing so you can drill it. This might mean borrowing / renting a mag base drill, or building a fixture to hold your drill motor, or pulling the block and rigging it into a floor drill press/ mill/ whatever.
Now drill the pilot hole as an purposly oversized "clearance" cavity. It is not machined, it is an oversize rough hole.
Then simply use the newer Jeep/ Magnum pilot bearing which fits the torque converter hole, either needle bearing or bushed.
LOL. Was gonna post this photo and the server crashed. Seems like I read that one or both these part numbers are obsolete, so look around