Re: [DMCForum] Automatic, or 5 speed... That is the question.
From: DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:45:51 -0600
I think just the shifter area and tranny mounts are different on the
frames.
Mark V
On Feb 8, 2005, at 7:26 PM, timnagin wrote:
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> In a sense, it is still a conversion. I don't think that choice of
> wording
> in anyway degrades the car.
>
> I thought the rear of the frame was different for the manual and
> automatic.
> If you simply did a transmission swap, wouldn't you also have to do the
> frame, pedal box, and other things as well? It seems like it would be
> easier, and much more cost effective, to just swap the engines.
>
> Can the ducting in the pontoon not be moved to the other car or
> duplicated?
> This is a project where I wish I was closer to where you live. I
> would love
> to work in this with you.
>
> Greg
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Levy [mailto:malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx]
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> Subject: RE: [DMCForum] Automatic, or 5 speed... That is the question.
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> "conversion"? I must admit, while I know 1860 was not
> a "Legend Car", and therefore would not demand the
> same price as 502 due to the lack of historical value,
> I don't know if I agree with the term conversion.
> This engine was designed for this car, to me the term
> conversion means a engine was installed in the car
> which was not intended to be there by the engineers.
>
> From a technical point of view, I prefer 1860 over 502
> due to the inter-cooler setup. From a historical and
> value point of view, 502 will leave 1860 in the dust..
> :(
>
> With the fiberglass... I already have a spare set of
> pontoons I got for the purposes of patching up the
> holes in 1860, that was not what stopped me from
> moving the Legend engine to 6068. But there was a
> fiberglass duct added in the rear wheel wells that
> takes the air from the scoops in the ground effect and
> forces it up through the inter-coolers. The setup is
> effective, so I would keep it. For me to transfer
> the ground effects to 6068 is no big deal, but then I
> would need to fabricate the ducts in the wheel
> wells..... After evaluating all of the work involved,
> it seemed more practical to just swap the transmission
> in 1860. It would be less work, and less money... and
> much less down time for the cars. (Swapping engines,
> fiberglass work, and so on).
>
> So, that brings up back to my first question... Do I
> leave 1860 the way it is, or put a STD in it?
>
>
> --- timnagin <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> In trying not to use the word "rare" due to recent
>> events, having the auto
>> transmission does make it more interesting. Since
>> the car was a conversion,
>> I don't think you would effect the value any by
>> doing a swap. To me it just
>> seems like it should have a manual transmission
>> behind that engine. I
>> always wondered why people bought Corvettes with
>> automatics.
>>
>> Anyway, if you did swap the engine over to another
>> car, and installed the
>> inter-coolers, you could use the cut outs to repair
>> the other car thus
>> bringing it back to original. If you are careful in
>> your measurements and
>> cutting, you should be able to just 'glass it into
>> place on the other car.
>>
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