![]() ![]() Still want to get interior upgraded bucket seats, new dash, and carpet. More Info Part DM10565 7879 Price: 15.95 Click Here To Order 78-87 Complete Header Panel Mounting Hardware Kit 1978-1981 El Camino & Malibu complete header panel mounting kit. Still doing other upgrades, just finished power window and door lock conversion a few weeks ago. 1978-1979 El Camino & Malibu grille hardware kit. Rear trailing arm bushings, springs, air bags. V8 engine heavier than v6, you will need new front springs (might as well do all control arm bushings, ball joints, and shocks while doing springs).Ībove mentioned CA bushings, springs, ball joints. T5 shifter in a more forward position forced the cutting of tunnel by about 1-3/4 inches forward and also to top center (found out later that three different tailshaft stick positions were available depending on donor vehicle)Īble to use stock trans crossmember, but needed to drill a new hole for trans mount.ĭifferent spline size/count + longer trans = new driveshaft. ![]() Skipping details, I had it tuned and drivable on the afternoon of New Year's day 2018. It took the next several weekends that I was not forced to work, to get the swap completed. The engine/transmission swap finally began on the last weekend of Oct. (This is where my screen name 5spdCab comes from). I chose to install a mildly built sbc 307, backed by a T5 picked up from the wrecking yard out of a '92 S10 pick up. In early 2017, I began to gather the parts needed. I was confident of my abilities, but lacking knowledge of modern technology. I had not done any major mechanical changes to any of my vehicles since the late 1980's. I have owned this vehicle as a daily driver since 2001.Īs an above poster points out, the factory hole in the tunnel looks like a hack job covered by a decent looking bump-out spot-welded on.īy the end of 2016, I made the decision to do a major upgrade to the drive train. My '78 Caballero was a factory 200ci v6, 3spd Saginaw. ![]()
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