datzenmike Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Needs more pics... Pics..... not more dicks. 2 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Im a fucktard and tired to install a tranny with the wrong bell housing .,.. teds got me covered sounds like ... but if you ever put a tranny in a truck u know how fucktastic it is to put one in and out .. will post some pics this after noon ... 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Helps to take one of the torsion bars out. 1 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 I have never had to remove a torsion bar to get a transmission out of a 521, from underneath the truck. I run the front wheels of the truck up on a pair of ramps. you have to take the bench seat out,and the plate with the hole for the shifter. Remove obvious stuff, drive line, electrical connections, speedometer cable. Get all that stuff out of the way. Remove the transmission mount off the cross member. Get all that stuff out of the way, and the transmission will slide back far enough for the input shaft to clear the pressure plate. At that point, you can rest the bellhousing on the torsion bars. Lift the front of the transmission up, rotate it enough so the starter bulge clears the torsion bars, and you can slide the transmission forward, and under the engine. Down load the 521 body and chassis from this page: http://www.davidcmurphy.com/olddat/620tech.htm follow the directions for transmission removal in the transmission section of the manual. 3 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 long tails yes ... short tail 55 sp... no ..... long tail comes right out goes in ... same with dog leg, a bitch to install and remove .. ... so tired of trucks stuff right now ... cars are like .. throw anything in in ten minutes i know counter inutitive but yeah ... installing the clutch with the tranny up in there is fun ...not 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Helps to take one of the torsion bars out. the biggest issue is i texted goober to yell at him for not telling me he swapped the z bell housing back on then i realized i own his lz 2.3 so it always had a z bell housing on it >>im a fucktard... its up in there for now ... but cant hook to the motor ... i switched gears ... literally ... teds got a bell housing for me ... u have to pull the clutch to get the tranny back out ... i said fuck u datsun ... 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 found my tranny mount powdercoated it before i modded it for a short tail ... fml .. cat remeber what throw out color is for l16 and short tail morph tranny and i been donw this road with my truck ... i know it was a not the same for the l20 lol and a hint of no showin up at blue lake with the cant by truck ...sad panda ... 5 Quote Link to comment
Rjawm Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 I totally understand your sadness on the paint before done modifying a part. Happened to me a couple times on the D21 build I did, it was an ever changing rolling idea of welding and fabbing lol. And these wheels...the hotness...if I'd seen these beforehand I may not have done all the work to change to 5-lug. Great find. 2 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 This looks like one of my mounts, it should be good for long or short tail transmissions, I actually pattern them from my 521 work truck mount that has a short shaft in it. 2 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 wayno can i use a 4 sp bell housing on the short tial 720 5 sp ? 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 You can. That's what Kevin used. 1 Quote Link to comment
uberkevin Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 From a 620. 4 speed from a 620. I believe is what I did.. mind you, that isn't the part the blew up... just changed the bearing and the thingy that covers it.. It's in my thread somewhere. Maybe page 8 or 9 maybe 11 or 12 idk. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 Has to be a '74 and up 71B front case. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted August 12, 2016 Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 I think so, Dmike knows more about the 620 5 speeds than I do, I know if it will it has to be one of them long tail 4 speeds with the 6 10mm bolts holding that plate on just in front of the shift lever, I have used the front case off a couple of them long tail 4 speeds on my builds. wayno can i use a 4 sp bell housing on the short tial 720 5 sp ? 1 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2016 Finally after in and out multiple times and bell housing swaps and a run to teds or the bearing off the counter shaft ... he tranny is in and done ... now onto the driveline stuff ... put the trannyt9ogether then realized i had pushed the reverse rod and got the tranny stuck between gears .. took it back apart and fixed that issue reinstalled bell and installed in the truck.... 7 Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Finsihed the rear brake lines ........put the front control arms on and king pins ... getting close to putting it on the ground again ... beds on ... need to build a one piece ... have a few to mod ... then exhaust ...maybe end of hte month it will be a truck again ... 7 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Looking good. My money was well spent. Lol 3 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 I totally understand your sadness on the paint before done modifying a part. Happened to me a couple times on the D21 build I did, it was an ever changing rolling idea of welding and fabbing lol. And these wheels...the hotness...if I'd seen these beforehand I may not have done all the work to change to 5-lug. Great find. Fuckin do it Jrock. That is going to look good. Please do that. 1 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 found my tranny mount powdercoated it before i modded it for a short tail ... fml .. cat remeber what throw out color is for l16 and short tail morph tranny and i been donw this road with my truck ... i know it was a not the same for the l20 lol and a hint of no showin up at blue lake with the cant by truck ...sad panda ... Please those wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Jrock you have practically rebuilt the whole truck. How about doing a paisley wrap on the truck to take it back to the 80s! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 He don't like stickers remember? Quote Link to comment
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