I used my new Makita grinder to grind off rivets and remove the e-brake crossmember. I'll use the crossmember as a support for my T5 transmission instead. It will be re-installed using bolts so I can remove it again in the future. I plan to upgrade the e-brake to the 1966 version from my parts truck.
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My 17year old son an I moved the cab from the utility trailer to a location in the yard where I will have access to power for welding. We slowly wiggled it off the trailer and onto the ground. Then we tipped it up onto the PS rocker and slid in the long bar with 2 supports beneath the DS. I then lifted the PS up and set up the jack stands to support the PS. It's now ready for some bodywork. I took my 1988 Camaro T5 out for a test fit. It looks like the crossmember for the e-brake is in the correct location to serve as a support for the T5 tailshaft. The rivets that hold the crossmember to the frame will be replaced with bolts so that the crossmember can be removed in the future.
A friend stopped over and showed me how to set the valve lash. I then installed the side covers, coil, dizzy and finally the manifolds. I had a machine shop install heli-coils in my exhaust manifold with new studs.
I don't (or rather CAN'T) do things like most normal folks. I have to move my engine around in the yard in the bed of my pickup truck. Then I hoist the engine in one spot in the yard and then push the frame under it. Most folks have a shop where they can just push the hoist around.
Tonight I installed the oil pan, centered the timing cover using a crank socket and lifted the engine off the stand and into my Nissan daily driver pickup bed. Hopefully tomorrow I will lower it onto the frame. Things are moving slower than I'd like but rain and work have altered my schedule a bit.
It rained today, so I didn't work on my truck. However, I went to the salvage yard and pulled a T5 tranny from a 1993 S10 with only 90K miles. The tag says 1352 -232. It has a 3.97 1st gear and OD is 0.72 (I confirmed all this using the method described in the T5 info page above).
I replaced the rear main seal today. It was not as hard as I thought. The water pump and the timing cover are back on too.
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- World Class and Non-World Class versions of the T5 - How to tell them apart.
- How to determine the T5 gearing
- A possible solution for cable speedometers.
- T5 Transmission Identification - What the Tags and Markings Mean
- What's the difference between a Camaro T5, an S10 T5, and an Astro T5?
- T5 Transmission Tear Down
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