4speed swap?

[trevor74]

So I have been thinking about doing this for 2 years now, i have a 4speed out of a 71 road runner sitting in the shop and my 904 tranny is getting worse and worse. Would it be worth it to try and do the swap or would i be better off just rebuilding a 727 and putting it in? Ive heard the swap isnt to hard if you run an hydraulic throw out bearing but i am not sure. The car is a 74 charger SE that in the next couple years i am planning on doing a small block stroker motor for and i am getting alittle tired of dealing with auto trannys

[Ghoste]

The swap isn't hard, the trick is getting all of the parts.  If you have the trans and you want a four speed then I'd say go for it.

[trevor74]

Well would it be worth running a hydraulic clutch or should i try and find all the mechanical linkage?

I had a guy tell me once he spent 2 grand on just getting the parts together all the linkage, trans tunnel and random stuff not even including the clutch and tranny.

[Ghoste]

That sounds kind of high to me but who am I to say.  I guess for me personally I'd go for the mecahnical clutch because it's what I'm familiar with.  I like the feel of the mechanical one better too.

[green69rt]

This is doable but...don't forget the drive shaft length may have to change.  And the drive shaft pinion may be different.

[carolina charger]

 I vote for using the 4 speed. Alot of the parts can be bought used on Ebay. There are also a few websites that sell the parts you'll need. Brewers performance is one of my favorites.

[Runner]

i spent about 2k by the time i had my 68 converted. i had the scatter shield but no tranny to start with.   i think the price beween a hydrolic set up and a mechanical set up will be about the same. its crazy how fast parts start to add up. i bought the tranny for about 200 bucksplus shipping and thought i had the bulk of the money spent, boy was i wrong.   i will say that it is hands down the best money ive ever spent on a upgrade on a car. 4 speed muscle cars just rock!   if i could afford it everyone of our cars would have a clutch pedal.