01 Silverado LS1 / T56 conversion

[6gear]

I was supposed to get a used one from Thunder Racing free but haven't heard anything yet, I would think a non working unit should be about $10 and a working one maybe about $50. I would prefer a non working because if I can modify it I will get a hypo unit from Mcleod and modify it. The 97 up vette is what I want to look at since the T/A and Camaro's are designed to mount on a sloping firewall.

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That console looks awsome!

I am doing the 4L60 to T56 swap behind my LM7. All I have right now is the T56. I need to get alot of parts, but I got the big one. I just need to find that damn wrecked 5 speed truck.

[6gear]

Welcome to the club, It will be good to have the input from other stick drivers.

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Ron I'll see what I can do looks like my overtime is finally going to start, not sure if I'll have fri and sat off. I'll go talk to those guys if I do. If I can should I get two if you could modify what would you want for one for me(if you'll do it).
I was wondering if the vette was sloped but I take it its not haven't been under the hood of a vette. Anyways I'll let ya know something.

[6gear]

I think the Vette mounts on a vertical firewall just like the trucks and from what I have heard they twist to mount also like our trucks. One is all I need and it doesn't need to be in working order just as long as its all there. If I can make it work then I can make a Mcleod high performance unit work and that is what I want, it probably won' be much problem modifying one for you either.

[litllered 4.8]

Sweet I gotcha. Sorry bout the mix up.

[retsell]

Well, I have all the parts for my t-56 conversion except for the tranny itself and shifter. I have:

Clutch pedal
02 truck master cyl
02 truck slave cyl
02 fbody slave cyl
bellhousing
ls6 clutch, flywheel
arp flywheel bolts
gm pressure plate bolts


A couple of questions:

What kind of hardware mounts the clutch pedal assymbly in? It has a hole in the top, and two on the firewall side, and my truck has a metal bracket on the firewall with 2 holes. I am planning on just using a few nuts and bolts, but I would like to use oem style hardware.

The truck slave doesn't appear to work with the t-56. The fbody slave is about 2 inchess smaller in diameter and the bolt holes are much closer together. Also, the truck slave has a smaller hole in the center of it for the input shaft. What year slave did you use Ron???

I don't want to have to rob the line off the truck slave to use the fbody if I don't have two b/c I paid 130 for it from the stealership and would like to return it.

I guess I still need to pick up the bolts to bolt the bellhousing to the tranny.

Any ideas guys?

[litllered 4.8]

Didn't get a chance to go ron work didn't permit it. I'll try again later.

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Originally posted by retsell@Oct 2 2004, 04:11 PM
Well, I have all the parts for my t-56 conversion except for the tranny itself and shifter. I have:

Clutch pedal
02 truck master cyl
02 truck slave cyl
02 fbody slave cyl
bellhousing
ls6 clutch, flywheel
arp flywheel bolts
gm pressure plate bolts

You have everything I need and I have everything you need. Tell you what, let me have all those parts, and I will answer all your questions!

[6gear]

Originally posted by retsell@Oct 2 2004, 03:11 PM
Well, I have all the parts for my t-56 conversion except for the tranny itself and shifter. I have:

Clutch pedal
02 truck master cyl
02 truck slave cyl
02 fbody slave cyl
bellhousing
ls6 clutch, flywheel
arp flywheel bolts
gm pressure plate bolts


A couple of questions:

What kind of hardware mounts the clutch pedal assymbly in? It has a hole in the top, and two on the firewall side, and my truck has a metal bracket on the firewall with 2 holes. I am planning on just using a few nuts and bolts, but I would like to use oem style hardware.

The truck slave doesn't appear to work with the t-56. The fbody slave is about 2 inchess smaller in diameter and the bolt holes are much closer together. Also, the truck slave has a smaller hole in the center of it for the input shaft. What year slave did you use Ron???

I don't want to have to rob the line off the truck slave to use the fbody if I don't have two b/c I paid 130 for it from the stealership and would like to return it.

I guess I still need to pick up the bolts to bolt the bellhousing to the tranny.

Any ideas guys?

My Truck is an 01 model and the I used the slave out of that on my T56. I ordered an 02 F body slave thinking that might be better but they were the exact same part number. My T56 came out of a 2000 T/A so there may be some differences in the years of the transmissions as far as slaves are concerned.