"MM54" (mm54mk2)
11/30/2016 at 18:59 • Filed to: '71Chevelle
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"MM54" (mm54mk2)
11/30/2016 at 18:59 • Filed to: '71Chevelle | 9
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Today instead of going to lunch, I headed out to meet a Man from The Internet. For the first time in my life, an e-bay listing “Local pickup only” was actually local to me.
Even 500W halogen lights can’t get my phone to take a decent picture
In exchange for some currency, I received one 1968 Muncie M20, along with a bellhousing (got good price for the bellhousing since it meant he didn’t have to take them apart) and the clutch fork. The seller turned out to be a pretty cool guy, very knowledgeable.
The two grooves match up with two grooves on the input shaft to help the guy on the assembly line get the right gear set - in this case, wide ratio.
Synchros all look good and even the shift forks have fairly little wear. Seller said that this was a pretty low mileage pull from a 68 Camaro that was getting an M22. I said “this should be quite an improvement over the powerglide.” The 1-2 fork was a little finicky getting the cover back on but I suspect that’s just the way it is.
Once I verify again that everything looks good, I’ll clean up the side cover opening (a lot) and seal it up nicely. All that’s left after that is everything else.
camaroboy68ss
> MM54
11/30/2016 at 19:09 |
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Very nice! That looks familiar, have you tan the numbers on the main case to verify its a 68 and a M20 (input shaft is a clue to m20 vs 21)
DrJohannVegas
> MM54
11/30/2016 at 19:09 |
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Nice.
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MM54
> camaroboy68ss
11/30/2016 at 19:20 |
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Case numbers say ‘68 (I think; the casting number is 67-68 so either way it’s close) and the two grooves on the input/counter shaft mean it’s an M20
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camaroboy68ss
> MM54
11/30/2016 at 19:54 |
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Nice score still, but you might want to double check the you numbers. 68/69 were the same. Also how the numbers were cast are different between 67 and 68. I went through this with my 68 Camaro, found I had a 67 m20 in it. Luckily my grandpa had a 68 M20 in the right dare code range for my car.
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MM54
> camaroboy68ss
11/30/2016 at 20:13 |
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I’m not really concerned about getting the numbers to match; the car’s a 71. Powerglide is original, as is the engine. The original block is sticking around (will be built) but the PG isn’t worth it in “originality vs drivability”
The casting number might be 66/67 then, off the top of my head it ends in 010.
Boxer_4
> MM54
11/30/2016 at 21:26 |
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Awesome!
I remember you were talking about doing something like this earlier, so it’s great to see that it’s actually happening!
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MM54
> Boxer_4
11/30/2016 at 21:31 |
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I’m pretty excited. Some stuff came up and I don’t have money to knock out the bodywork (sheetmetal replacement phase) over the winter, but I should be able to get all the parts to swap this in early spring! Still lots to get but this is obviously the biggest part.
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Boxer_4
> MM54
12/06/2016 at 19:02 |
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I look forward to seeing your progress!
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MM54
> Boxer_4
12/06/2016 at 21:01 |
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Progress will be slow - I don’t expect to pick up any more parts until after Christmas, even then it will probably be a couple months of gathering parts before the swap is done.