83 bronco, auto to manual swap. - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

sceep · 06-01-2007, 07:24 AM

Anyone ripped the c6 out and dropped a 435 in?

is the firewall already prepped for a clutch pedal? basically a bolt in?

any other snags other than driveline lengths?

brokebronco · 06-01-2007, 07:51 AM

I did it with a no hydro clutch in my 84. he only hole I had to cut was for the clutch rod to go through the floor. Same x member, either cut a hole for the shifter or get a new trans tunnel cover from the junkyard. The pedals bolt right up. If the 83 had the option for the hydro clutch, the brake booster brace/ plate part of the firewall will have the approriate holes in it. You will need to drill out the firewall under it.
It was a simple swap, it took longer to get done due to the amount of beer flowing.

welndmn · 06-01-2007, 10:06 AM

On my friends 91, Everything was a bolt on.
Get got a new tunnel cover with the shifter hole already cut.
The pedal brackets are a bolt on as well.

plug ugly · 06-01-2007, 12:20 PM

different years I konw, but on my 94 that never came with a stick and 351, mine was pretty much a bolt in. i used a zf (hydraulic clutch) but all the hose mounts were there, as well as a cover plate where the MC should be. I used my orig tunnel cover, and just plas'd a whole out.

82F100SWB · 06-01-2007, 03:48 PM

On an 83, the firewall should be stamped where you need to drill beside the brake booster. My 82 was, my 81 wasn't.

If you do a linkage clutch, you may have the hole already there, and just capped:

I snagged that plug out of another 82(mine was linkage clutch, swapped to hydro with the 460 chassis,) so, you may already have the hole in place.

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welndmn Well Done Man! Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 398 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 17,434 Blog Entries: 3	On my friends 91, Everything was a bolt on. Get got a new tunnel cover with the shifter hole already cut. The pedal brackets are a bolt on as well. __________________ Mark 71 Bronco. 42's and bolt on goats. 47' CJ2a, 302, C4, 33's. 2012, year of the flat fender.

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plug ugly Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Jan 2003 Member # 16680 Location: Rocklin Posts: 2,818	different years I konw, but on my 94 that never came with a stick and 351, mine was pretty much a bolt in. i used a zf (hydraulic clutch) but all the hose mounts were there, as well as a cover plate where the MC should be. I used my orig tunnel cover, and just plas'd a whole out. __________________ 94 Mall Rated Bronco-R.I.P. 1961 Scout 80 stretched and linked wt4x4.com PM me for CPR/First Aid Instruction for you club

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82F100SWB Fawkin Fordhead Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15263 Location: Winterpeg, Canada Posts: 2,048	On an 83, the firewall should be stamped where you need to drill beside the brake booster. My 82 was, my 81 wasn't. If you do a linkage clutch, you may have the hole already there, and just capped: I snagged that plug out of another 82(mine was linkage clutch, swapped to hydro with the 460 chassis,) so, you may already have the hole in place. __________________ 96 F350 XL CC PSD/5 speed 4x4... New Tow pig in the making 96 F250 XLT Ex Cab PSD/5 speed 4x4... DD/Tow Pig 92 W250 LE, CTD/5 speed 4x4, tow pig/DD/snow pushin pig 86 F250... 460/T19/1345/D60/welded 10.25, 44 Boggers, reg cab, some junk... Build

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06-01-2007, 07:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
brokebronco Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 39287 Posts: 94	I did it with a no hydro clutch in my 84. he only hole I had to cut was for the clutch rod to go through the floor. Same x member, either cut a hole for the shifter or get a new trans tunnel cover from the junkyard. The pedals bolt right up. If the 83 had the option for the hydro clutch, the brake booster brace/ plate part of the firewall will have the approriate holes in it. You will need to drill out the firewall under it. It was a simple swap, it took longer to get done due to the amount of beer flowing.