coverson thoguhts

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coverson thoguhts

By Benj
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:15 pm #178022 ok so i have a eg... i cant find me a b series hydro trans that someone doesnt want an arm and a leg. so i was thinking that i could take a cable trans and take the cable attachment off and then put the slave from a hydro set up on there?? what thinks you guys?
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By Dippin_EG
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:24 pm #178056 I think it would work, like anything, if you put enough time and THOUGHT into the CONVERSION. 8)
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By 3kkl3sia
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:48 pm #178061
Dippin_EG wrote:I think it would work, like anything, if you put enough time and THOUGHT into the CONVERSION. 8)


hahaha :thumb:
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By chrono404
- Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:48 am #178141 Going with a cable tranny is not fun.

You will have to get a cable shifter, every one i have used seams sloppy compared to a hydro transmission. I am sure its possible that you could get your conversion to "work" with enough fabrication of parts. to engage the throw out bearing the cable clutch moves farther then a hydro one. so you will need to have it always slipping, or always slightly grabbing, or fabricate more then just a mount for the slave cylinder.
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By forcefedEG
- Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:00 pm #182889 if your asking what i think? using a cable trans in a hydro chassis, its nothing to it, hasport makes a kit to do it, and prob anyother mount company for that matter, it consisits a special mount, a bracket to hold your slave and thats bout it, you just have to drill you clutch ford and its a bracket with a heims joint type set up it uses all your stock hydro components... i have seen this kit on a car, have helpd install it in a car, it works wonderfully, (the actuall kit mounting was allready on the trans) if you wouldnt lift the hood to see it you would never know the difference the shift linkage and everything is the same tho this kit is designed to directly drop right in (you dont need to change anything!).... the only thing to watch for is using a hydro half shaft, you need a diff. seal as a hydro half shaft is a male style shaft and smaller around than the older cable shafts... we just went to the parts store and grabbed a random seal off the shelf and it was perfect but anyway... its been done, can be done and is nice because cable trans are cheap and easy to come by at least were i live... but they are not as strong as a hydro trans, the shift forks are pinned instead of welded, and the shifting mechanism is completely different...



hopefully this helps :thumb:
http://hasport.com/store/index.php/moun ... egbcc.html
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By suspendedHatch
- Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:25 pm #182911 Due to the cost of the conversion kit, the complication, and the overall sloppiness of it all, there is almost never any reason to do it. The only circumstance I can imagine is if you had a fully built cable tranny from a previous project and you wanted to keep it and use it in a hydro car.

No, you can't just bolt a slave cylinder on a cable trans.

You can often find B18B trannies for around $300 or less. You can get them pretty cheap from a Pick N Pull type junkyard. Sometimes you can find a questionable B16 or GSR trans between $300 and 600 on local forums or craigslist.
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By flyinryan122
- Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:04 am #183013 This isn't my car, but this is similar to how i put my cable cg trans into my 92 civic with out any kind of conversion stuffImage
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By Benj
- Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:23 am #183322
flyinryan122 wrote:This isn't my car, but this is similar to how i put my cable cg trans into my 92 civic with out any kind of conversion stuffImage
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:woot: thats what i was thinking
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