I'm in the process of freshening up a 617 w/some minor performance mods and have a 4spd manual trans to install. I'm not sure what year the trans is, but it seems to be in good condition (shifts fine, spins freely in all gears, bearings seem good) Is there a particular year that is best? does any one happen to know the length of the shift rods for this conversion? Would I be crazy to install this without tearing it down for inspection? I am trying to get everything ready so I can do the engine/trans swap at one time with minimal suprises/complications.
The swap is in an 82TDT with 2:88 rear end swaped in.