5 Speed Swap "Kit"

[mdelorie]

A guy at a local wrecker here has offered me "everything you'd need to do the swap," clutches, flywheel, transmission (284 - out of a 3.4 cutlass with a dead clutch), linkage, shifter, pedals, axles - for $1000. This guy is kind of notoriously expensive anyways, but I figured I'd run that price by here and see what kind of thoughts everyone might have on that.

 

thanks!

[chadz34]

From what I heard thats not too bad. 5 speed swaps are getting popular around here lately haha.

[Psych0matt]

that isnt too bad if it is in fact everything you need, just with a bad clutch, considering it is a 284. just beware that if that busts, it will be a ton more to have it rebuilt

[mdelorie]

I'd definitely be getting a new clutch. The guy said I could use the old clutch as a core.

[chadz34]

that isnt too bad if it is in fact everything you need, just with a bad clutch, considering it is a 284. just beware that if that busts, it will be a ton more to have it rebuilt

284's can't be rebuilt I thought.....

[Psych0matt]

that isnt too bad if it is in fact everything you need, just with a bad clutch, considering it is a 284. just beware that if that busts, it will be a ton more to have it rebuilt

284's can't be rebuilt I thought.....

 

well, hence the reason I said it'd be very expensive. my understanding was something to the effect of that there isnt a rebuild kit, so to rebuild it it'd have to be custom parts or something. Although I'm sure with enough money...

[White93z34]

eeeeh. I bought 2 284s, and enough parts to do one and a half swaps including a brand new clutch set for $600ish

[Andrew]

seems a bit high, but if its all there i would get it just to make life easy.

 

and i believe the 284 has to be sent in to Getrag to be serviced/rebuilt.

[mdelorie]

Well, I'm not exactly sure it's a 284. As far as I recall, 284s came in the Ws, and the 282s were available in the J bodys like the Z24. Correct?

[White93z34]

284s came ONLY in 1991-1993 Grand Prix, Lumina Z34s, and Cutlass Supremes with the 3.4

 

282s came in a whole mess of different cars, including the w-body.

[mdelorie]

well, provided that this 284 is in good shape (which I guess I don't really have any way of knowing)... I shouldn't have to rebuild it. And if the 284 is a stronger transmission to start with, it should have no trouble running mated to my poor old 3.1, correct?

[GutlessSupreme]

shouldn't be a problem, but the gear ratios won't exactly make the 3.1 any zippier.

[TGP5sp90]

Now, if thats already taken out of the car that price would be OK, but if thats you pullin it seems to high. It took me myself 3 days at 4 hours a day to pull a 282 and it cost me for evrything 250.00, so paying someone to have done it for me prolly would have even out.

[White93z34]

just be sure you get EVERYTHING, i cannot stress how many small and seemingly unimportant parts there are.

[mdelorie]

Yeah, it would be completely pulled from the donor cars for me. And I think the $1000 would be a running agreement for anything else I might need if it isn't included.