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i have looked and search threw the forums and did not see this anywhere. so please dont flame me. i was wondering on how long this might take...cost and mods required. but the way i want to do it is...im not interested in modding my floor but i want to set it up like and old chevelle with a hurst shifter. for those of u who dont know what im talking aboot it has a pull cable for the clutch right on the shifter. where u can pull it up with 2 fingers and shift. if anyone could tell me this with out flaming me and tell me mods and all. the other question is do i need to change any mounts or anything. thanx HtR
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Way to be original, but good luck with that! Try searching/posting in the transaxle forum... 
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Actually I'm more suprised to find out that there is a Midnight Red 98 out there? 
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Originally posted by 99contourdriver:
Way to be original, but good luck with that! Try searching/posting in the transaxle forum...
Transaxle Forum would be the place. Been done recently. 2.5L ATX to 3L ATX to 3L MTX to blowed up 3L MTX. I hope he's gotten another motor by now...
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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Originally posted by mbb41:
Actually I'm more suprised to find out that there is a Midnight Red 98 out there?
actually that is my bad. i work with a ford guy and he said it was. i just looked up my paint code and it Cabernet Red Metallic. code d6. so sorry aboot that. thanx for the info on where to look. and i guess noone has ever tired that. i liked it and it might help me teach my fiance how to drive it. im not planning on doing it soon have a mouth to feed and a family to take care of first. just been a thought and wanted to get figures in mind. thanx for all the help. HtR
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Originally posted by TourDeForce:
Originally posted by 99contourdriver:
Way to be original, but good luck with that! Try searching/posting in the transaxle forum...
Transaxle Forum would be the place. Been done recently. 2.5L ATX to 3L ATX to 3L MTX to blowed up 3L MTX. I hope he's gotten another motor by now...
if your referring to me (which i think you are) i never blew up my motor
i went from a 2.5L atx, to a 3L atx then converted to a mtx 
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Originally posted by hightechredneck:
Originally posted by mbb41:
Actually I'm more suprised to find out that there is a Midnight Red 98 out there?
actually that is my bad. i work with a ford guy and he said it was. i just looked up my paint code and it Cabernet Red Metallic. code d6. so sorry aboot that. thanx for the info on where to look. and i guess noone has ever tired that. i liked it and it might help me teach my fiance how to drive it. im not planning on doing it soon have a mouth to feed and a family to take care of first. just been a thought and wanted to get figures in mind. thanx for all the help. HtR
the swap will probably cost more than the car unless you can find N.O.S. parts 
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Originally posted by 99_SE:
the swap will probably cost more than the car unless you can find N.O.S. parts
Junkyard would be cheaper...
Originally posted by hightechredneck:
i want to set it up like and old chevelle with a hurst shifter. for those of u who dont know what im talking aboot it has a pull cable for the clutch right on the shifter. where u can pull it up with 2 fingers and shift.
No...it's a pull-cable for reverse loc/out mechanism. Think about it, as hard as it is to push in a clutch w/ your foot in a tranny behind a big-block...do you actually think you could do it w/ two fingers...? 
sure you can pull-up w/ two fingers & shift...just don't do it at a high rate of speed 
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what u think im a wimp or something??? i have driven many many cars i dont want to go threw the foot pedal installation. and i think it wouldnt be that hard. as for the tranny im thinking aboot a junkyard canadate and a rebuild for it. im planning on getting a whole car where the @$$ end was totaled out and the front end it still good. i might get lucky and fine a duratec motor in one and do it that way. but i will see i wanted info before i deside to do it. my atx is still strong and just wanted info before i desided. i dont think that the cable would be that hard to pull. i have pulled many in chevys ford and all. i had a 1980 f150 with a 351 w which i did it with cant be that hard. must be easier then that. im looking for originality. and anyone can do a push pedal. im not gonna race it. its an everyday driver. so ill keep in touch and let everyone know of my mod process. thanx for the put downs and help. HtR
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Originally posted by Russell-3L:
Originally posted by TourDeForce:
2.5L ATX to 3L ATX to 3L MTX to blowed up 3L MTX. I hope he's gotten another motor by now...
if your referring to me (which i think you are) i never blew up my motor
i went from a 2.5L atx, to a 3L atx then converted to a mtx
Ah, good! Even better!
I musta been reading about somebody blowing up their 3L 'bout the same time you had done your MTX swap. I'm old & get confused easily.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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