"Plain Jane" 1970 Nova Build

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Originally Posted by markjohnson

Listen . . . . I absolutely kneel & worship at “The Church Of The 3rd Pedal” with my current rides having an M22 RockCrusher & The Other having a Liberty clutch-less 5-speed but I’ve had fast automatics too & they certainly have their place in the world. We all know the quality of Wayne’s builds & that car has a heck of a nice TH400 with a great torque converter behind it. Not to even mention Wayne’s skills & abilities at transmission cooler plumbing that would be a Federal Crime to undo. I’d leave it alone for two giant reasons:

1: It’s absolutely foolproof in its current reliable form & gives you time to point & steer such an incredibly fun, overpowered/undertired beast!

2: It will save you 2.5 years of fiddling with a slipper clutch to even get it halfway right before you just wanna go back to the click-click TH400. This thought also comes with deep regret after looking up at the large transmission tunnel hole for a crazy-looking linkage that’s currently for sale on RJ.

3. Yeah, I’m gone add a third: Good trans, good flywheel, scattershield, GOOD(!!) clutch, driveshaft, etc. = Low 5-figures for parts that will actually live after MUCH testing.

Originally Posted by GrumpyJeff

Gotta Say as a Hard Core 4 Speed Believer , I think Mark pretty much Hit the Nail on the Head !!!

I gotta agree with both Mark and Jeff. The car is an absolute blast just the way it is. In my mind, I'm a hardcore 3 pedal guy as well. I agree with your sentiments Mark about a 5 digit spend. Not that I'm not willing to spend that on this car, but I may also sign up for more part breakage in the future. Given we are at the beginning of the summer, I won't be taking the car apart anytime soon.

Wayne and I chatted a bit offline. He made a solid point if I were to make the 3rd pedal active again, a 4 speed (be it G101A or M23) should allow the use of the trans crossmember and the VERY expensive driveshaft the car has right now.

I'll keep you guys posted!