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zf apart

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taking the floor pan out first to make install alot easier

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rear driveshaft AOD length

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front driveshaft AOD length

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rear driveshaft ZF length

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front driveshaft ZF length

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unbolt the driveshafts and put them out of the way since its not comming of the lift

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after unbolting the trans mount from the cross member jack up the t-case to remove the transmount an...

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on top the original crossmember braces and below the new ones

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slowly remove the pan and what do ya know its bad

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unbolt the t-case and set it aside

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slowly bring down the trans not to catch it on something

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the flexplate and dust sheild get removed for the new manual trans ones, but first an oil pan swap a...

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the flexplate removed

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removed the oil pan PITA jacking up the front of the motor helps alot

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clean the oilpan "support bars" for a good level seal of the oilpan gasket

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I didnt have the time to clean and paint the original oilpan so i used one from another 302 motor I ...

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the clutch, pilot bearing, dust sheild, and exhaust back on after replacing the oilpan and rear main

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bolted the ZF up to the 302

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the top bell bolts need to be about an inch shorter than the side ones with the ZF bellhousing

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clean the mating surface of the trans and t-case and either permeatex or use a gasket to seal it, th...

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i used permeatex

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neat thing that with a little modification the t-case breather tube fits in the holes for a manual t...

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to make up for the extra length the crossmember goes back into the existing holes behind where it wa...

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1/8th of an inch of clearance there, perfect fit

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fill it up with fluid and bolt the driveshafts on, woola its beautifull, watch out for how the exhau...

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now I can remove and replace my steering column, unfortunately the turnsignal switch is bad in the o...

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good thing for the floor pan being higher than the floor

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unfortunately no precut hole for my master cylinder

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thats better

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woola its a hybrid master between the later and older style master cylinders, older bigger reservior...

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installed a bad fuel guage cluster there AFTER I checked it before reinstalling the panels, and I fi...

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blackout peice for the shifter position panel

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push that in to unhook it from the speedo

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cruise control equipment

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how it is before I bedliner the new floor pan