The 3rd one....a '93 SuperCab conversion. This one is a project and it is also the original Full Effect conversion. This one belonged to the owner of Full Effect, thus it's number zero of 15 known to be converted by the company.
The 4th one. Another '94 but this one has a Hurst shifter stickin' up outa the floor. The stick is attached to a TKO600 5-speed box. Yeah, it's fun !
scriced, do you have a write-up for the TKO conversion? That's my only complaint with the truck. I want to shift gears so bad...
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scriced, do you have a write-up for the TKO conversion? That's my only complaint with the truck. I want to shift gears so bad...
Yeah, rowin' the gears is just more fun. Not quicker at the drag strip and not fun in day to day traffic but I grew up with 4-speeds when automatics were a no no so for me "rowin' the gears" is just more fun....!
Here's a link to a guy that did the conversion and did a decent job of documenting it with pictures. This guy put the shifter in the middle location on the trans and has a pic of it showing the location on the trans as well as a pic of the shifter in the truck.
I bought mine from a guy that did the conversion, it was the second one to be done of those that hang out at NLOC. The first one was done in southern Oregon and that person did all the R & D to get it to work. I still have his parts list that he used and I'll send ya that via PM.
There are some gaps here and there in both the install link and parts list so do a search on NLOC as well for 5 speed or manual transmission in the Gen 1 forum. That should give you enough reading for a bit and fill in some of the gaps.
That is one of my winter projects to change the shifter location to either the middle or back location on the trans. The forward most location is too far forward for me. Either of the rear locations are too far back and would require modifications to the seat frame to accommodate the shifter.
I'm actually a member over on NLOC. But it just seems like a bunch of nay-sayers for a manual conversion. "it's cost prohibitive" "the transmission won't last", blah blah blah. But I'll check it out. Thanks bro.
I'm actually a member over on NLOC. But it just seems like a bunch of nay-sayers for a manual conversion. "it's cost prohibitive" "the transmission won't last", blah blah blah. But I'll check it out. Thanks bro.
Nay sayers will always be around for a variety of reasons. Can't speak to the different gearboxes many talk about but the TKO 600 will stand up to the weight and torque of our trucks. Mine had a Vortech S-trim on it when I bought it and the previous owner flogged it quite a bit on the drag strip.
Just think heavy duty when selecting parts. It costs a bit and more Gen 1 owners than not won't or can't spend the bucks for serious changes.
It's already been done so that smoothes the way for you to do it if you so choose. KU engineer's thread is good for his approach to the job and his pics documenting.
I'm Skritch on NLOC and yet another name on LR. I'm left handed so I like to be different not keeping the same user name on all the boards, plus it can provide an interesting perspective sometimes as a "perceived noob".
Picked this one up. Its a 93. Has a color change and some mods. Already ordering stuff to make it faster. Truck is silver but overcast outside when I took the pics so it looks almost champagne.
Picked this one up. Its a 93. Has a color change and some mods. Already ordering stuff to make it faster. Truck is silver but overcast outside when I took the pics so it looks almost champagne.
Picked this one up. Its a 93. Has a color change and some mods. Already ordering stuff to make it faster. Truck is silver but overcast outside when I took the pics so it looks almost champagne.
Saw that one on ebay good looking truck
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Man thats a good looking silver truck, well they all look good!!! I got one thats been repainted a gun metal gray. Ill get some pictures up when the weather clears up around here.
I had the pleasure of driving one of these when I was about 15. It was black and all dented up and beat to hell but it still ran like a champ... I've wanted one ever since
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650 Hp is fast for the first week, but the very next week it's entirely too slow. It's never enough.
I picked this 93 up yesterday. It's far from perfect but not too bad. There isn't any rust, the interior is pretty nice and the engine bay is clean. The only mod is a cat back. It originated in Oregon and moved here in 2005. I don't have any idea what # it is.
Has 99K miles.
I've been looking at these trucks for 3 days. I will be purchasing one within the next couple of weeks. This truck is an eye catcher. 97turbocobra, you have a pm ;)
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