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blue 253 in uc

Started by _blenda_ , Apr 17 2006 09:12 PM

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#1 _blenda_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:12 PM

has any one put a 253 blue motor into a uc?
if so has any one had any problems doing it?

also will extractors for a blue 253 out of a commodore fit into a uc?

Any Replys would be Apreciated

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#2 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:16 PM

UC is the same basic body as the LH and LX. It will bolt straight in. Diff mounts are different in the UC. Not sure about the Commodore exhaust.

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#3 _blenda_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:23 PM

thanks CHOPPER
the speedo cable looks different from my old trimatic to my new trimatic

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#4 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:27 PM

Cables should be the same. Only difference between Commodore and Torana Trimatics is the side the shifter linkage is on.

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#5 _blenda_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:30 PM

what would i have to do to get around this

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#6 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:33 PM

Use an aftermarket shifter. Most will suit either, as most of them use a cable. Don't buy one that uses linkages, once they start to wear, the shift gets sloppy. With a cable, you simply adjust it again.

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#7 _blenda_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:42 PM

so would you say like any type of b&m shifter

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#8 knoath

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Posted 18 April 2006 - 07:09 AM

Hey Chop, don't you need an engineer's cert to drop an eight in a UC?

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#9 _Loki_

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Posted 18 April 2006 - 10:11 AM

what would i have to do to get around this

You can use a standard trimatic shifter regardless of which side you need the arm on.

The swinging arm off the shifter can be unpinned and swapped around to whichever side is required.
A few on this board have done it, myself included.

As long as the linkage lengths are correct for the gearbox you are trying to use it on you will be fine, I had alot of headaches with this on my TH350, I eventually got perfect gear selection after LS1LX (I think) gave me the pointers in getting my modding right.

I'd stick with a standard trimatic shifter and keep a more genuine look rather than using any B&M shifter or the sort.

[edit] I forgot to mention, extractors from an early model commodore [VB] were angled wrong to fit my LH/X, I imagine the same problem with the UC.
So you might be needing a pair of those I imagine.

When you get to it, drop the engine in with the extractors loosely bolted onto the engine (I did front and rear bolts on each side finger tight), otherwise you are never going to squeeze them in there