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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 12-15-2017, 06:54 PM

There's a Z-Bar pivot bracket on the drivers side frame, you'll have to cannibalize off a manual frame, or build your own from a short piece of angle iron.
Don't forget to 'neutralize' the Neutral Safety switch in your wiring harness. Not necessary with a manual transmission, but an unmodified Automatic harness will be always open without bridging this gap.
You will need a high hump panel.
The clutch pedal should slip on the same axis as the brake pedal. Not sure how. There is a clutch pedal return spring inside the cab, not present in TH production cabs.
I haven't done this myself, but I have an OEM-automatic K/5 I want to ressurrect with an SM465/T221 tranny/transfer case.

12-15-2017, 06:54 PM	#3
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,090	Re: Converting Auto Equipped Truck Cab to 4 Speed Manual There's a Z-Bar pivot bracket on the drivers side frame, you'll have to cannibalize off a manual frame, or build your own from a short piece of angle iron. Don't forget to 'neutralize' the Neutral Safety switch in your wiring harness. Not necessary with a manual transmission, but an unmodified Automatic harness will be always open without bridging this gap. You will need a high hump panel. The clutch pedal should slip on the same axis as the brake pedal. Not sure how. There is a clutch pedal return spring inside the cab, not present in TH production cabs. I haven't done this myself, but I have an OEM-automatic K/5 I want to ressurrect with an SM465/T221 tranny/transfer case. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not. Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 12-15-2017 at 07:00 PM.