rao
07-25-2007, 03:47 PM
One of the more interesting projects I have ever worked on.
It took a day and a half but it all works :D
I am pretty sure this is the first one anywhere :)
Supercharged Hummer H2 with every conceivable suspension and other upgrade now has a NV4500 manual transmission and a manual transfer case, all from a 3/4 ton Silverado.
Now it is no longer full time AWD, but can be switched into rear wheel drive for very impressive smoky burnouts (which it does quite well) and almost 50% better gas mileage than the race-built 4L65E auto transmission. It was done because the truck had gone through three 4L65E's and kept breaking tail shafts and the owner wanted a real transmission :cool:
Sadly, the owner would not agree to the grounding kit or lower temperature thermostat as I had hoped :lol:
Most of the pics didn't turn out :(, I will get some more of the swap itself, these did turn out:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/3050/h2trans2uk7.jpg
Note smoke from the back tires only and how the truck is starts to rotate and then straightens out :)
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9927/h2trans1cuv2.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9366/h2trans1auo8.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2237/h2trans1bnd9.jpg
and yes that is how clean the truck is after we worked on it.
Clutch Pedal and Manual Transmission Brake Pedal
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1593/clutchpedaluk1.jpg
Shifter - a short shifter was made using part of the stock manual transmission shifter and a tie rod end to provide the correct geometry to shorten up the shifts. He hasn't finished up the custom console yet, but the cupholders willsitill fit and it will look stock when it is all done :)
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1421/shifter1gm8.jpg
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/6628/shifter2cj2.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/4616/shifter3hu7.jpg
Transfer case shifter. The handle needs to be modified so that it comes out on the outside of the center stack, but that is a no-brainer
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8886/transfercaseshifterer2.jpg
The NV4500 - nothing unique here :)
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/241/transfercaseandnv4500kr1.jpg
Now it is back to work on the BMW :)
It took a day and a half but it all works :D
I am pretty sure this is the first one anywhere :)
Supercharged Hummer H2 with every conceivable suspension and other upgrade now has a NV4500 manual transmission and a manual transfer case, all from a 3/4 ton Silverado.
Now it is no longer full time AWD, but can be switched into rear wheel drive for very impressive smoky burnouts (which it does quite well) and almost 50% better gas mileage than the race-built 4L65E auto transmission. It was done because the truck had gone through three 4L65E's and kept breaking tail shafts and the owner wanted a real transmission :cool:
Sadly, the owner would not agree to the grounding kit or lower temperature thermostat as I had hoped :lol:
Most of the pics didn't turn out :(, I will get some more of the swap itself, these did turn out:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/3050/h2trans2uk7.jpg
Note smoke from the back tires only and how the truck is starts to rotate and then straightens out :)
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9927/h2trans1cuv2.jpg
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/9366/h2trans1auo8.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2237/h2trans1bnd9.jpg
and yes that is how clean the truck is after we worked on it.
Clutch Pedal and Manual Transmission Brake Pedal
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1593/clutchpedaluk1.jpg
Shifter - a short shifter was made using part of the stock manual transmission shifter and a tie rod end to provide the correct geometry to shorten up the shifts. He hasn't finished up the custom console yet, but the cupholders willsitill fit and it will look stock when it is all done :)
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1421/shifter1gm8.jpg
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/6628/shifter2cj2.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/4616/shifter3hu7.jpg
Transfer case shifter. The handle needs to be modified so that it comes out on the outside of the center stack, but that is a no-brainer
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8886/transfercaseshifterer2.jpg
The NV4500 - nothing unique here :)
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/241/transfercaseandnv4500kr1.jpg
Now it is back to work on the BMW :)