03 cateye suburban build

[03catburban]

Waiting on driveline shop to get the new driveshaft done "suppose" to be ready friday but have already came across customer service issues with them

 

[03catburban]

Driveshaft is done going in tomorrow. Was a very expensive investment haha

 

[03catburban]

5 speed swap is complete drove home tonight with no driveabilty issues

Sloppy tapped wiring for starter circuit and back up lights from my diagrams but no back up lights so I'll check circuit get that fixed then I'll get some nice pigtails and get rid of P/N safety switch

Now on to the pics. Will try to get a video soon if anyone is interested

 

[Tonyrodz]

5 speed swap is complete drove home tonight with no driveabilty issues

Sloppy tapped wiring for starter circuit and back up lights from my diagrams but no back up lights so I'll check circuit get that fixed then I'll get some nice pigtails and get rid of P/N safety switch

Now on to the pics. Will try to get a video soon if anyone is interested

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@Dantheman1540

 

[Dantheman1540]

Nice job! Shifter placement looks tidy and stock.

 

[03catburban]

Nice job! Shifter placement looks tidy and stock.

Thanks its also good for lazy man shifting since you can shift without ever lifting your arm off the console lol

 

[Dantheman1540]

Thanks its also good for lazy man shutting since you can shift without ever lifting your arm off the console lol

Lazy shifting is key, I went through a 2 or 3 different shifter setups to get the correct height and throw.

So how do you like it?

 

[03catburban]

Its not bad at all my remote shifter mechanism is a little tight but I expect it'll loosen over next few days

Pulls way harder then with the automatic and it hardly takes any throttle to keep crusing speed

 

[03catburban]

Gas mileage so far with 5 speed on first tank refill
Was mostly intown/highway. Haven't been on freeway yet

PRND321 Stuck on D until I finish tune and unziptie safety switch from manual trans lol

Also treated the front to all led light to match the rear

 

[Dantheman1540]

Grrr, I'm jealous of your mileage. How do you like that clutch? Easy to operate?

I totally agree with the fact the manuals pull much harder than the autos, with all the torque management and other BS they really feel lifeless to me.