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From:Orlando, FL
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posted 09-28-2000 11:03 AM               

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Got a friend trying to convert a 66 green dot tranny to the later 3-2-1 shift pattern.

1. Does he need a later valve body to do this or is this just a shift kit change?

2. If a new valve body is needed, will any '67 up normal body work or does it have to be a pre-'70 body? What's the difference?

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From:Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 09-28-2000 12:12 PM               

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All he needs is a 67-69 C-4 valve body. It is a bolt in swap. The passages are different as they changed the cases in 1970. Alex

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From:sayville,newyork
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 09-28-2000 03:15 PM               

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you have to use a newer valve body,just went through it 67-70 i beleive...

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From:Syracuse, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 09-28-2000 10:57 PM               

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Alex,
Do you need a later model shifter? Someone told me that the detentes (spelling?) are different from a green dot to a 1-2-3 shift pattern. Is that true, or can I use my stock '65 shifter.

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From:Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 09-29-2000 11:01 AM               

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You can use your stock shifter. The detents will not be positive locking as they would be with the 67 and up shifter, but it will work and the P-R-N-D-2-1 will line up. Why are you changing the valve body anyway? Is it because you cannot get second gear to hold past 5000 RPM? Alex

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