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#1 Posted : Monday, 22 March 2010 8:58:11 AM(UTC)
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gday ive just bought a hz 253 trimatic wagon and wanting to change it to manual, ive got a mate with a vb sle 308 4spd manual i can get cheap to do the conversion, just wondering if everything will fit into the hz? things like pedal box and clutch set up im not sure about. any tips would be great thanks
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#2 Posted : Monday, 22 March 2010 4:46:10 PM(UTC)
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Pedal box wont, the commodore ones are vastly different.
The rest of it will, but youll need a cable clutch pedal setup.

The plate & isolation boot for the trans tunnel in the VB wont suit the HZ either, so youll need to work out how youll cover the hole.

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#3 Posted : Monday, 22 March 2010 5:51:35 PM(UTC)
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Youll need:

HQ-WB sump & pickup & new gaskets;
HQ-WB engine mount adapters;
WB V8 clutch pedal and cable;
HQ-WB exhaust manifolds or extractors;
Shifter boot;
HQ-HZ V8 radiator;
HQ-HZ V8 battery harness;
HJ-HZ V8 accelerator cable.

It should just bout bolt/plug in with that.

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#4 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 3:53:32 AM(UTC)
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Youll need:

HQ-WB sump & pickup;
HQ-WB engine mount adapters;

HQ-WB exhaust manifolds or extractors;

HQ-HZ V8 radiator;
HQ-HZ V8 battery harness;
HJ-HZ V8 accelerator cable.

It should just bout bolt/plug in with that.

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These should all be in the HZ already considering it has a 253 shouldnt they?
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 4:08:24 AM(UTC)
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Yes. Except for shifter boot and clutch pedal.

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#6 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 6:06:51 AM(UTC)
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But he doesnt mention changing the engine?

He only mentions he has a 253/trimatic, and his mate has the 308 4 speed VB, and that box will go straight onto the motor without having to change anything other than the flywheel & the spigot bush.

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#7 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 6:46:07 AM(UTC)
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thanks for the tips guys i appreciate it, the plan is to keep the 253 in there and sell the 308 and body just use the box etc, as for pedal box will any fit from hq-hz? and taishaft splines and length will suit? thanks again for the tips
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#8 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 8:00:47 AM(UTC)
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I get the question now. Tailshaft will be fine. You dont need a pedal box, no such thing on HQ-WB. You need a late HZ or WB V8 pedal, and a manual brake pedal to suit your booster (or chop the sides off the auto one to suit a manual pedal rubber. Why not use the 308 though?

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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 8:34:35 AM(UTC)
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hey mate thanks for that will start looking around for the pedals, they pretty common? i was thinking bout using the 308 but its a blue motor and im not too keen on having to add in all the pollution gear etc. thanks again for the help this is my first non hk-t-g so its all new to me
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, 23 March 2010 5:24:05 PM(UTC)
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No, they are hard to find. You may have to make one up out of a HQ-HX pedal similar to how some of the LX guys do.
Blue motor should have almost the same external pollution equipment as a HZ red motor, and actually handle it better. VB should be a red motor anyway.

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#11 Posted : Wednesday, 24 March 2010 12:40:27 AM(UTC)
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thanks for that mate sounds like ive got a fair search on my hands then. thanks for the info bout the 308 as well i might look into using that as well, must say i prefer the torque of the 308 over the revving of the 253. thanks again for the info.
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, 24 March 2010 2:31:36 AM(UTC)
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Email sent...I have the clutch mechanism/pedal/cable bits you need.
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