Turbo 616 powered Astro Van build
Turbo 616 powered Astro Van build
hehehe, took some doing and searching, but look what I finally am getting my hands on! -
This is an OEM Chevy Astro 5-speed collection of parts. Its based off a (bad) T5 tranny, but includes special shifter, clutch apparatus, hydraulic slave and master, flywheel, driveshaft, mounts, and everything else from a factory 5-speed astro. Didn't think id ever find one, but they do exist, seem to be rarer than a 300D 4-speed euro-spec in this country, these parts are coming with a whole other van though. Had to buy the van to get the parts, but it was a super deal, so not too bad.
This guy has all kind of rare stuff, the other van is an AstroRS, or Rally sport. Evidently they have 4.10 gears, oil and tranny cooler, custom rims, heavy sway bars and hard suspension. This is combined with a kind of mini van A-team paint job. Ill have to see this thing is person first, need to fix the brakes to resell is though.
I have to rebuild the tranny, but all this other stuff is like gold, especially the clutch apparatus and shifter setup.
Also comes with the clutch and all, so I can compare with the kit. The T5 looks like it will use the exact same mount points as the NV3500.