Auto to TKO swap

I have a 69 coupe, 302, C4 and manual brakes which were upgrade to front disks. I want to swap the C4 with a TKO since later on I plan on building a 347 or 408.

I have some questions about the brake / clutch pedal assymblies.

First off, I have read that a non power and powere brake pedal is different... But what is different about them?

Second, I saw a side by side pic of a manual trans brake pedal and a auto trans brake pedal. The picture noted how the pivot points were about a inch difference between the two. Could it be the they had a power-manual trans brake next to a non-power automatic brake pedal?

So with those questions out of the way, would it be better to cut trim my auto-brake pedal and by a clutch pedal or would it be better to by a brake and clutch pedal assymbly from ebay?

I plane to use a hyd. throwout bearing. This seems pretty simple and clean and allows for plenty of room for headers.




I currently have a 302 and was planning on doing the transmission swap now. Is this something that can be done on jackstands with the engine in the car? How high off the ground do I need to get the car to get the C4 out and the TKO in? I understand the bolt patterns are the same for 289-351 windsor blocks, so later on would it be pretty much a bolt on to swap out my 302 with a 408?


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I know the 351 will have a different balance factor there for ill need to change the flywheel.. What about the clutches? I seen some advertised with balance factors and others not.

How do the balance of the flywheels work? I know I need one that has the same balance factor as the engine. But my question is that the balance factor is at a certain location..like a heavy spot in a tire/wheel. If I get a flywheel that has the same balance factor, how do I know what position to clock it on the engine to ensure that everything is balanced right? Do clutches need to be balance also?

THanks, that does answer my questions for the pedals.

You were able to get the correct driveline and pinion angles without cutting?

what type of clutch setup did you go with?

I contacted Bruce at Modern Driveline and he answered my questions about what all I need.

mustangbrad, Are you using the stock TKO shifter or a aftermarket one?

Does anybody have any idea how high off the ground I would need to get the transmission out and the new one in with jackstand supporting the car?

What is the best way to measure the bellhousing alignment? Will a magnetic base dial indicator work or is there a special fixture to do this?

Once the transmission is removed, will the engine want to lean forward or aft since the trans cross member is not supporting the weight any more?

Just ordered my TKO kit and some new headers from FPA and some ron morris motor mounts. I decided it would probably be easier to pull the engine/trans out to hopeully make it easier.. Im going to try and repaint my engine compartment and see if I can touch up the engine at the same time.....one thing always leads to another


Any tips for stripping the paint on he engine compartment? I have a die grinder and some pads.. Works great but way too slow.