shwine617

Ok ,
I just got my hands on a street strip turbo350 that I want to put in my car. I know I need a new crossmember and driveshaft, but I have no clue where to mount the tourque arm? I don't really want to buy an aftermarket torque arm because I don't have the money. But since some of the older 3rd gens came with a turbo350 then shouldn't they have some sort of tourque arm mount on the trans?
thanks

amc91z

try the link below...with the B&M kit, you can keep the stock crossmember.
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...15&prmenbr=361

Adam

shwine617

oh, i thought some early ones did, guess not though
what should i do if I want to make the swap? thanks

NJSPEEDER24

Rob's right, third gens never came with TH350....most came with the 700r4 tranny's

87roc-it

the first few years they came with the TH200R4 which is the driveshaft they recomend using with out modification with the TH350 swap. Other wise you will need to have a driveshaft made. 200R4 driveshafts are few and far between. I also would recomend the B&M kit for the torque arm if your gonna do the swap.

shwine617

I am looking for the cheapest method, so how much is this B&M bracket? Would any stock crossmember work? or is there like any adapter to put onto the 700r4 adapter?
thanks everyone!

amc91z

I posted a link above for the B&M bracket...its $80 and you can keep the stock crossmember and torque arm...
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommer...amp;prmenbr=361

Adam

STANGeatinZ

As far as i know the only way to do it is use the B&M kit. I've done it and know first hand it is a pain in the butt. If you are going to do the swap i would recomend around a 2400 stall converter to make up for the difference in the first gears of the two tranny's. If you don't i think you will be disapointed in the launch.
Derrick

Chuck!

Check it

Spohn makes a crossmember/drive shaft loop/tq arm for a th350 swap, its a little pricy but when you figure an after market tq arm is $300 alone its a pretty good deal.

79TTCAMARO

Is the turbo 350 a long tail or short tail? If you have the 700r that came out of the car, I took the tail housing off that trans, and put it on the turbo 350. The turbo 350 was a long tail and I think it bolted right up, it was a long time ago. As far as the cross member, use the stock one. You just have to get a different trans mount that I think has to be farther back.

junkman264

i am in the proccess of doing this swap my self into my 86 iroc my th350 has the 8 in. tail shaft the trans bolted up perfect using my stock crossmember and driveshaft and a stock 700r4 trans mount but my problem is the torque arm mount and since i am a welder/fab. i really would hate to spend 80 bucks on a bracket that i could easily make does anybody have a blueprint for this bracket?????

LTgun_94

I used this: http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/...-00000735b.htm
I've done the swap in my 84 and 94, makes things alot easier!