Older Richmond 5-Speed in My 1969 Firebird

[Ron Fox]

Originally Posted by T_Raven

I'm still in Iraq, hopefully I'll be done within the next year.

I'm not too far with the car, mostly just gathering parts. I have everthing to put the t56 in but haven't done it yet. I have been satisfied with the t56 cars I've driven though. My 01 shifts hard but with 160k miles I think a new clutch would solve that. A TKO would probably be an easier install, but I got my t56 cheap and I'm pretty tall so I like that the t56 puts the shifter farther back. I won't be using a factory console anyway.

Good luck with the build. I think this has made for a good thread for anyone debating this in the future.

I have not done all my homework about the TKO 500 & 600 but do both of these fit into the '69 Firebird (with a console) without any problems?

Thanks for your service!!