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Originally Posted by Squiggle Dog
Yeah, the bellhousings are different. Most of the bolts (not all) line up and the 280 5 speed has extra studs that need holes that the 240/617 etc. plate doesn't have. The flywheel needs to be removed before the adapter plate comes off.
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I just talked with the guy that took the 5 spd out and put a 4 spd in the 280 that I have. He said that he left the adapter, flywheel, clutch and pressure plate in the car and just bolted up the 4 spd (the two upper bolts were a pain) and exchanged the shifter, and lengthened the driveshaft. That's it. Maybe the 4 spd he put in was different? I don't know. He also put a 617 in a gas G wagon without any special adapter. It bolted right up to the trans.