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03-05-2010, 01:16 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Miles City Montana
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tranny help?
i have a 62 with a stock 4 on the floor. what manual transmission could i put in to give it an overdrive gear that would be fairly easy to hook up?
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03-05-2010, 01:28 AM
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CLASSIX Truck Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lodi Ca
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Re: tranny help?
What engine is in the tuck?
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03-05-2010, 01:35 AM
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Location: Miles City Montana
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Re: tranny help?
283v8
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03-05-2010, 02:14 AM
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Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Re: tranny help?
It depends on what you call easy. You could go with either a BW T5 or a NV3500. There is a sticky in the 'Engine and Drivetrain' section on the T5 install. The NV3500's were used in the '88 and newer trucks and used a hydraulic clutch, which you currently have. That might make a swap to the NV3500 a little easier. But the problem with the NV3500 is that they have an electric speedo. I don't know if there is a way to convert to a mechanical speedo without spending a bunch of $$
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03-05-2010, 10:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
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Re: tranny help?
Another option is to just swap in a wide ratio Muncie or T10 passenger car 4 speed. There are a variety of low gears to choose from and if low gear is low enough and the gears evenly spread, something between a 3.08 up to a 3.50 rear end would give good acceleration along with practical mileage. It may also be a direct bolt in depending on how the driveshaft currently connects to the existing transmission.
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