Thanks Bart. Here in the Piedmont (rolling foothills) inclusive of 2000 ft passes to get to another valley the 3.90 happens to work well. You live in GA, so consider the terrain where you will be doing most of your driving and the speed with which you would like to travel. I'm with Bart's advice about getting out of the torque tube for the main reason of the availability of overdrive transmissions. I have a '69 3sp+od with 3 on the tree and love it! Prior to this transmission I had the earlier generation 3 sp+od the series with the non-synchro first gear. I ran that transmission for near 15 years, 3 on the tree, loved the capability.
You can have what you desire, column shift and good drivability, even without an overdrive..
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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