Thanks for the replies. I have been out on a trip and am anxious to get home to check out the transmission that just got delivered. It does not have a tag as there are no front bolts. I don't plan to tow with it. I have a new Silverado for that. I want a decent cruiser that can keep up with traffic. If I could get teh 17 MPG some quote, that would be great as well. I do live with hills in south central PA, but don't mind shifting. It sounds like it is best to plan on keeping the revs low in the range of 1500-2400 with runs up to 3500 for acceleration. It has a very broken original suspension, but I am amlost sure that I will use the Jom Meyers front IFS and the TCI spring kit on the rear. I want to lower it as little as possible but still get tha benefit of a modern IFS. So, I will have to do some research to find out waht ratios I have and then what rear end will get me a good operating range. I figure that to keep up with traffic, I would like to be able to cruise at 75, so I guess I should target about 2200RPM at that speed and see how the rest splits out.
