I just bought a rebuilt 1955 235 engine mated to a 4 speed trans from a '49 1/2 ton to put into my '47 6100 series grain truck. It currently has a '57 235 and the original 4 speed crashbox. I was happily driving home, thinking what a great deal I had just made, when it hit me that the 6100 series truck has an open driveline, unlike the pickup. Can I swap the rear covers and bolt on the open driveshaft flange, or would that be way too easy? Barring that, are the innards interchangeable; in other words, could I use the input shaft & cluster from the '49 and the output from the '47 trans? Outside, the gearboxes look the same, down to the lugs to bolt on my emergency brake mechanism, so I'm hoping that I can use this trans.
Thanks in Advance
