Hi, there. Nice '62! Your plans sound good, but you might want to modify a little. I think the T5 5spd from a 4cyl won't work. The bellhousing & trans body should be one piece (could be wrong?) & the bellhousing pattern is only for the 4. There should be an article in tech tips explaining everything in detail. As for the suspension, you might want to just swap out the A arms & spindles if yours will work. Van & pickup might be different. That way you don't have to raise & support the engine or mess with steering. New bushings & balljoints are a good idea.
A couple of things. There was 2 different 5 speeds used in S10s, the T5 and the Getrag. To my knowlege, the Getrag was only used with 4.3 trucks, and even then i think only on 4x4 models. That one is the one with the integral bellhousing.
On the frontend, the '62 uses a torsion bar setup, the control arms are not compatible like they are with the '63-'70s. Unfortunatly, that means an entire crossmemeber swap is necessary to change it over. However, you are 100% correct on doing an overhaul, as the G cans are noted for having exsessive balljoint and idler arm wear issues.
