[quote=LONGBOX55]Any Chevrolet engine will work fine, 6 cylnder, Small Block, Big Block, they'll all work, provided that you have the right bellhousing and engine mounts. For the transmission, you'll be looking at late model stuff for a 5 or 6 speed. You'll want to check out Advanced Adapters for a bellhousing with the correct bolt pattern. The NV4500 5 speed is a good choice, there was also a 6 speed used on the late GMT800 ('01-'07) trucks that should work, depending on what T-case you end up using as the weather they can be adapted. Again, check out Advanced. [/quote
you don't have to adapt anything to the t/c to install a newer trans; you may have shorten that intermediate shaft a little. you could put in a newer married trans and t/c
I have a sbc with a t5 and an independent 205t/c in mine. the intermediate is 10" betwen the crosses. as long if it is in alignment there should be no problem.
the ultimate answer is what you are going to do to the truck after it is together
You can always get tremec or richmond 6 speed which will withstand whatever that you want to put in frt of it for power.
I just took a detroit diesel out of mine with NP 5spd o/d in it and went back to a 283. that detroit did it's share of work in the 18 years that I used it
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Last edited by padresag; 04/30/2009 11:47 PM.
