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Originally posted by OldSub:
Wasn't there a transmission design change in '48? I don't know for sure, but I'm not sure your transmission will bolt to the later bellhousing.

The SM420 will bolt to that later bell, and if you get one from a big truck, or from a '55 to '67 it will be open drive and still have the PTO support.
I think the trans change from 47 1st series to the 47 2nd. The Art Deco trans had a trigger on the shifter for reverse. I don't know if it has the same mounting pattern as the "SM" series transmissions found in the Advanced Design trucks.

A sm465 will work too, it has PTO previsions on both sides of the trans. Only noticable difference would be reverse being to the right and down instead of the left,
Scott

Scott Ward

2 1948 1.5-ton Loadmasters
The red one and The snow pusher
1 1950 3100
1 1955.1 Chevy 6500
1 1954 Chevy 6500 2-Ton
1 1955 1st Series COE 5700
1 1963 K20 (454)
1 1964 C10 (350)
1 1951 1.5-ton Dump Truck
1953 and a 1956 Ford F800

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