I'm playing around with an idea, and I'd welcome some input, pro or con. It probably won't get beyond the "drawing board" stage, but it sounds like something that just might work.

We purchased a mini-motorhome recently made on a 1-ton van chassis with a raised fiberglass roof, small kitchen, shower and toilet facilities, and a couch that folds out to become a doulbe bed. No, it's not a Chevy, but bear with me- - - -I'd like this post to remain in the "driveline" forum if possible. It gets 8.5 MPG on the interstate, and a lot lower MPG in town! I'm thinking of mounting a 3-speed standard transmission on crossmembers immediately behind the C-6 automatic transmission, facing backwards where 3rd. gear will be direct drive, and a shift to 2nd., either by vacuum or solenoid linkage will become an "overdrive". Fabricating the necessary drive flanges and crossmembers to make the driveline hook up won't be a terribly difficult project, but I'm concerned about geartrain noise from driving the cluster gear backwards to its normal rotation.

Comments, anyone?
Jerry

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