Guys, I’m thinking someone in this forum can shed a light on this for me.
My ’59 project came with two engines that sat on the ground 20+ years.
One of them had a tranny attached that I assume to be the original.
Research has provided that this tranny is a Muncie 318 for my column shift.
Now I have a ’58 donor truck that I bought for spare parts for my ’59 project.
This truck appears to have had a column shift but the column shift lever, rod etc. is missing.
The truck has a floor shift and I walked it through, it’s a 4 speed.
I can’t show a picture of it but if you have a ’55-’59 Assembly Manual, it’s on Section 12, Sheet 40.00 and is the lower illustration (minus the E-brake hardware).
The drive shaft is weird to me, it has a rigid splined end that stabs into a yoke assembly mounted to the tranny. Can someone ID this thing? Second, is there a preference between the two?
Any input / suggestions appreciated. Thanks!
Jerry
