welcome to the garage Ted, check in at the BC bolters threads and you'll find some folks who might give you some 'hands on' help with the project, might even have some parts .... my suggestion is stick with the 3 speed, the granny 4 won't gain you a thing

a 4 speed in a 1/2T any length would be unusual for 58, an option [RPO318] .... takes a special driveshaft according to the assembly manual, and if your truck isn't set up for a steady bearing, it didn't have a 4 speed originally

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics