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| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 | I finally got my 1962 longbed on the road and am having a blast driving it ! It has a 235 from a 55 car and a 57 3 speed from a truck ( no laughing ) THe only upgrade I would like is another trany, maby a t -5 . What is the best option for this (do it your selfer). | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | Hello Rick. If you'll do a search on transmissions or transmission swaps, etc. I think you'll be surprised at the amount of info we have available. It is a very popular subject here. A lot of it will be for the AD model but well worth your time to check out. Thanks and Welcome Aboard Rick. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 975 | Rick,
How about a rear end swap instead? What ratio are you running? A different rear end would be pretty easy. Are you looking for more gears or more speed? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 | I don't know what rear end I have , but I have a comfortable top speed of about 45-50 and bad gas milage . I am open to any and all suggestions . I heard it was gard to change the gears in the rear end ? | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | I did the t5 swap and I love it. The bottom end is good and highway speeds are a breeze.53 moneypit has the right idea, just search on here and inliners- you'll find more than you need. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 | dustman did you have to change your flywheel or driveshaft , and what did you take your T-5 from ? Thanks! | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | your 57 truck bellhousing should work, mine was a 55. I used the pressure plate and flywheel from the truck tranny, with a cluch disc for an s-10 (thats where the t5 came from. You have to cut the pilot shaft and piece the throwout bearing slides on. This used to be a torque tube, so I used a modern rear and shaft. I had to shorten the shaft. | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2009 Posts: 41 | http://www.inliners.org/check this out, there is lots more info online, just look. I did mine two winters ago, so I can't remember were it was, some sites had pictures, some were all text. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 |
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 40 | Thanks for all the great feedback , my confidence is rising ! Your help, combined with my adventure yesterday confirmed to me that this is the right fit for my truck and me. I drove my truck on hwy 75 from dallas to vanalsten tx. yesterday ( about 50 miles one way ) and by my best calculations I was getting about 8 yea 8 mpg ! I was keeping it at about 55 mph and though it was running strong it was really roaring ! | | |
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