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| | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 11 | I have a good three speed from a 57 Belair...Will it work in my 59 long bed? | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Yes. The only issues will be that you'll have to use bolts and nuts on the lower mounting holes, as the truck bellhousing isn't tapped like the passenger car and the passenger trans isn't tapped like the truck, and you may need to swap the shift arms, but otherwise, it's a bolt in.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 11 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 11 | Thanks Bill! That's great news...Now I can spend that money on something else like hubcaps. Hey, I just thought, Will the passenger car drive shaft work too? | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | I'm not sure on that, there may be a length issue, however, the original truck driveshaft will work fine with the car trans.
BTW, I have an overdrive version of that trans from a '55 wagon, with a few parts from a Power Pack equipped '57 convertible, in my '55 3200. Works like dream.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 549 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 549 | Yes. The only issues will be that you'll have to use bolts and nuts on the lower mounting holes, as the truck bellhousing isn't tapped like the passenger car and the passenger trans isn't tapped like the truck I used grade 8 bolts and nuts on the bottom mounting holes. Both the transmission and the bell housing holes were large enough without drilling and there was room for the nut. This is on a saginaw out of a 72 Nova and a factory V8 truck. | | |
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