I agree that there are many solutions that "bolt right on the original bell housing", but none bolt to the torque tube on the rear of the stock SM420 or SM318. That means a new driveshaft and rear end.
A833 is available with two different "noses" (input shaft bearing carrier), one for Mopar and one for GM. I'm pretty sure the GM model is a bolt on to the original bell housing. The Mopar model requires some machine work on the bearing carrier to turn it down to the size that fits into the GM bell housing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deve Krehbiel" <dkrehb...@cox.net> To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:37:59 PM Subject: RE: [old-chevy-truck] Transmissions A good solution is the Borg R10 Overdrive which is basically a 6 speed standard, but that works with 3 on the tree the best. I want a shifter in the floor. Since I am trying to make it look exactly like it belongs with the truck, I want the shifter to come out of the floor exactly where the stock one did. I 'could' live with the T5 out of an S10 because it had the integrated shifter and its about 2 inches further back than our original, but I will check out this A833. I just want to get 70-75mph out of the truck. Too bad they dont make upgrade kits for the original tranny. Both of the above I mentioned bolt right on to the original bell housing. From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bill_han...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:06 AM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Transmissions The guys over on OldGMCtrucks.com like the A833 overdrive trannies. 4 speed with 4th being an OD on the right models. Not a bolt in, but neither are any other options that the original SM420 or SM318 trannies. ----- Original Message ----- From: "nathan hall" < nathan.h...@lacity.org > To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:58:58 PM Subject: RE: RE: [old-chevy-truck] Transmissions Yabbutt ; I think you want a modern tranny , not some old cast iron lump with a granny first gear.... -Nate Deve Said : A 1950 1/2 ton but I thought Nate said something once about a 4 speed muncie that was good for this? From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [ mailto:old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of K Ohlgren Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 7:05 PM To: Old chevy trucks Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Transmissions not sure what yr your working on try here http://www.adchevy.com/techtips/t5swap/ and here they talk about shifter location http://www.inliners.org/Jack/T5tech.html On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Deve Krehbiel < dkrehbiel@... > wrote: Is there any 4 speed transmissions you can bolt up to the back of a 261 and have the stick come thru the floor in the normal place on an AD? Someone on Stovebolt mentioned the T5 out of an S10 but that puts the stick back quite a bit. I want to run highway speeds. Thanks! Deve
