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hello how many of u guys would leave it 5 speed and how many would go auto

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I am fixing my 65 I bought a 68 with 350 t5 5 speed got it all ready to put my body on it and I am thinking about switching to auto so I wanted to ask ya

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Which automatic are you considering?

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700r4 but I have a 350 and a 400

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Real hot rods have 3 pedals.
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5 speed richmond or tremic all the way! Like said Real hotrods have three pedals or if I may re-phrase that to be Real trucks have three pedals!

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If the choice was only TH350 or TH400 I'd prolly leave it a 5 speed......But considering the fine trac record for the 4 speed autos and how much power a build one can handle, I'd have to drink heavily for weeks of worry before choosing cause a good auto sure is convenient and easy to live with, just not as much fun as rowin with a 5 speed.....

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I like auto cuz I'm too lazy and I drive mostly in town. As for hot rods having 3 pedals-

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The most important question is what do YOU like/want?

Doesn't matter at all what anyone else thinks, it's your truck, build it how you want.:chevy:

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Exactly
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If you want to keep it old school go manual. The sound of dual pipes while grabbing gears full throttle or a pair of glasspacks popping and snarling on a long deceleration is the best in my book. But, if you want versatility and mabey a spare rig for the wife and kids to drive, a good auto would be wise. My wife can't drive manuals so therefore can't drive my Chevys. Good thing or bad thing... I'm not saying.

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I am putting a 700r4 in mine. I think it will keep me from killing myself. LOL

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my gf can drive a straight so she wants it to stay 5 speed I just don't know what I want

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If you are going auto, go with the 700r4. You will want that 4th gear.

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I'm going with a 5 Speed....

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TA2DON YESSSSS!!!!! gears VS slush box ill take GEARS any day ( the MAN pedal) YESSSS!!! if i could figure out how to put it in i would run a RTO9513 LOL

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my old lady say yes

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I went back and forth myself but my heart was saying standard shift and so I went with my heart and just purchased a TKO500 for my truck. Ultimately it will have a healthy 350 backed by the Tremec with the exhaust exiting through a pair of Brockman Mellow Tone steel packs.

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aint nothing like jamming gears in a hot rod truck.

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rock the man pedal!!!

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Personally, I prefer to shift 'em myself. So I'd stick with the 5-speed.

But it's your truck. Set it up the way YOU would want it.

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I'd be happy with even a four-speed manual but I think that the column shifter is an important part of the early 60's C10 experience. I don't want to mess up that nice expanse of almost flat foor either

But really, as has been mentioned, making the truck "yours" is most important. Have it your way! :thumbs:

...ned.

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I put a camaro t-5 in mine with an s10 tailstock swap and short throw shifter. It works great and is a lot of fun to drive. Took very little modifications to install. Runs about 1900rpm at 50mph with 373 rear gears. If its a daily driver I'd go with automatic because nobody likes clutching through traffic. But being a Sunday driver, manual all the way!

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I really like the fun of the 5-speed but I do a hell of a lot of highway cruising and I'm lazy so the 700r4 gets my vote.

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:metal:these days manual transmissions are like car alarms, most car theves can't drive them and wont bother, there was a news story about a month ago about a carjacking for a corvete, they could not drive it after they made the guy get out. the just got out and ran away. 5 speed for me!