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shifty · 05-16-2005, 09:41 PM

If all you're doing is swapping the engine and they're both older model engines, I've had several people tell me it's a bolt-up job if you have the right mounts and the number of splines on the tranny are the same. You might mount to a diff't spot (the L6 and V8 engines use different mount points on the frame, I'm pretty sure). You can probably use the existing bellhousing. Hell, I just got a 4spd manual tranny from an '84 van or something and it bolts right up to my bellhousing for my 3spd saginaw tranny.

05-16-2005, 09:41 PM	#5
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	If all you're doing is swapping the engine and they're both older model engines, I've had several people tell me it's a bolt-up job if you have the right mounts and the number of splines on the tranny are the same. You might mount to a diff't spot (the L6 and V8 engines use different mount points on the frame, I'm pretty sure). You can probably use the existing bellhousing. Hell, I just got a 4spd manual tranny from an '84 van or something and it bolts right up to my bellhousing for my 3spd saginaw tranny. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM. Last edited by shifty; 05-16-2005 at 09:42 PM.