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**tkeduk8r** · 02-24-2008, 10:12 PM

thanks guys.. thats kind of what I was thinking too... I love teh 3.42's in a truck with that sm465... ut I didnt know bout the 3.73's.....according to the calculators id be at about 2800 rpm at 70 with the 3.73's and 2000 (where im at now w/the 2004r) at 70 with teh 2.73's AND i agree that it'd be a dog's dog around town (and poor milage aroudn town too)... oh well... I also started diggin this morning and I forgot the length of the 465 is shorter that the th350 or 2004r which means drive shaft issues since the donor is a short bed... so Im really questioning it at this point....

this all became appealing because I could do this for next to nothing (under 100 bucks), BUT it may mean too many mods at this point.... I dont mind performing the mods, but if the swap ends up costing close to the cost of the bulletproof 2004r ($900-1000) that would defeat the purpose, other than I do like shifting a manual trans better...

Thanks again for the responses.. and ill see if I can post some pix of the shorty is anyone needs parts off of it....

--Mike

02-24-2008, 10:12 PM	#6
tkeduk8r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alexandria, MN Posts: 1,462	Re: Dilema.... Help Please thanks guys.. thats kind of what I was thinking too... I love teh 3.42's in a truck with that sm465... ut I didnt know bout the 3.73's.....according to the calculators id be at about 2800 rpm at 70 with the 3.73's and 2000 (where im at now w/the 2004r) at 70 with teh 2.73's AND i agree that it'd be a dog's dog around town (and poor milage aroudn town too)... oh well... I also started diggin this morning and I forgot the length of the 465 is shorter that the th350 or 2004r which means drive shaft issues since the donor is a short bed... so Im really questioning it at this point.... this all became appealing because I could do this for next to nothing (under 100 bucks), BUT it may mean too many mods at this point.... I dont mind performing the mods, but if the swap ends up costing close to the cost of the bulletproof 2004r ($900-1000) that would defeat the purpose, other than I do like shifting a manual trans better... Thanks again for the responses.. and ill see if I can post some pix of the shorty is anyone needs parts off of it.... --Mike __________________ 63 C20 2WD, 230/SM420/4.11 73K 68 C30 dump truck, 327,SM425,4.56 66K original 68 C10 2WD SWB Stepper, 250/3-tree/3.73 66K.... Wifes 68 Buick Skylark Custom Conv., 350/TH400/2.56 In our family since '79 69 GMC 1500 SWB 2WD, 350/TH350/3.73 posi... 70 K10 SWB 4X4 4-sp,ps, pb, tilt, buckets, console, sliding back window (Need AC parts) WIP 72 Chevy K20 4x4 350/350/205/4.56 donor 72 Vette 350/M21/3.70 posi, triple black and super fast 84 Olds Cutlass Brougham 350/2004r/4.11 was Dad's Last edited by tkeduk8r; 02-24-2008 at 10:16 PM.