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I am getting parts together for this same project. You can move your engine forward to the 2WD location which lets you move the shifter of the 4500 fwd and keep your same drive shafts. The bell housing selection is still a puzzle to me. I saw where one member here used his SM465 BH by drilling the pattern into the front of the NV. Looked like it worked just fine although you have to assemble the trans and BH together before installing it (like an auto trans). Here is that link: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=611566. I am using a round pattern 205 with a short 32 spline input to keep the whole assembly as short as possible, I'll also move my engine fwd as far as possible for better drive shaft and shifter placement.