What am I getting myself into?

[caminokid]

I found a 85 Camaro that is totaled. Guy wants 200.00 for it. It has a 5 speed in it. I am thinking about the 5 speed for the 69. Does anyone think this will hold up to my truck??? Or will it fail pulling the weight of the truck?? Anyone done this swap before??

[Shane]

not enough "return" for all the effort it's gonna take to make this work ... just my .02 cents worth.

[bayer20]

Does it have a V8? You certainly can part it out and it would not be hard getting your initial investment back and even make some money on top. I give you a $150 for the engine! However, unless your truck is setup for road racing you are not really benefiting from all of this. An automatic will always be faster than a Manual Transmision. You can buy a new TH350 from advance ($350), put a shift kit in ($60) and be done, no worries. $.02

[caminokid]

Originally Posted by bayer20

Does it have a V8? You certainly can part it out and it would not be hard getting your initial investment back and even make some money on top. I give you a $150 for the engine! However, unless your truck is setup for road racing you are not really benefiting from all of this. An automatic will always be faster than a Manual Transmision. You can buy a new TH350 from advance ($350), put a shift kit in ($60) and be done, no worries. $.02

the motor is ok...but not anything to get excited about. Its a almost 200,000 mile 305. It looks ok...it starts ok. The trans was replaced last year. I am taking the rear end out of the Camaro for the Firebird we have. The rear end is posi disc brake rear end. Thats what I wanted for the Bird. It has a Pioneer cd player too. I need the air conditioning parts too for the Bird. for the Firebird is why I bought the Camaro. Just thought of the truck have 2 more gears...I thought was a good idea.

I have 350 THM in the garage already with 2800 stall and a shift kit. When it come to trucks...my truck was perfect for me. No options. No power steering, No power brakes, no auto trans, no air. I didnt want anything to rob the motor for power. When I think of a truck....I think of a workhorse. Manual trans is what I have always had in a truck. If I was to change out to a auto I also have two 400 turbos sitting on the floor...one with less than 10,000 miles on it.

[oldsmobilekindofguy]

the pickup doesn't weigh a lot more than the camaro C-10s are fairly light for a pickup, I think it should work i don;t know anything about transmissions (correct me if i am wrong someone) but I believe the transmission is a 700R4 in the camaro and lots of guys have used them in c-10s

[Longhorn Man]

the tranny in the camaro is a T-5.
Not rteal strong, and would be mounted at an angle in the truck, which can cause lube issues.
try a search, it's covered every few months.

[special-K]

The trans would run a C/10 around to save on fuel.But,to add bruteness to a truck,you`d be better off with a 700R4 for o/d or just a truck 4spd to keep it simple and strong.