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epthree04 · 10-01-2006, 11:02 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true

i am thinking about buying this but dont have much knowlege in old chevys. i have a 70 chevy c10 with a 350 and 4spd with granny on the floor. will this saginaw bolt right up? i know i need a new driveshaft but other than that will it work? would i need a new bellhousing, clutch, mount, etc? let me know! thanks and sorry that im such a newbie!

woodridge · 10-01-2006, 11:06 PM

A shifter and a drive shaft should put you in business.

67ChevyRedneck · 10-01-2006, 11:15 PM

Are you sure it will be a direct bolt in? I got a junkyard 3spd for my truck years ago to replace the one I blew out, and it wouldn't fit, the input shaft was different. It was in a '72 C-10 truck. I found another one in a '68 and it bolted right in

I think there was a saginaw and another type??? Long story short, the other tranny would have worked, but I would have had to have the belhousing with it as well. Just throwing that out there. I have no idea if it will bolt right in or not.

epthree04 · 10-02-2006, 12:20 AM

thanks for the help! need some more imputs tho!

Werewolf · 10-02-2006, 03:13 AM

I'd say "go for it," for the price. I'd think the bell housing should bolt up with no problem, but I'd suggest a different clutch anyway. Why not, while you're in there. You can always fabricate a trans mount if you have to, and drive shaft work isn't that big of a deal.

epthree04 · 10-02-2006, 04:25 AM

oh im not worried about driveshaft issues but am worried about mounts, bellhousing etc. i dont have a welder or other metal wotking tools so it would be hard for me to create a mount for it.

epthree04 · 10-02-2006, 04:28 AM

well i bought it anyway! it seems like a good deal so if it doesnt fit i will just have to mod it up!

crazy longhorn · 10-02-2006, 11:00 AM

That will bolt right in .....with a couple mods to the bellhousing. your center hole in the bell is 5 1/8" on your '70 truck, where the front bearing retainer is 4 11/16" on the car trans. You can either swap the bell for a 67 or older truck unit, or opt to replace the front bearing with a pc from a saginaw 3spd(truck trans), & then can use your bell. Another option would be to have a ring machined to press onto the existing bearing retainer. The other issue is minor, you will need to use a bolt & nut on the bottom 2 trans to bell holes,as the bottom 2 holes in the truck bells are not threaded. best of luck....

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Werewolf · 10-02-2006, 05:02 PM

Hey, keep a close eye on that auction. Somebody else could easily come along and nail it in the last seconds of the auction. Chances are somebody's going to bid on it between now and the auction's end, 6 days from now.

That's the problem with eBay. It's not won until it's .. won.

*rage'nrat638* · 10-02-2006, 08:14 PM

shipping on that would be 100.00 or so the shipping calculator on that listing is not correct

epthree04 · 10-03-2006, 12:29 AM

oh i know shipping will be more. and yeah i am keeping an eye on the price. if i get outbid then whatever. i guess i will have to look for another one! and this will be a more friendy transmission to "bang" through gears and just cruise through town right? just wondering bc i will be taking the truck to the track every other test and tune just for fun and see what i can put out!

Werewolf · 10-03-2006, 08:31 AM

It'd be better than a stock granny gear or three speed.

10-01-2006, 11:02 PM	#1
epthree04 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 86	Will this transmission work with my setup? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true i am thinking about buying this but dont have much knowlege in old chevys. i have a 70 chevy c10 with a 350 and 4spd with granny on the floor. will this saginaw bolt right up? i know i need a new driveshaft but other than that will it work? would i need a new bellhousing, clutch, mount, etc? let me know! thanks and sorry that im such a newbie!

10-01-2006, 11:06 PM	#2
woodridge Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maynardville, Tn Posts: 3,030	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? A shifter and a drive shaft should put you in business. __________________ SEMA Network- Protect our Hobby! 71 C30 in pieces, starting to come together. Click here for A Place For Tennessee Truck Enthusiest To Meet

10-01-2006, 11:15 PM	#3
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? Are you sure it will be a direct bolt in? I got a junkyard 3spd for my truck years ago to replace the one I blew out, and it wouldn't fit, the input shaft was different. It was in a '72 C-10 truck. I found another one in a '68 and it bolted right in I think there was a saginaw and another type??? Long story short, the other tranny would have worked, but I would have had to have the belhousing with it as well. Just throwing that out there. I have no idea if it will bolt right in or not. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 10-01-2006 at 11:16 PM.

10-02-2006, 12:20 AM	#4
epthree04 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 86	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? thanks for the help! need some more imputs tho!

10-02-2006, 03:13 AM	#5
Werewolf Woof? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 276	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? I'd say "go for it," for the price. I'd think the bell housing should bolt up with no problem, but I'd suggest a different clutch anyway. Why not, while you're in there. You can always fabricate a trans mount if you have to, and drive shaft work isn't that big of a deal. __________________ 1968 LWB CST BB 2004 Avalanche Z71 LT3. 2003 S-10 ZR2 (hers). 1997 Astro 1992 Caprice wagon, 500k stock miles. Nursing wounds after a bad wreck. 1997 Saturn - need gas mileage from something!

10-02-2006, 04:25 AM	#6
epthree04 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 86	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? oh im not worried about driveshaft issues but am worried about mounts, bellhousing etc. i dont have a welder or other metal wotking tools so it would be hard for me to create a mount for it.

10-02-2006, 04:28 AM	#7
epthree04 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 86	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? well i bought it anyway! it seems like a good deal so if it doesnt fit i will just have to mod it up!

10-02-2006, 11:00 AM	#8
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? That will bolt right in .....with a couple mods to the bellhousing. your center hole in the bell is 5 1/8" on your '70 truck, where the front bearing retainer is 4 11/16" on the car trans. You can either swap the bell for a 67 or older truck unit, or opt to replace the front bearing with a pc from a saginaw 3spd(truck trans), & then can use your bell. Another option would be to have a ring machined to press onto the existing bearing retainer. The other issue is minor, you will need to use a bolt & nut on the bottom 2 trans to bell holes,as the bottom 2 holes in the truck bells are not threaded. best of luck.... L __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

10-02-2006, 05:02 PM	#9
Werewolf Woof? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 276	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? Hey, keep a close eye on that auction. Somebody else could easily come along and nail it in the last seconds of the auction. Chances are somebody's going to bid on it between now and the auction's end, 6 days from now. That's the problem with eBay. It's not won until it's .. won. __________________ 1968 LWB CST BB 2004 Avalanche Z71 LT3. 2003 S-10 ZR2 (hers). 1997 Astro 1992 Caprice wagon, 500k stock miles. Nursing wounds after a bad wreck. 1997 Saturn - need gas mileage from something!

10-02-2006, 08:14 PM	#10
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? shipping on that would be 100.00 or so the shipping calculator on that listing is not correct

10-03-2006, 12:29 AM	#11
epthree04 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 86	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? oh i know shipping will be more. and yeah i am keeping an eye on the price. if i get outbid then whatever. i guess i will have to look for another one! and this will be a more friendy transmission to "bang" through gears and just cruise through town right? just wondering bc i will be taking the truck to the track every other test and tune just for fun and see what i can put out!

10-03-2006, 08:31 AM	#12
Werewolf Woof? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 276	Re: Will this transmission work with my setup? It'd be better than a stock granny gear or three speed. __________________ 1968 LWB CST BB 2004 Avalanche Z71 LT3. 2003 S-10 ZR2 (hers). 1997 Astro 1992 Caprice wagon, 500k stock miles. Nursing wounds after a bad wreck. 1997 Saturn - need gas mileage from something!



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