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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Springfield, Illinois
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What am I getting myself into?
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??
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: over yonder
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Re: What am I getting myself into?
not enough "return" for all the effort it's gonna take to make this work ... just my .02 cents worth.
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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
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Springfield, Illinois
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Re: What am I getting myself into?
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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.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Stratford,SD
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Re: What am I getting myself into?
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
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: What am I getting myself into?
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. |
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Re: What am I getting myself into?
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.
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