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munger · 11-30-2009, 11:59 PM

alright i didnt buy the 454 or the 6.2 im just getting a 87 from my granpa that needs a tranny and i can get a nv4500 out of 94 dodge gasser from my uncle 3rd synchro is out but i can deal with that and a 205 off a 80 chevy sittin in the pasture just what will i need to a dapt the two and what bell housing can i use. can i use one of a sm465?

also whats a divorced transfer case ive heard of it on other forums of it being a tc on a 2wd tranny but can someone tell me

thanks in advance

b454rat · 12-01-2009, 12:05 AM

Be cheaper and easier to get a GM 4500. You will need a bellhousing off a 96-up 4500, change the input shaft and rear output shaft. Rear I guess you could leave it and run a Dodge 205.

A divorced case is one that doesn't bolt to a tranny, it's a seperate mount. Uses a short driveshaft between the two. Nice thing about using one of these is the availability of 2wd tranny's over 4wd's. I'm using a 4500 and divorced Ford 205 in my 89 crew build.

munger · 12-01-2009, 12:08 AM

thats the thing i can get it all for free but i might just end up going with the sm465 because it has a blown th35 in it now

b454rat · 12-01-2009, 12:10 AM

Go with the 465. I have one in my truck and really like it. 454 4-speed 205, 4.10s and 35s. Goes down the road great, still cruise on the highway, don't even need first gear. Pretty much as long as you have some type of slippery liquid in there it won't go bad.

munger · 12-01-2009, 12:14 AM

whats your cruising rpms because this pickup has 3.73s and a 350 tbi and i can get the tranny and 205 for free out of the pasture

msgross · 12-01-2009, 12:16 AM

I think that you will need an advanced adapter kit for that setup (not cheap). Find a truck with the same wheelbase and pull the entire drivetrain so that you get the proper length driveshafts too...

munger · 12-01-2009, 12:19 AM

i will have to find i rear driveshaft cause the one i get it out of is longbed the one its going in is short but the front drivshaft will be the same

b454rat · 12-01-2009, 12:21 AM

You can just shorten the rear shaft, that's what I did.

As for R's, 2755 doing 70.

Cool site for MPH for gears, tires, etc.
http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.htm

mickman77 · 12-02-2009, 01:40 AM

Contrary to what people think, the 205 is NOT a direct bolt together for the 4500. The inner range rod (front hi-lo?) will hit the tailhousing and still be 1.50" apart. You have to have a custom spacer in between or an AA tailhousing and plate to bolt them together. I'm smack in the middle of that very problem now.

munger · 12-03-2009, 03:24 PM

ill just run the th350 for a while then get a 700r4 for it

msgross · 12-03-2009, 06:56 PM

rust buster and musclerodz have done this.. check their build threads

11-30-2009, 11:59 PM	#1
munger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: goodland,ks Posts: 217	nv4500 with np 205 alright i didnt buy the 454 or the 6.2 im just getting a 87 from my granpa that needs a tranny and i can get a nv4500 out of 94 dodge gasser from my uncle 3rd synchro is out but i can deal with that and a 205 off a 80 chevy sittin in the pasture just what will i need to a dapt the two and what bell housing can i use. can i use one of a sm465? also whats a divorced transfer case ive heard of it on other forums of it being a tc on a 2wd tranny but can someone tell me thanks in advance

12-01-2009, 12:05 AM	#2
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,454	Re: nv4500 with np 205 Be cheaper and easier to get a GM 4500. You will need a bellhousing off a 96-up 4500, change the input shaft and rear output shaft. Rear I guess you could leave it and run a Dodge 205. A divorced case is one that doesn't bolt to a tranny, it's a seperate mount. Uses a short driveshaft between the two. Nice thing about using one of these is the availability of 2wd tranny's over 4wd's. I'm using a 4500 and divorced Ford 205 in my 89 crew build. __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 6” lift 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 4" SAS

12-01-2009, 12:08 AM	#3
munger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: goodland,ks Posts: 217	Re: nv4500 with np 205 thats the thing i can get it all for free but i might just end up going with the sm465 because it has a blown th35 in it now

12-01-2009, 12:10 AM	#4
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,454	Re: nv4500 with np 205 Go with the 465. I have one in my truck and really like it. 454 4-speed 205, 4.10s and 35s. Goes down the road great, still cruise on the highway, don't even need first gear. Pretty much as long as you have some type of slippery liquid in there it won't go bad. __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 6” lift 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 4" SAS

12-01-2009, 12:14 AM	#5
munger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: goodland,ks Posts: 217	Re: nv4500 with np 205 whats your cruising rpms because this pickup has 3.73s and a 350 tbi and i can get the tranny and 205 for free out of the pasture

12-01-2009, 12:16 AM	#6
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: nv4500 with np 205 I think that you will need an advanced adapter kit for that setup (not cheap). Find a truck with the same wheelbase and pull the entire drivetrain so that you get the proper length driveshafts too... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

12-01-2009, 12:19 AM	#7
munger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: goodland,ks Posts: 217	Re: nv4500 with np 205 i will have to find i rear driveshaft cause the one i get it out of is longbed the one its going in is short but the front drivshaft will be the same

12-01-2009, 12:21 AM	#8
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,454	Re: nv4500 with np 205 You can just shorten the rear shaft, that's what I did. As for R's, 2755 doing 70. Cool site for MPH for gears, tires, etc. http://www.4lo.com/calc/gearratio.htm __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 6” lift 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 4" SAS

12-02-2009, 01:40 AM	#9
mickman77 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The land of fruits and nuts, Kingsburg CA Posts: 44	Re: nv4500 with np 205 Contrary to what people think, the 205 is NOT a direct bolt together for the 4500. The inner range rod (front hi-lo?) will hit the tailhousing and still be 1.50" apart. You have to have a custom spacer in between or an AA tailhousing and plate to bolt them together. I'm smack in the middle of that very problem now. __________________ '77 K20 LWB 454, NV4500, NP205, 4.10's rollin on 33's passin everything but a gas station.

12-03-2009, 03:24 PM	#10
munger Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: goodland,ks Posts: 217	Re: nv4500 with np 205 ill just run the th350 for a while then get a 700r4 for it

12-03-2009, 06:56 PM	#11
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: nv4500 with np 205 rust buster and musclerodz have done this.. check their build threads __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer" Last edited by msgross; 12-03-2009 at 06:57 PM.

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