Trans "Mission" talk with G.Lester

[retselgerg]

Well the rebuild is less then a month away (im starting the first week of april) I've bought new wheels, plenty of other new junk, getting ready for new paint etc...but the major thing i want to address is my tranny....when installed my new motor i had a virgin saginaw 4 speed i thought it would be the perfect fit for a stock motor and a 308 rear gear..well i had major shifter trouble got disgusted in not being able to ride my truck i put the ole granny tranny back in it... the motor was bought in the summer of 07 (july i believe) and it only has 1139 miles on it...I dont like the gear ratio of the tranny and its no fun to to drive..i have a few options on the table which are
A.Deal with the granny coz i know it will never tear up
B.Get a new shifter and try the sag again (not a good feeling about this one)
C.I have an S10 t5 but i know how weak they are
D. look for something else like a t56 or NV3500 or 4500

im not on a budget but im not gonna spend 3grand on a tranny either
its not a hotrod just a cruiser that i wanna ride to the beach and such