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PDW HOTRODS · 01-31-2009, 01:31 AM

I have a 58 Chevy with a 283 and a manual 3 speed. I am trying to find out if the trany is original. It looks like it may have been a 3 on the collumn, and someone took out the collumn shifter and converted to floor shift, but the trany itself may have been shanged also. Does anyone have a pic of a 3 speed manual trany from a late 50's? I am wondering because I have the mounts on both sides of the bell housing like stock, but the back of the trany has a rear mount under it like the later cars would have. Did the original trany have this mount? There is no crossmember there to mount to.
Thanks.

01-31-2009, 01:31 AM	#1
PDW HOTRODS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sutherlin Oregon Posts: 495	58 Chevy 3 speed? I have a 58 Chevy with a 283 and a manual 3 speed. I am trying to find out if the trany is original. It looks like it may have been a 3 on the collumn, and someone took out the collumn shifter and converted to floor shift, but the trany itself may have been shanged also. Does anyone have a pic of a 3 speed manual trany from a late 50's? I am wondering because I have the mounts on both sides of the bell housing like stock, but the back of the trany has a rear mount under it like the later cars would have. Did the original trany have this mount? There is no crossmember there to mount to. Thanks.



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