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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: windsor
Posts: 21
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motor plus tranny swap info
soo i my friend just recenty rolled his 79 stepside and my peice of **** little 305 is nocking .. now i bought the truck off him for 350 .. mines an 87 and want to put the 350 in my truck .. i plan to just keep it a carborated motor instead of putting and intake on it and making EFI. this truck also has a turbo350 trans it while mines has the 700r with overdrive. i plan to also put that in my truck too .. is there anyhting i need to really worruy about not bolting up right .. or is this just a strieght bolt in procedure. thanks - nick
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The Crazy Machanic
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nokesville Va
Posts: 1,437
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Re: motor plus tranny swap imfo
the cross member. and i now theres more but cant think of anything
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Re: motor plus tranny swap info
Personally I would convert the 350 to EFI and keep the 700r4. Why fight it you already have it?
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Robert Olson Transport
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Location: recent transplant to NC USA
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Re: motor plus tranny swap info
the overdrive trans will be better for mileage and all i agree with the poster who said convert the carbed motor to EFI
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