02-12-2008, 08:22 AM | #1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Haslet, TX
Posts: 14
|
Newbie Here
You guys have a great site here with a lot of infomation. I've been searching your threads all afternoon and have answered most of my questions, BUT, I'm sure to have more!!
My project is a '64 GMC Short wide small back window truck, that I am doing a frame off on for a daily driver for my wife. The truck used to belong to her father, then to her uncle, now us. The GMC is a little different than the Chevy in that it has leaf spring rear suspension instead of coil springs. The plan is to replace all the suspension with the stuff from a '84 Suburban that I parted out recently. Including using the 700r4 tranny behind a 283 that's been rebuilt and bored, now 288cid. One of my immediate questions is will I have to remove/relocate the E-brake crossmember in order to install the 700R4? The truck had a 3-speed in it when we got it. I knoe that I have to remove the crossmember from the manual tranny. I saved the crossmember from the Surbuban, so I have one to install for the automatic. |
02-12-2008, 08:39 AM | #2 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: kenton, oh
Posts: 183
|
Re: Newbie Here
If the GMC is anything like the 64 chevy, you will have to get rid of the e brake crossmember and redo the e brake system.
|
02-12-2008, 11:36 AM | #3 |
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kimberley, BC, Canada
Posts: 799
|
Re: Newbie Here
Welcome! I have a 64 GMC Suburban, so I know what you're talking about with the leaf springs. I have a TH400 in my rig right now, which required a modified crossmember. If you search my past posts for "ebrake" you'll find pictures of the ebrake linkage I have.
__________________
Greg 64 GMC Suburban - 283, NV3500, 14 bolt 77 C10 swb - 292, SM465, 12 bolt |
Bookmarks |
|
|