55.2-59 60 series to 1/2 ton engine swap

[dsraven]

hey dtkarst, how about some pics of the engine bay with the factory mounts shown and also a pic of the engine and trans you would like to use from your stash of parts you already own. included in the pics, if you have the original engine and trans, would be a pic of "this came out and I wanna put this back in, will it work?"

[dtkarst]

Originally Posted by dsraven

hey dtkarst, how about some pics of the engine bay with the factory mounts shown and also a pic of the engine and trans you would like to use from your stash of parts you already own. included in the pics, if you have the original engine and trans, would be a pic of "this came out and I wanna put this back in, will it work?"

Engine is a 1960 283 from a grain truck, and I can pull a 4 speed transmission from any 1/2 ton pickup 59-mid 80s, the 59 being a 6 cylinder. I have several 60-66 6 cylinder and v8s to pull a trans from. Just looking for the simplest transmission install for the 55 with any of those options. The 55 has all the stock cross members and front motor mounts