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08-26-2009, 02:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Concord, NC
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6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
My daily cruster came with a 250 6cyl which I really like but not so much the 3 on the tree standard tranny, so I swapped it to a 200 4r 4 speed auto. This has to be one of the best mods you can do to a standard trans truck. The truck runs and drives like a complete different vehicle. The TV cable and gas pedal cable brackets took a little fabrication but overall it was an easy swap. Block mounted starter, an auto crossmember, and radiator with a cooler tank were about the only things I had to change. I had those so it saved some time. Even uses the same driveshaft. I'm going to install my tilt and hook the shifter now that I've had a chance to test drive it several miles. Makes crusty even more fun to drive...sweet
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08-26-2009, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: La Crosse, WI
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Re: 6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
Sweet. I always thought that a 700r4 in my 72 C10 would make a nice driving machine. Though I am a gear shifter at heart and like its sm465.
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08-26-2009, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Mobile, Al.
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Re: 6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
I have a 250 with a 700r4 that makes a great combo.
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08-26-2009, 10:47 PM
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Location: PA
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Re: 6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
Nothing beats shifting it on your own. I have a feeling you'll miss it some day.
Last edited by Jim_PA; 08-26-2009 at 10:47 PM. |
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08-26-2009, 10:49 PM
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Still livin the "dream" in '54
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Re: 6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
I have a 700R4 in my truck. I don't have a 6, but it makes for a great driving truck! You will love the 4 speed.
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Current build. 1954 Chevrolet 3800 "Ella" SOLD! My '67 stepper "Tangerine Dream" "Anything worth doing is worth doing right" James Dean “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes "There is no spoon." Neo |
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08-26-2009, 10:51 PM
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Still livin the "dream" in '54
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Re: 6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
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My stepper was a 3 speed manual when I got it and I changed it over to a 4 speed auto. I loves it!!!  D
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Current build. 1954 Chevrolet 3800 "Ella" SOLD! My '67 stepper "Tangerine Dream" "Anything worth doing is worth doing right" James Dean “When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Sherlock Holmes "There is no spoon." Neo |
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08-27-2009, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Concord, NC
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Re: 6cyl 3 speed standard to 4spd auto...
"...I used to love sticks, and I still like driving them, but the older I get the more I love my auto!!! My knees are getting sick of pushing in a clutch!!!..."
I can relate!
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