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**'68OrangeSunshine** · 11-22-2016, 03:08 AM

Man nice build. Good choice to go with the authentic Alpine Green which was a 292-only engine color.
I built a 292 similar to yours: .030 over, Badger cast pistons, Crane 260H cam, 1.84 intake valves, Rhoads lifters, hi-flow oil pump, Offy intake, Clifford Research long-tube headers, Edelbrock 1404 500 CFM 4 bbl carb, angled crossover exhaust, Centerforce II clutch, SM465 4 speed, 3.73 Eaton Posi in a 12-Bolt Corp rear, 235/85R16LT tires -- all in a '68 C/10 Orange Stepside.
Engine block is original to the truck when I bought it in 1973. Swapped in a built 292 in 1977, and put the OEM block up in crates. By 2002, my '77 build was blowing 50 weight smoke rings and running on 4 cylinders and it was time to rebuild. I will be trying out an HEI Distributor tomorrow.
Attached some pics from rebuild, about 11 - 12 years ago, and much later [last year?]

Anyway, since I never heard of a TR-6060 tranny I have no valid advice in that area, but if I was in a similar situation, I would mount the shifter on the floor between bucket seats, and move the center console as far back as necessary.
I had a 4-on-the-tree shifter in a '61 Mercedes 190 [long ago and far away] and it was sometimes clunky to shift and would jam. I couldn't imagine a 6-speed column shift.

11-22-2016, 03:08 AM	#20
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,100	Re: Adapt tr6060 to 292ci I6 with 6 speed on the tree Man nice build. Good choice to go with the authentic Alpine Green which was a 292-only engine color. I built a 292 similar to yours: .030 over, Badger cast pistons, Crane 260H cam, 1.84 intake valves, Rhoads lifters, hi-flow oil pump, Offy intake, Clifford Research long-tube headers, Edelbrock 1404 500 CFM 4 bbl carb, angled crossover exhaust, Centerforce II clutch, SM465 4 speed, 3.73 Eaton Posi in a 12-Bolt Corp rear, 235/85R16LT tires -- all in a '68 C/10 Orange Stepside. Engine block is original to the truck when I bought it in 1973. Swapped in a built 292 in 1977, and put the OEM block up in crates. By 2002, my '77 build was blowing 50 weight smoke rings and running on 4 cylinders and it was time to rebuild. I will be trying out an HEI Distributor tomorrow. Attached some pics from rebuild, about 11 - 12 years ago, and much later [last year?] Anyway, since I never heard of a TR-6060 tranny I have no valid advice in that area, but if I was in a similar situation, I would mount the shifter on the floor between bucket seats, and move the center console as far back as necessary. I had a 4-on-the-tree shifter in a '61 Mercedes 190 [long ago and far away] and it was sometimes clunky to shift and would jam. I couldn't imagine a 6-speed column shift. Attached Images __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not. Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 11-22-2016 at 03:17 AM.