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Old 05-15-2017, 06:23 PM   #5
crazy longhorn
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Re: Transmission swap options 3 spd column

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Originally Posted by ljackson View Post
chris mc bride and Tx Firefighter, Thanks for the help. I will get it coming this way. Does the GM car have a different size bearing retainer than the trucks? I have read that is is smaller.
The bearing retainer is larger on the 68-up trucks (5 1/8" vs 4 11/16 on the car trans). However, on your 64, the car trans will fit the centerhole on your stock bell (through 67) You will need a nut/bolt combo, on the bottom 2 bolts (trans to bell), but no issues. Longhorn
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