Yall know that in the 70s ford did the same thing with the toploader 4 spd & made an OD outta it. I have adapted several ford trannys to chevy engines & looks like it would be a good swap also. In the 80s ford changed to a wimpy aluminum trans that wasn't very good. I had one of the toploader o/d in a 79 f150 & it was a great trans, the 302 in front of it not so much...