new to this part with a 1959 fleetside

[sberman431]

just got it not to bad of shape ill have to post some pics later . it has a 350 in already but still have the old manual tranny . I was wondering how hard it is to put in a turbo 350 and also I want to change the rearend I can get one out of a 64-65 gm car I think its 60.5 inches will that work ?
thanks in advance for any advise

[mdpaulson1]

I want to see photos! I bought a brand new th350 from summit, I then added a cross member to support it. Then changed my rear to an 87 Camaro. While I was at it I added a new TCI rear leaf to get the rear closer to earth, then came the lokar shifter and the new driveshaft. The costs add up

[Rickysnickers]

I'd suggest putting in a 700r4 if you are going to go through the hassle of changing out the trans. It will give you an overdrive, so if you do some highway driving it won't rev really high.

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by sberman431

ill have to post some pics later

yes, yes, yes



the motor mounts are on the sides of the bellhousing. need to:
cut out old xmember and make new motor and trans xmember and mounts
many threads on here on the how to

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

I'd suggest putting in a 700r4 if you are going to go through the hassle of changing out the trans. It will give you an overdrive, so if you do some highway driving it won't rev really high.

I don't know, a quick scan of Summit shows about +$500 or more for the 700R4.

Are you absolutely sure you want to lose the manual trans? I think it could be very serviceable depending how you plan to use the truck. Save you something going on $2,000. Or you can take your chances on a locally rebuilt one for a lot less, but you get what you get.....

[sberman431]

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[_Ogre]

very nice truck

[IWanna49]

Gorgeous!!

[sberman431]

Thanks
Has a leaking wheel cylinder -- working on that
And tail lights are not working ---- that will be next
Also gas gauge not working ---