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_Ogre · 05-02-2022, 10:46 PM

55-59 gm trucks came with sbc, so going back with sbc is easy peasy. my 58 truk has the motor in the same spot as it came from the factory, but the 700r4 required minor floor cover mods to bring the tail shaft up. 55-57 is a little different than the 58-9 but i have a lot of room between the fan and pulley.

i also built a structural trans mount to replace the stock trans xmember. if you cut out the stock trans mount you need to build a substantial xmember to support the cab and spring mounts. orrieg has a 350/350 and kept the trans xmember.

as for angles, it's gonna be what's it's gonna be. chances are the angles will match, typically the diff angle matches the motor angle, cuz the motor angle is fixed.

read orrieg's build, my build, other builds, etc...

05-02-2022, 10:46 PM	#3
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,677	Re: Advice needed pls. Setting engine/trans 55-59 gm trucks came with sbc, so going back with sbc is easy peasy. my 58 truk has the motor in the same spot as it came from the factory, but the 700r4 required minor floor cover mods to bring the tail shaft up. 55-57 is a little different than the 58-9 but i have a lot of room between the fan and pulley. i also built a structural trans mount to replace the stock trans xmember. if you cut out the stock trans mount you need to build a substantial xmember to support the cab and spring mounts. orrieg has a 350/350 and kept the trans xmember. as for angles, it's gonna be what's it's gonna be. chances are the angles will match, typically the diff angle matches the motor angle, cuz the motor angle is fixed. read orrieg's build, my build, other builds, etc... Attached Images __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer