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Old 07-30-2021, 03:48 PM   #3
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Re: Did the late Squarebodies come with aluminum top SM465 transmissions?

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Originally Posted by kipps View Post
Interested in this as well. As far as I know, the iron-tops had the forward shifter position, and were only used in the squarebody's. The aluminum-tops had the rearward shifter position, which was the same as the nv4500 that replaced it, and came in the gmt400's. I've never heard of a forward-shift-position with an aluminum top.

I've personally never seen an aluminum-top, so I can't comment on the specific differences in the shifter.
The bends on the shifter are identical to the earlier ones. I was really surprised when I saw the larger diameter on the part that goes into the transmission
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