Re: 1981 Chevrolet C50 Pick-up Conversion
Here is the first dilemma for my project... ha.
Over the weekend I purchased a 5 speed transmission out of a split rear end medium duty gm truck with a 366.
Unfortunately I did not do enough research on this swap. I thought this would be nice and easy to change over, not so far.... lol.
As per the photos, the bell housing is different, no worries, the 4 speed bell bolts on.... But, the input shaft on the 5 speed is a little longer, and the 4 speed bell is not as wide. Not sure if I have enough clearance in the crank.
Another problem is the input shaft on the 5 speed is about a half inch larger than the 4 speed, I will have to change the pilot bearing. I do not think this will be an issue.
Tomorrow I will see if I can solve the last part of the puzzle. Seeing if I can get the same size diameter clutch with the same input shaft size.
If this is confusing, it kind of is for me too... lol. I do not have a lot of experience with manual transmissions.
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