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Those parts would not be listed in a Hollander book. Your parts book is the closest you're gonna come to an interchange.
I had the same set-up as I had the same set-up as '40 Ford guy describes in my 68 Chev Van. Used a Sag 4spd and used the e-brake for rev....
Had a '55 Chev. 150 4dr. with a dual quad '62 409 back in the '70's. 3 spd. 4:11. Learned how to change trans and rearends in very short times,...
I used a '49 Pontiac rearend in my '52 Chev with a Sag 4 spd. The driveshaft was from a Buick special which used the large G.M. u-joint. I used a...
Some truck bellhousings had room to drill the Chev pattern!
Saw a 61,62,or63, can't remember which, Pontiac 421 H.O. tri-power, 4 spd. 8 lug wheels, in a Bonniville WAGON. Car was new at the time. I had a...
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With the silver paint, it might be a Studebaker. 61 & early 62 used a C.I. T-10 with the Chev pattern. Check the input shaft, Stude will have a...
Measure the crank flange dia. and bore the flex-plate to that size. Make a "pilot bushing" to fit the crank hole (o.d.) and bore it to fit the...
Studebaker introduced the T-10 4-spd in '61. The '61 and 1st 200 '62's had the Chev pattern. Late '62 'till '64 used the Ford pattern. The input...
Had a 322 nailhead in my '52 Chev for 25 years. Tri-power, 4-speed sag. w/o.d. 4:11 49 Pontiac rearend and brakes all around. A great combination....
I ran a sag. 4spd w/o.d. on the back hooked to a 322 Buick nailhead with tri-power and a 4:11 rearend, in a 52 Chev., for 20 some years with no...
What year did 'vette go to discs? Thru '62, they used the same spindles as the Chev cars from at least '49 up thru '54.
How about the Studebaker "Super Larks" and "Super Hawks" and Avantis? R-2 & R-3 motors. Go to the Studebaker Drivers Club website and click on...
Find someone in the Studebaker Drivers Club that has a shop manual. The stock lengths are listed. You may be able to get one from Studebaker...
The 300 was also avalable as a 340CI about 67. Kinda scarce tuo. Also, some Buick 350 parts will fit. I put the timing cover, water pump and fuel...
Check out 50's Studebakers and 50's & 60's Hawks and Avantis. They used them as std. equip. Studebaker International Catalog lists them (not...
I had a problem with the secondaries flooding on my Rochester set-up. The needle valves would stick on one or both. I put a seperate Ford screw-in...
I was told by an old Ford mechanic that FE motors will do that if the cam bearings are worn. My 390 T-bird did the same thing after I rebuilt it...
Had one in my 68 Chev van. used the col. shift for forward and the e-brake with a cable for reverse. used a spring to pull it out of reverse....
I put a '72 Firebird speedo and gauges from about a '70 Olds 442 in my '52 Chev bezels with very little triming. Used sending units to match...
Saginaws did not use the R-11 unit, they used the R-10. I have two of them on Sag 4-spds. They hold up just fine if you lock out the o.d. before...
You can use the shafts from any nailhead and the arms too. 401/425's had 1.6 ratio aluminumm, earlier ones had iron, not sure what '57/'58 had....
Check '53? Olds, Pontiac, and possibly Caddy. The Hydromatic plant burned down and they used Dynaflow for a while. Jim
The Ford blower and the Kaiser are completely different! Kaiser used a variable speed pulley (like a snowmobile clutch), Ford was fixed. Find a...
Use the sag! I have one in a 52 Chev with a tri-power 322 Buick. 20+ years on it with no trouble. As said before, don't dump the clutch with a...
Just remember, Studebaker beat both Ford and Chev in 1951! And Buick had OHV's since 1903!
The torque tube o.d. was in a Rambler. G.M. first offered o.d. in 55 in cars and maybe a couple years later in light trucks. I don't remember any...
I put a Carter AFB from a Chrysler on my 64 T-bird, every thing else stock. Got 17/18 mpg on the hiway.
I used front brakes from a 49 Pontiac on my 52 Chev. Took drilling two holes in each backing plate, grinding the tierod arms 1/8" thinner and...
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