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Has anyone attempted anything similar? I know that I will need to switch to an open driveline as well (I would like to get my hands on a '55 passenger rear axle assembly with the ratio used with O/D - has correct width and basically the same brakes, etc.). I have a '58 O/D trans from a six-cylinder passenger car, and a 235 from a '54 1/2-ton. The truck bell housing looks to have the same bolt pattern as the tranny (haven't tried yet - still gathering parts and info). Does anyone know if the clutch fork on this bell housing is in the right place for passenger car use, is there another bell housing I need to look for?
Rear trans mount will be another problem to tackle. The '58 trans has mounting bosses and threaded holes in the same general area as the '52-'54 3-speed pass trans, but I'm not sure yet whether they are similar enough to be used with the '52-'54 type mount and crossmember.
Any information or insight any of you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
Scott Andrews Dacula, GA #J25833
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