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Old July 26th, 2013, 12:09 AM
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Default Re: 3 on the tree

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Originally Posted by tatastruck View Post
I'm looking to change it to the 4 speed. How hard is that will it bolt up to my existing bell housing?
If you get an SM420 transmission (used 67 and earlier) it will bolt to your present bellhousing with no modifications needed. You will need to replace the driveshaft, and, of course, cut a hole for the shift tower.

If you get an SM465 (used 68-up), you will also need to have the bellhousing center hole bored out to approximately 5.125" to accept the front bearing retainer. This is a job any machine shop should be able to do.

Ray
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