trans swap ?????
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From: bonham texas
trans swap ?????
im rebuilding my 79 f150 and want to swap the automatic trans out for a standerd while ive got the motor out. im replacing the 351m with a 460 and dont know witch manual trans will work with my transfer case and bell housing . can any one helpp
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If you have an automatic you have the wrong bell housing anyway, and you'd be better off finding a donor truck. your gonna need a bunch of little stuff like pedals, clutch linkage, cross members drive shafts, it gets costly if you try and buy everything individually.
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The C6 attached to that 351M would fit if you were swapping it too, but since the bell-housing is part of the transmission (one piece unit) you will need to find a std transmission behind a 351M/400 or 460 to do the swap.
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From: New Gretna, New Jersey
L and L products has complete kits that have everything you need 
. However they are a bit expensive 
. I'm doing the same swap in my 79 250 right now and it is alot ceaper to get a donor truck if you can find one.
. However they are a bit expensive . I'm doing the same swap in my 79 250 right now and it is alot ceaper to get a donor truck if you can find one.
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From: New Gretna, New Jersey
Originally Posted by Jmudder79
L and L products has complete kits that have everything you need . However they are a bit expensive . I'm doing the same swap in my 79 250 right now and it is alot ceaper to get a donor truck if you can find one.
. However they are a bit expensive . I'm doing the same swap in my 79 250 right now and it is alot ceaper to get a donor truck if you can find one.
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Maybe read my post #3 again.
The 351M/400/460 all share the same bolt pattern where the transmission attaches to the engine block.
The C6 auto transmission is a ONE Piece unit meaning the bellhousing is part of the case.
So with knowing this info:
Why wouldn't the transmission,clutch,bell-housing attached to a 351M/400 not bolt up to a 460 ?
The 351M/400/460 all share the same bolt pattern where the transmission attaches to the engine block.
The C6 auto transmission is a ONE Piece unit meaning the bellhousing is part of the case.
So with knowing this info:
Why wouldn't the transmission,clutch,bell-housing attached to a 351M/400 not bolt up to a 460 ?
