New engine / manual trans in '79 C10
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New engine / manual trans in '79 C10 Hey guys, new to this forum so let me just say thanks in advance for the help. My dad had a perfect old '79 C10 that we used for everything when we were kids, but he has since gotten a new Duramax and the '79 is in pretty rough shape. My brothers and I are thinking about restoring it for him, and I like the idea of dropping a 6.0 vortec in.
It needs a new transmission, so I figured it would make sense to go with a NV4500. Has anyone done a swap with a 6.0 and a manual in this era pickup? It has the NP205 transfer case that is still in good shape, so if there were any way to bolt the NV4500 up to the NP205 with some kind of conversion kit, it would be worth quite a bit to me. I would prefer to not have to modify the driveshafts, etc if I have to move the transfer case.
Thanks!
It needs a new transmission, so I figured it would make sense to go with a NV4500. Has anyone done a swap with a 6.0 and a manual in this era pickup? It has the NP205 transfer case that is still in good shape, so if there were any way to bolt the NV4500 up to the NP205 with some kind of conversion kit, it would be worth quite a bit to me. I would prefer to not have to modify the driveshafts, etc if I have to move the transfer case.
Thanks!
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Hey guys, new to this forum so let me just say thanks in advance for the help. My dad had a perfect old '79 C10 that we used for everything when we were kids, but he has since gotten a new Duramax and the '79 is in pretty rough shape. My brothers and I are thinking about restoring it for him, and I like the idea of dropping a 6.0 vortec in.
It needs a new transmission, so I figured it would make sense to go with a NV4500. Has anyone done a swap with a 6.0 and a manual in this era pickup? It has the NP205 transfer case that is still in good shape, so if there were any way to bolt the NV4500 up to the NP205 with some kind of conversion kit, it would be worth quite a bit to me. I would prefer to not have to modify the driveshafts, etc if I have to move the transfer case.
Thanks!
It needs a new transmission, so I figured it would make sense to go with a NV4500. Has anyone done a swap with a 6.0 and a manual in this era pickup? It has the NP205 transfer case that is still in good shape, so if there were any way to bolt the NV4500 up to the NP205 with some kind of conversion kit, it would be worth quite a bit to me. I would prefer to not have to modify the driveshafts, etc if I have to move the transfer case.
Thanks!
The good thing is the NV4500 came behind the 6.0L so should be that hard to do.
