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ok so i got this tranny out of my 69 econoline van running a 351... its not the factory tranny or motor so its not gonna be as simple as that... i know so far that the tranny is very heavy and a 4 speed heres some pictures to give some further help

looks like a new process 435
lookee here
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/np435.htm

that looks like it right there... thank you very much

no problemo, dig that shifter!!!

yeah the shifter was made to fit thru the doghouse in the van.... its a pretty custom vehicle..... i need to get rid of the orange shag carpet in it and put something little less ugly.... maybe some black shag and a black leather couch... and a mini fridge to put my party beverages in

I was going to use a granny low tranny ,untill I found out it was not syncronized,sumthing about 5mph and 5000 rpm I thought would be cool for crusing the car shows and burger joints and making noise with.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I was going to use a granny low tranny ,untill I found out it was not syncronized,sumthing about 5mph and 5000 rpm I thought would be cool for crusing the car shows and burger joints and making noise with.

only granny low is not synchronized.

Back in the van craze daze, the big deal was to have a Muncie or a Top loader in the van!!!! That bass acwards shifter reminde me of how much fun it was modifying a Hurst Competition Plus shifter to work in a van!!!!!!

A good replacement tranny if you want to opt for one would be the 5 speed OD tranny out of a pickup, just mod the handle to work on the van.... Or take the chicken way out and stick an automatic in it!!!!!

I was just reading that the 435 has a PTO port on it....that could come in handy in a van I am thinking a HiPo margarita blender

yeah i was considering putting a t-5 in there.... the only thing that i'm worried about is the shifter position the t-5 is a good foot and a half further back since the shifter mounts on the tail housing.... i'd have to make one hell of a shifter to get it to work..... even though it'd be nice to get a shifter boot on it and have it come through the floor instead of a big gaping hole in the doghouse

I am shopping for a WC T5 as well. Funny, there everywhere when your not looking, but as soon as you need one they are scarce. I plan to match it up to a 454, so I want a decent torque rated world class one.

Look at a Tremec 3650 (from a newer mustang), they are pretty cheap and have more forward shifter. The tremec 3550 is even better but more pricey.

a brand new tranny is already spending too much.... i'm doing this van on a super cheap budget... and i already spent a lot of the budget on the motor to be rebuilt..... i'm probably gonna get a junkyard tranny if i get a 5speed.... probably just leave that old slug in there for the time being though .... the van is a nice toy and all.... but my mustang a starving for a new motor.....

I am with you, I am looking for a used $300 or so t5, they can be had. I saw a 3550 on ebya going for cheaper, the guy had no idea what it was...unfortunately it would have been costly to mate that to a chevy. My thinking is to get a junkyard tranny in there now, and later on when I have more $$ or it blows up, I can get a better T5 that has been "built"