CORVAIRWILD
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So I went to the Montreal International Car Show yest w a friend, and he was driving a '94 2wd Chev pickup. V6 w a NV3500. I have minimal to no knowledge about these trannys, and only hear the same old "they're junk". He explained that the '93 was the 1st year, and his '94 had a larger input bearing upgrade.
Anyhow, there's a junk '90 or so 1/2 ton short bed 4x4 in the local junkyard. shows 150k, no clue about the condition. Someone mentioned it was a Getrag, and the NV's started in '93(?).
The reason for me asking is 'cause I have a yen for a '64 El Camino, and if I can find a nicely patina'd '64 or '65, I would like to use a freshly rebuilt 6.2 diesel and put on a Banks or ATS turbo I have sitting around.
I looked at this '64 in Sacramento, but it was too rusty underneath, but there'll be more...
So my question is? What's the "best" one to use? The black 4x4 would need a 2wd output shaft, and I may buy whatever I need out west to escape the rust issues up here.
I know the BW's are used in S10's, and with the Camaro shifter, a hole isn't necessary in the middle of the bench seat. The S10 has the shifter at the back of the tranny, the Camaro has it immed behind the guts/gear part. But I don't know much more. I was overlistening to a fellow at a recent car show describing what it would take to install a Camaro or S10 BW 5 speed in a '55 Chevy. The demo tranny he was displaying had a Lokar shifter, made for the swap, I guess. He aslo told me that the Tremec was junk. He was an experienced rebuilder, but all are entitled to their opinion.
I'm not committed to anything yet, I passed on the red Elky, and the 6.2 is sleeping in the back of my '62 Rampside at a friend in Indiana. The turbo's are all here w me. I would also consider hiring someone to do this swap in their "spare time".
Anyhow, there's a junk '90 or so 1/2 ton short bed 4x4 in the local junkyard. shows 150k, no clue about the condition. Someone mentioned it was a Getrag, and the NV's started in '93(?).
The reason for me asking is 'cause I have a yen for a '64 El Camino, and if I can find a nicely patina'd '64 or '65, I would like to use a freshly rebuilt 6.2 diesel and put on a Banks or ATS turbo I have sitting around.
I looked at this '64 in Sacramento, but it was too rusty underneath, but there'll be more...
So my question is? What's the "best" one to use? The black 4x4 would need a 2wd output shaft, and I may buy whatever I need out west to escape the rust issues up here.
I know the BW's are used in S10's, and with the Camaro shifter, a hole isn't necessary in the middle of the bench seat. The S10 has the shifter at the back of the tranny, the Camaro has it immed behind the guts/gear part. But I don't know much more. I was overlistening to a fellow at a recent car show describing what it would take to install a Camaro or S10 BW 5 speed in a '55 Chevy. The demo tranny he was displaying had a Lokar shifter, made for the swap, I guess. He aslo told me that the Tremec was junk. He was an experienced rebuilder, but all are entitled to their opinion.
I'm not committed to anything yet, I passed on the red Elky, and the 6.2 is sleeping in the back of my '62 Rampside at a friend in Indiana. The turbo's are all here w me. I would also consider hiring someone to do this swap in their "spare time".
