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    Help - Inherited a 1978 C20 with SM465 disassembled

    I inherited a 1978 C20 from my grandfather. He parked it about 25 years ago after an unknown transmission issue. I've already got the engine running again (that was pretty cool to fire it up) but now need to get the transmission reassembled and put back in. The issue is that he had the...
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    Inherited Grandpa's 78 C20 - SM465 help needed!

    I'm in Kalamazoo, how about you? Also, any idea on the driveshaft style and length?
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    Inherited Grandpa's 78 C20 - SM465 help needed!

    Awfully kind of ya SDJunkMan! One of my problems though is that the truck was a 2wd, and I'd like to keep it that way because it's in rough enough shape I don't want to start swapping differentials etc. at the moment I have a confirmed good SM465, but it came out of a 4wd, and what I've been...
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    1978 C20 long bed, manual trans, MISSING driveshaft

    Hey guys, I have a 1978 C20 longbed with the SM465 but it's got no driveshaft. How long is it supposed to be? I assume being the long bed it's probably supposed to have a carrier bearing and be a 2piece shaft, but can anyone confirm that for me? Thanks for any help you can provide!
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    Inherited Grandpa's 78 C20 - SM465 help needed!

    Hello everyone! I just inherited my Grandpa's 1978 C20 long bed, which I'd really like to get running for my Mom asap, and restore over time with my boys. Purely sentimental reasons, which are the worst because there are better specimens out there... but anyway He had just put a new engine in...
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