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    Stolen truck found after 30 years

    There's always the Wyoming loophole. (I'm glad I don't live in California).
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    Okay, after driving this thing 437 miles trouble free miles over this long weekend, I REALLY want an overdrive now. And I think this is going to be my cheapest option. (They want too much for this one) I'm not 100% sure, but I've heard that some of these R10's are the same length as my...
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    New guy from IL

    Wow, there's actually some metal left! A rarity in IL.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    What have I done to me square lately? I beat the ever-living piss out of it chasing some tornadoes back on Sunday.
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    I' not quite sure about the gearing, but I'm assuming 4:56 since it was an old tow truck. With the SM465 having the low first gear I wouldn't have any trouble leaving off, and a 3:07 in 4th gear would be a little better on the highway.
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    Yeah, I'm already running 31's on there. I'm thinking that I should just pick up an SM465 then put a 3:07 in the rear.
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    Yeah, the Clark would not really be viable unless I regeared. If I can talk the guy with the Saginaw down, I might pick it up (Even though it's rare, I think I could get it cheaper).
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    Show your daily driver

    These days, I've been going back and forth between my '92 Jeep XJ and '82 Dodge Aries for daily driver use.
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    As mentioned in the very first post on this thread, I know of a Saginaw 3 speed Overdrive transmission for sale that I could buy. I also have a Saginaw 4 speed 2 groove (I think 3.25:1 first gear) so concievably I could combine them both into one transmission (I've heard of people doing it). Or...
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    With the NV3500, I'd have to convert over to a hydraulic clutch which I really don't want to do. NV4500's on the other hand are pretty damn expensive at least around where I live ($1500-$2000).
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    Yeah, I put a floor shifter in it years ago. I've driven a few SM465's and it's not really the type of driving experience I'm looking for in this truck. I might just put the whole Overdrive thing on the backburner and tear apart the M21 since it's as close to a direct swap as you can get...
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    I got a '98 Suburban and an '01 Blazer both with NV3500's swapped into them, and I gotta say that I'm not the biggest fan, but they aren't too bad. Both of them probably need rebuilt (Input shaft bearing noise, bad syncro's, exc.) but I've still managed put a combined 50K on the two of them in...
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    Yeah, but the M21 would hold up pretty well in this application, and it would be little more fun to drive.
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    I'm already running a 31 inch tire, and I was thinking about a SM465. I also have Muncie M21 laying around that probably needs gone through (I bought it a few years ago thinking it was a Saginaw 4 Speed). To install that all I would need are a some new shift rods since my shifter came from a...
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    The Quest For Overdrive . . .

    I agree that the T5 is a pretty easy swap, I'm just a bit worried about longevity in this application. I want to tow a car if I have to, or load the bed of the truck up with scrap metal. I've abused that little Saginaw quite a bit over the years, I don't know if a T5 would hold up.
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