Ok, first post in a new forum, I have fixed cars professionally for about 10 years but haven't done too many conversions like this.
My current favorite toy and daily driver is an '84 K5 Blazer, pulled out the 305 put in a 350, long pipe headers, 3" exhaust with an x-pipe that sits right under the front u-joint of the rear driveshaft into two Flowmaster 50 Series Deltaflows that sit vertically then over the rear axle around the fuel tank and out the side at an angle, factory installed SM465, 4x4 of course, NP 208 t-case, and too much in the plans to list except I'm looking to convert to the NV4500 for the overdrive.
I read in this thread that the NP 208 t-case will bolt right up which answered one of my questions, but I do have a few more?
-Is there a bellhousing with drivers side slave cylinder that will work with my truck and the NV4500? And does anyone know where to find one? I picked this tranny because I read somewhere in my initial research that it will basically bolt right up.
-I have found out that the transmission case and extension housing of the NV4500 is 18.9 in long. The SM465 is approx 20.5 in long for the same measurement. Does anyone know the overall length of a NV4500 from the front of the bellhousing to the back of the extension housing/front of the t-case? I will measure my SM465 to include the bellhousing tomorrow. I am trying to find out if I need some sort of spacer or am I looking at modifying/replacing my driveshafts.
-Is there anyway to modify my clutch pedal to work with the master cylinder for the hydraulics or am I going to need to replace the clutch pedal?
-I want to keep the shift lever I have now to keep the original look. Does anyone know if the shift lever for the SM465 will work in the NV4500 or am I looking at having this modified?
That's all I can think of right now; I will probably have more questions later. Thanks,
BB-Flo33