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turbo 350
Jul. 01, 2009 7:49 pm
| Gearheead 1933 Chevy Roadster Pick Up Posts: 57 orange, CA |
not sure if anyone out there can help me. I have a 1948 dodge truck w/ the original flat head straight 6 with a 3 speed manual trans. And I have a T350 i'd like to use instead of the manual that's on it and I've heard of people adapting a turbo 350 to this motor. But i don't really know where to start. I'm assuming i need some kind of adapting plate for the trans to bolt to. anyone know where to aquire one? also as far as the fly wheel goes can i use the original? |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 02, 2009 4:45 pm
| bill |
no |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 06, 2009 2:12 am
| Gearheead 1933 Chevy Roadster Pick Up Posts: 57 orange, CA |
no? to using the stock flywheel? or where to get an adapting plate? |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 06, 2009 1:44 pm
| bill |
both |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 06, 2009 5:08 pm
| Gearheead 1933 Chevy Roadster Pick Up Posts: 57 orange, CA |
thanks bill, good for me to know YOU don't know either................. |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 07, 2009 3:28 pm
| street rod |
bill is right look at the flywheels one is a flexplate the350 the other is a flywheel how are you going to bolt a converter to this will not work who spendthe time or money to make an adapter to put a350 to a 6 cylinder dodge try to find a mopar automatic you may find onthat will fit good luck but bill is right |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 07, 2009 8:30 pm
| Gearheead 1933 Chevy Roadster Pick Up Posts: 57 orange, CA |
thanks for the info. that makes sense :) Might have taken "bill" a year to tell me all that, answering every mssg with one word........... |
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RE: turbo 350
Jul. 09, 2009 10:42 pm
| For possible help installing the TH350 GM transmission behind your 1948 Dodge truck with six cylinder engine surf the web site below. http://www.wilcap.com/webdoc8.html Wilcap offers many different engine to transmission adapter plates for mating two different engine and transmission manufacturers together. Call them for technical help. There are others. Also check with some of the drag racing high performance transmission case manufacturers which install many GM TH350 and TH400 transmissions onto Mopar and Ford engines. The aftermarket drag race transmission case makers cut the front bell housing section off the stock GM TH350 or TH400 case and make their own adapter bellhousing section which then uses the transmission pump attaching bolts to attach it back to the transmission. Just had a friend install a 700R4 overdrive GM automatic transmission behind a 460 Ford big block with an adapter plate and worked out well on a daily driven 1950's Ford truck. |
Re: turbo 350
Jul. 10, 2009 9:24 pm
| bill |
if you have the money anything is possible this is not off the shelf adapter if you have one made is it worth the time and money why not put in a late modle mopar motor and transmission ibet you will save alot of money and you will be a lot better off not one word |
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Re: turbo 350
Jul. 14, 2009 5:19 pm
| Gearheead 1933 Chevy Roadster Pick Up Posts: 57 orange, CA |
I checked wilcap...and they have an adapter kit, thanks for the info!! |
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