Try car-parts.com and you may find a transmission near you a lot cheaper from a salvage yard with low miles. It has the ability to search by distance from you.
I love car/truck stories. Even though I am not an import guy I love to hear someone talk with your passion about a car or truck. I'm the same way about the old stuff. I have a 1972C10 swapped with a 2018 Camaro drive train, a stock 1984c10 restored and a stock 1967 GTO.
My father in law bleeds ford. He has close to 10 restored cars. 37 dodge truck, 55 Tbird, 66 fastback, 65 convert, 67 camaro and the list goes on. He was actually watching one of these on bring a tailor a few months back and bid on it. It was mint condition and sold for under 8k. In time...
Awesome project. Just wish you had kept the lights. That's going to be one sweet family cruiser. Check out the C10 club of Georgia on faceboook. They would love to see you at some cruise ins.
My Muscle Truck. I had a 400 small block that was nice, but I was so tired of 10mpg gas and 3500 rpm at 65-70. Originally I wanted to add o/d and some type of efi to the 400, but it morphed into this after I sold a 72c10 I had restored. 1972 C10 with a 2018 Camaro LT1 and 8 speed swap. Just got...
Someone liked an old post I made or I would have forgotten about this thread. Thought I'd share my latest project. Cant keep this one straight on the road:)
My GTO has the 400 with automatic and AC. I plan to use her for cruising. Still have good power, but I plan to keep it all original since it is all matching numbers.
Been a little while. Paint was finished last month and she has been cruising the roads. I installed new wheel tonight after work. Posting before/after pics.