48 1/2T pu floor shift 3-speed into a car?

[knuckleharley]

I have a 48 Dodge 1/2 ton pu 3-speed floor shirt transmission that I want to put into my 42 coupe. Is there any reason I can't do this?

[Reg Evans]

Yes.....Cause I want you to send it to me for my 42.

[knuckleharley]

Yes.....Cause I want you to send it to me for my 42.

Well,I'd like to do that,but it's still bolted to the factory rebuilt 230 flat 6 that I plan on putting into the 42 business coupe I just bought,and I hate to break a set.

[Reg Evans]

Oh...rub it in why don'tcha !!!!

It should go right in with the right bell housing you, you, you ......

[knuckleharley]

Oh...rub it in why don'tcha !!!!

It should go right in with the right bell housing you, you, you ......

Thanks,Reg. I guess I have the right bellhousing since the original engine and tranny are still in the car,and the bellhousing on the truck engine and tranny is obviously still on it. The engine in the 42 hasn't been spun since 1974,so I suspect it may be slightly stuck. The 48 engine holds 50 psi oil pressure at idle,though. This is all very good news to me. I hope to be driving this coupe this summer. It will have spots of primer and whatever color paint I have in spray cans where the surface rust used to be,and it will probably have a Mexican blanket for upholstery if I can find one,but this won't keep me from driving it.

I KNEW there was a reason I bought the 57 Plymouth hubcaps a couple of years ago,I just didn't know what it was at the time.

I actually sold the truck to a couple of rednecks I know a couple of years ago,and it dissapeared without them paying me. They said it was stolen,but I found out they sold it and took them to court to get it back. They had already sold the bed,the guages and speedo out of the dash,and sold or threw away the new wheelcylinders and rubber that I gave them with the truck,but I did get the cab,engine,and trans back,so I guess it all works out anyhow.

I guess I'll just blow out the rollinng chassis with the cab,front sheetmeal, and title once I pull the engine. It's a 5-window cab,so it should be worth $250 to somebody with the title.