1981 Chevy k10...with Ford top-loader transmission?
05-24-2013, 01:53 AM
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1981 Chevy k10...with Ford top-loader transmission?
So I'm back...except this time without my 79 f150..and boy is this is an odd occurrence. I'm buying a 1981 Chevrolet K10 4x4 that originally had a column shifted 3 speed manual (already unheard of in a 1981 4x4), but has been converted to a hurst floor shifter.
When looking at pictures of the transmission in the truck, it looked nothing like the Saginaw 3 speed, or any of the 3 speeds that came in these Chevrolets, because whats in my 1981 is a top-loader transmission! It has the cover on the top, not on the side, but shifts on the side.
Looking at pictures of the transmission in comparison to a Ford 3.03 3-speed top-loader, they look almost identical! Its bolted to a NP208 Chevrolet coded transfer case, and had a Chevrolet inline 6 250 engine.
Can any of you ford gurus help a previous Ford owner? I'll even admit i wish i had my 79 f150 back, just don't tell the guys at the Chevrolet forum!
Thanks and here are the pics!
When looking at pictures of the transmission in the truck, it looked nothing like the Saginaw 3 speed, or any of the 3 speeds that came in these Chevrolets, because whats in my 1981 is a top-loader transmission! It has the cover on the top, not on the side, but shifts on the side.
Looking at pictures of the transmission in comparison to a Ford 3.03 3-speed top-loader, they look almost identical! Its bolted to a NP208 Chevrolet coded transfer case, and had a Chevrolet inline 6 250 engine.
Can any of you ford gurus help a previous Ford owner? I'll even admit i wish i had my 79 f150 back, just don't tell the guys at the Chevrolet forum!
Thanks and here are the pics!
