Chevy 350 Swap Questions
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Chevy 350 Swap Questions
Hello everyone,
Looking to get a few inputs on my swap. I have a '88 Toyota pickup with a 22re 5 speed manual. I bought a '73 Chevy Pickup cheap. I'm looking to throw the 350 from the Chevy to my Yota. I have a few questions to what people have run swap parts wise, any tricks or tips you have, and what tranny and transfer case fits best (automatic). If anyone has anything for me let me know, company names for recommended parts etc.
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Looking to get a few inputs on my swap. I have a '88 Toyota pickup with a 22re 5 speed manual. I bought a '73 Chevy Pickup cheap. I'm looking to throw the 350 from the Chevy to my Yota. I have a few questions to what people have run swap parts wise, any tricks or tips you have, and what tranny and transfer case fits best (automatic). If anyone has anything for me let me know, company names for recommended parts etc.
Thanks
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What tranny and t case are in your donor 73? I would just swap all the engine tranny t case if 350 th350 np205. Build new motor mounts or google search and buy some then build a t case crossmember. I ran chevy. Drivelines with toyota conversion joint at the axle but you could run toyota shafts with a conversion joint at the case. Or buy new flanges like this one takes a standard chevy joint (available at any parts store) and run the chevy shafts again.
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The tranny in the truck is blown. I do plan on running a turbo 350 with a np205 though. I will also be running the chevy axles to get some width out of her.
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What tranny and t case are in your donor 73? I would just swap all the engine tranny t case if 350 th350 np205. Build new motor mounts or google search and buy some then build a t case crossmember. I ran chevy. Drivelines with toyota conversion joint at the axle but you could run toyota shafts with a conversion joint at the case. Or buy new flanges like this one takes a standard chevy joint (available at any parts store) and run the chevy shafts again.
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I'm not really into the chevy world. This is my first gm purchase. I don't really know a lot about them unless it has a turbo 350. But I will take that into consideration.
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You would need a different shaft to run a 700r4 to a 205 or run a spacer. The spacer is cheaper. About 2" long with longer studs. http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/700r4spacer.htm
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If you must muck up a perfectly good truck and swap an SBC in (I mean that in the most light hearted of fashions, I have a vortec 350 that may yet end up in my truck) I have a few tips from the conversions I've helped with and been around.
Build your own mounts, the AA mounts are flimsy at best, and I've seen them fold up in a rig that hit the ditch
Body lift is not needed, cut the core support as needed and rebuild instead, you're already putting a ton of weight up high in the truck, don't make it even worse.
Personally, I'd adapt a TH350 to your original toyota case, and run Toyota drivelines since they're a fair bit stronger than all but the larger end of the spicer lineup.
No matter what way you go, this isn't a simple bolt in deal. If you're not very comfortable with wiring or fabrication I hope you have a buddy that is.
Build your own mounts, the AA mounts are flimsy at best, and I've seen them fold up in a rig that hit the ditch
Body lift is not needed, cut the core support as needed and rebuild instead, you're already putting a ton of weight up high in the truck, don't make it even worse.
Personally, I'd adapt a TH350 to your original toyota case, and run Toyota drivelines since they're a fair bit stronger than all but the larger end of the spicer lineup.
No matter what way you go, this isn't a simple bolt in deal. If you're not very comfortable with wiring or fabrication I hope you have a buddy that is.
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If you must muck up a perfectly good truck and swap an SBC in (I mean that in the most light hearted of fashions, I have a vortec 350 that may yet end up in my truck) I have a few tips from the conversions I've helped with and been around.
Build your own mounts, the AA mounts are flimsy at best, and I've seen them fold up in a rig that hit the ditch
Body lift is not needed, cut the core support as needed and rebuild instead, you're already putting a ton of weight up high in the truck, don't make it even worse.
Personally, I'd adapt a TH350 to your original toyota case, and run Toyota drivelines since they're a fair bit stronger than all but the larger end of the spicer lineup.
No matter what way you go, this isn't a simple bolt in deal. If you're not very comfortable with wiring or fabrication I hope you have a buddy that is.
Build your own mounts, the AA mounts are flimsy at best, and I've seen them fold up in a rig that hit the ditch
Body lift is not needed, cut the core support as needed and rebuild instead, you're already putting a ton of weight up high in the truck, don't make it even worse.
Personally, I'd adapt a TH350 to your original toyota case, and run Toyota drivelines since they're a fair bit stronger than all but the larger end of the spicer lineup.
No matter what way you go, this isn't a simple bolt in deal. If you're not very comfortable with wiring or fabrication I hope you have a buddy that is.
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Thanks. It's not quite done yet. I'm gonna add some tube around the bolts on the bottom and build a skid plate into it. I'll also do a few more gussets. I think I have a few more pics on my build thread.
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I'm not sure if u have a suspension lift but u.might wanna look into one bc of your oil pan clearance and I would stick with a turbo 350 instead of a 700r4 there not really the bests trannys unless u put the build up kits in them but good luck looking forward to seeing the end result
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I'm not sure if u have a suspension lift but u.might wanna look into one bc of your oil pan clearance and I would stick with a turbo 350 instead of a 700r4 there not really the bests trannys unless u put the build up kits in them but good luck looking forward to seeing the end result
I'll be sure to check out your thread, as soon as I start my build this weekend I'll be starting a thread on my build.
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Hi Newbie here. I just purchased a 1995 Toyota pickup with a sbc conversion and the speedometer is not hooked up and working. Has any one else had this problem? Any tips? Please help. Thanks
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Hi newbie here again. Sorry about being so vague. It is a 1995 Toyota standard cab short bed with a 350 carbureted 350 turbo trans adapted to the stock Toyota t-case. And no speedometer hooked up. Stock speedometer is there just not working. What are my options besides a lot of tickets? Please Help? Any info much appreciated Thanks Ken
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You can pick up a decent GPS cheap on eBay. I have used one as my speedo
or you can download an app on your phone too
Check this folder, you might find an answer here to get your speedo working
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f163/
or you can download an app on your phone too
Check this folder, you might find an answer here to get your speedo working
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f163/
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