SM465 questions

[crisp]

When yall have installed a 350 backed by an sm465 did the firewall still need to be dented? also did you need a new "floor hump" cover? not sure the correct name for it but the part of the floor where the shifter is lol.
I just cant make myself spend the money on an adapter when i can just toss this tranny in.
thanks

[Barrman]

The shifter will come out in the hole already there. The firewall might need a small clearance on the passenger side.

Find a 1 ton 4x4 Chevy from the mid '70's that has a 350/465 and married 205. Install the entire unit as one, build 1 new cross member and get new drive shafts cut. All your issues taken care of in a week or so. cheaper than buying pieces too.

[crisp]

i think i remember from an old post that new driveshafts are about $300. ill probably go that route if fedex cant find the divorced 205 jon sent me, that they somehow lost.

[M715AKACHARLIE]

Inspect the adapter between the tranny and transfer. These units are getting some age and the splines wear. I know from experience that they will fail and u get to walk 15 miles home in the dark with a dead flashlight. In the winter. With a cousin that keeps muttering something like "bulletproof drivetrain my arse!!"