xaircooledx wrote:
I have a 1979 Luv with a busted tranny. What years can I pull from when I go out to look for a new transmission. Anyone know of a good place to look in the socal area?
On your trans., I know these tucks extemly well, in 1975 they changed the engine and trans. design so 72 -75 has the starter on the left side. 76 and up is on the right. What I used was a 5speed out of a 83 Izuzu pup with the same engine type, this will bolt right in. The only mod. is you might have to cut out the knock out on the right side of the clutch fork (this is clearly outlined) depending on the year you have and if you have a cable or hydrolic clutch its really easy. This trans. is also used in early years of the chev. S-10 its easy to tell because the engine looks exactly the same. Also, some of the S-10's and Isuzu Impulse's use a 2.0 liter motor, this will bolt right in and help get rid of some of the gutlessness, that these trucks are notorious for having.