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i found a 231 v6 rebuilt for $75 and was wondering what if any 5spd will bolt to it? anyone know

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My old but now gone Luv...

A t-5 will bolt up if you get the BOP bellhousing. There have been a few on E-Bay or you can look for the Monza clones like the Buick Skyhawk and some of these had a saginaw 5 spd.
I have one in my truck but i am not ready for the auto for drag racing yet.
Look on E-Bay under Buick parts.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

thanks, i was thinking the monza was the same but wasnt sure

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My old but now gone Luv...

I have a 5 speed out of a v-6 camaro for you if you decide to get the v-6

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
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29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

and the s10 has the 5 speed with the v6

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75 k-5 2x
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do you know for sure the chevy 5spd will bolt to it... did some looking to night and somewhere it said buick and chevy had different bolt pattern but i only saw that at one place the others didn't mention it so i'm not sure

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My old but now gone Luv...

the bellhousings are different pattern,but i think tranny bolt pattern is the same?

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72 luv v-8 owned since 16!
240" rear engine dragster
traded the circle track cars for a blown 496 chevy
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29 dodge 4 dr sedan (project)
84 ranger 2wd "tuff truck" with 350 sbc

ok maybe thats what they where talking about.... hay tilted how do you like yours and how much power do they have? what hp can i get out of one with out turbo, is 200hp good to shoot for?

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My old but now gone Luv...

200HP is a no brainer as you can get that easily without the turbo,you will be in the 300+ range for a easy to drive motor that only weighs 400lbs so now you will have good power and it will handle to on the street.

The bellhousings are different but use the same trans bolt pattern.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

There was one here a while back on eBay with the chevy V6 in it. They arent a common motor down here.

We had the Buick derrived 3.8L V6 in one of our local cars and they are popular to swap into all sorts of things. Mostly with the TH700R or the T5 if you can find a manual one.


Bob.

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Current project, 1979 KB Isuzu Ute.

Daily driver, '86 Rodeo Spacecab.
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As the commercial says, "I could of had a V8", Its not bad but after I got my SS S10 with the 4.3 Vortec, my LUV seems pretty slow now. Plus having a turbo 350 with the stock rearend, I can get to about 60-65 pretty quick but then it sounds like it wants to blow up because the RPMs are so high. Should be better with a 700R4 (which I dont think they had at the time I put mine it) but I will be adding 2 more cylinders like I should have in the first place.

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RIP R.J.B.

There are 3 V-6. The Buick, a narrow 60 degree engine and the Chevy which is a V8 with out two cylinders. You know which one you are talking about, but be sure about other parts. BOP parts fit the 231. Different trannys may work. I don't know other than the ones that came with the engine.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

Well 4 if you count even fire and odd fire 231's but that is in the engine only... We won't get into the old, BIG GMC V-6's

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

not sure even what year the motor is yet... ill go see saturday and run the numbers... the luv was for sale locally but ended in the wrecking yard and they don know its been rebuilt so they said they would sell it to me as a core

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My old but now gone Luv...

found out its a 77/78 could be odd fire (77 was change over to even) but cant tell.. here are some pics of the motor ill get ,the step side bed and a good dash ( the tape is to hold it and keep it from cracking in the weak spots) to make a fiberglass copy off this coming summer

check out these motor mounts, 1/8 flat steel welded under the frame, is it just me or is that crazy


not bad for $10, i think this will work for a fiberglass mold

anyone know what rear this is

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My old but now gone Luv...

Is the motor mounted in the truck in that first pic?? Looks like it sits about a 6" lower and 6" forward more than mine. Which is strange as I cant get my tranny out without pulling the motor as the top 2 bellhousing bolts are right against the firewall , my fan is less than a 1/2 inch from my radiator, my air cleaner barely fits under the shut hood and my headers are about an inch from dragging on the ground. Looks like you have all kinds of room there.

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RIP R.J.B.

its mounted but if he ever hit a bump it would od ruined the pan... the mounts he made are on the bottom of the frame and go straight across... like you said it sit way low, there its about 4 inches from trany to body
here is another see how it sits

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the rearend looks like a s-10 rearend i have one in my s-10 frame that i am building for my luv

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73 3-door avalanche bdydropped on 18s
86 1-ton 4x crewcab short bd 15"lift
75 k-5 2x
94 king cab

ok thanks

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My old but now gone Luv...

Check the engine over closely as it looks like it could also be a 3.8 Chevy motor witch is allot like the Buick motor and if it is it will have the chevy bellhousing bolt pattern. Also be sure you get the dist.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s