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I was just wondering because i just bought a 4.3 liter V6 out of a 85 Monte-Carlo and it came with a Turbo 200 tranny and from my understanding the automatic LUVs also came with this same tranny. So I was thinking that the engine may just bolt up to the stock 4X 4 tranny in my LUV. If anyone has any info or if you that this works please let me know.

Thank You
John

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(sold) '79 2wd Luv
Current '80 4wd Luv(sold for $100)
Searching for one in Florida!

Not the same tranny. Luv's are a th-200, and you have a 200r4 if its an overdrive trans, a 200 or 200c if its a 3 speed, but regardless the 4.3 isn't going to bolt onto a stock luv trans.

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Thanks for the info
What would be a good tranny for the swap and keep the 4x4.

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(sold) '79 2wd Luv
Current '80 4wd Luv(sold for $100)
Searching for one in Florida!

Got me. I'm not into 4x4's, maybe someone else will chime in with some ideas...

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not to sure but when and if you find the right combo, you can deal with the drop of t-case buy indexing it up, aka clocking it.

will a 4.3 fit up in a 79 4x4 (tranny wise), i lost my 4 banger

read 4 replys up from you...............and the answer will be found

No the 4x4 trans will not fit. I have an 80 luv 4x4 with a 4.3. I put a 700r4 overdrive and a 208 transfer cass. Its alot of work and you have to cut the cross-member and build a new drive shaft. My 4.3 is pushing 200HP and I cracked 2 U-joints.

If you could do a write up of this swap, I know there are a few people here (me being one of them) that would be very interested in everything that went into it.

Chad

I would have to set down and think about it. One problem is my truck is in Arkansas and I am in Germany. I have two years left to think about what I Still need to do to my Truck.