Good morning fell's, I am new to this forum and I have been reading everything that I can on these trucks, I can't believe how much valuable information is on here. I recently purchased a 65 C10 sb stepside with original inline 6cyl and 3 in the tree. I have a rebuilt 350 with a rebuilt 700R4 to put in the truck but I am stuck on a couple things. first my 6 cyl has side engine mounts that look similar to V8 motor mounts... are these the same mounts that I need for the 350 or will I need to find mounts that were originally on a V8? Second, my tranny is a manual 3sp and I'm putting the automatic in... will I have to find a radiator that will support automatic transmission cooling or do the factory radiators have hook ups for the cooling lines?? Thanks Justin
Welcome Justin. To get to your ?, you will need to find some v-8 mounts from a yard, and the factory rads for the three speed do not have the hook ups for the lines. You can get a tranny cooler from any auto parts store that you can mount any where you want. Just as long it gets plenty of air going through it. Hope this helps. Jeremy
Back in the early 90s when I had a 6 cylinder 250 in my 1966 c-10 short bed,I didnt have a lot of money a that time and I looked for ways to save money before putting in the 283 v-8 my 250 motor mounts were in really good shape so I used them and they are still on that same 283 v-8 to this day.
www.bowtieoverdrives.com is a good source for automatic transmission questions, parts, ect. I would recommend that you keep the old radiator and install a tranny cooler in front of the radiator. It will keep the transmission alot cooler than running it through a automatic transmission radiator. I do beleive that BTO recommends this set up. Plus it is alot cheaper.
Thanks for the quick reply's. It sounds like I'm gonna try to re-use the motor mounts that are on the inline 6 (not sure what size it is) if it doesn't work, I'll have to find the V8 mounts. As far as the Radiator/tranny cooler is concerned, Will the tranny cooler provide enough cooling on its own? even for pulling small trailers say 3500lbs?? I have been told that I drive pretty hard. Thanks J
http://www.persh.org//pickup/perches.htm EVERYTHING you need to know about converting an I6 to small block V8 in our trucks. Take a look at the bottom of your radiator. You may have provisions for an automatic trans, but probably not. If you are going to all the expense and trouble of converting to a 700 R4, invest a little bit more for a radiator with a trans cooler, AND also an auxilary trans cooler. Cooling problems are the enemy of both that new motor and transmissions. Spending a little bit more now will save you money later. Use an auxilary trans cooler in addition to the radiator trans cooler and the trans will provide you with many many care free miles. and finally,,,, Welcome to the forum !! DVal
Thanks for the welcome guys, and the info. I have tonns of questions that are going through my head about this truck, most of them I can answer when I get working on it, hopefully starting this weekend if I take delivery. But some I'll leave up to you pro's who have done it before. I guess in the mean time I had better finish the engine rebuild and get the tranny rebuilt so I at least have a drive train. Thanks again. J
Leyland, Purchase the 1963 Factory Service Manual, and the 1965 Suppliment. The manuals are the most valuable tool in the garage when working on these, ( or any other), older vehicle. They make for good reading on those stormy winter nights too !! DV
