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Originally Posted by gmackner
first i thought about putting in a OD trans so i would get more than 9 MPG as i plan of driving it a lot, as i have all of my old cars. then after watching jen lenos conversion for the 10th time i paused it after the engine was out and looked at the ale stubs and figured it would be easier to just put a new fwd engine in. or maybe chanhe the entire front end frame with engine and wheels attached. i guess it all depends what i find as far as condition of the car i get is. if i find a nice orgional car i would leave the orgional engine in but if i find a fair condition car that needs everything i would have saved enough money to do the swap while rebuilding it.
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The early 80s Toro with the TH325-4R trans does have an overdrive. The problem is the TH325 is based on the TH200 and will grenade behind a big block. As for installing a Northstar, the fundamental problem is transverse vs. longitudinal mounting - and the 300 ft-lb vs. 500 ft-lb of torque in a big block.
