Originally Posted by 65442ragtop

Thanks for excellent advice from members, Won me over going to try to stay with olds power just need to figure out how not to put 30k in a 20k car. Recently saw at a local car auction 65 442 hardtop bring 15k when guy had 25k in it.(people want belly button cars camaro and chevelles) So here a little more in tell to keep hopefully the good advice coming. As I stated not original motor 425 instead of 400 also the other only non stock Item is tranny, Someone 2 guys b4 me put 4 speed in and did poor job at that car is automatic original so crank didn't have pilot bushing so they drove one in and a spacer that i haven't got out yet, wanting to go back auto so rear end gears and drive shaft work right. would rather stay with big block,got a mess to straighten out, car is solid body floor pans trunk etc. shows 57300 miles I bought from a neighbor who only had for a real short time wasn't a mechanic don't know what happened b4 him to make someone change out parts like they did ran then but a lot vibration in drive-train.I live in midwest zip 62330 if local olds enthusiastic can help with part searches.[IMG][/IMG]

Originally Posted by 65442ragtop

more pics, I think tranny is correct for car, heads a B, 3rd pic is were they tried to make 4sd out of 425 drove a pilot bushing in a sleeve which when you tighten tranny bolts engine wont turn over,

Originally Posted by 65442ragtop

yes whoever tried to make 425 auto work with 4spd obviously didnt know what he was doing, but I think it can work with crank drilled for for pilot bushing. Has anyone done that with success and what all did it take to get everything to work, such as is there a outer spacer bushing to put pilot bushing into available or do you have to machine one? Any other comment would be helpful. Thxs