Re: SBC/SM465 swap
Post by tacomainoh on Nov 15, 2006, 2:22am

Can't go wrong with the SBC. Now on to the tranny.

Either way, you're golden. Personally, I have found married setups MUCH easier to get my hands on, often really cheap. For that reason, my choice would have been a married setup, probably just grab the whole drivetrain out of a 70's GM truck.

The 205 is good for it's superior strength and utter lack of drama. It is difficult to break the 465/205 combo.

so start looking for a 70's truck, buy it cheap, rebuild the motor, and reseal the other stuff. Check the shifter for slop, and check the 3rd gear synchro's on the 465, they go bad after so many miles and need to be replaced, or you'll pop out of 3rd all the time.