Tranny Trouble

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  1. Mar 15, 2016 #1
    TMoon

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    I'm not a trucker, just a guy trying to save an old Peterbilt from the scrap yard. I bought a '74 Pete with just under 62K miles (water tanker) to build a rat rod diesel out of. It has a NTO 262 Cummins with a 5 spd and 3 spd tranny and I won't have that much real estate when the mods are done. First choice would be to run an Allison MT643 that I have if there is an adapter to bolt it up. The truck will run the highways, parades, car shows, and probably never pull a trailer (pintle hitch only). Suggestions???
     
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  3. Mar 15, 2016 #2
    Puppage

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    I thought this was a thread about Caitlyn Jenner
     
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    MidWest_MacDaddy

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    That's the direction my head went in as well.

    LOL
     
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    Mudguppy

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    I'll third the previous posts! LOL
     
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    Mudguppy

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    Oh, and OP, I got nothing useful, but good on you for trying to keep one of the old dogs in the race!
     
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    Oscar the KW

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    I can't help you with your tranny question, but I hope that you'll post pictures of your build.
     
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    DL550CAT

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    Make it a straight 5 spd??
     
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    Bean Jr.

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    Are you sure about the year? I thought they stopped putting 262s in the mid 60s.
     
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    ShooterK2

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    I'm with Oscar on this one. We need pics.
     
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    BoxCarKidd

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    Go GI Joe salvage. Some 6x6's had small cams with 5 speed auto's. A friend of mine bought some trucks with very low mileage. Then we need pic's.
     
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