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General Discussion / What's your Daily Fleets

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on Today at 01:21:23 am »

Came up on tiktok...  I know, I know   

But here's my fleets over the years...

2009 - 2001 Ford Focus ZTS and 78 Chevy C20

2013 - 78 Chevy C20, 1999 Chevy Astro with 4.3v6, 2008 Impala LT

2016 - 97 Camaro Z28, 78 Chevy C20, 2008 Impala LT

2026 - 78 Chevy C20, 2018 Impala Premier, 97 Camaro Z28

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General Discussion / Re: Something quite polarizing... Train horns

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on Today at 01:13:54 am »

Okay now the embarassing post.

So I drive the truck to work, air horns primed, get home, park in the garage, close the door, I'm getting out and my lunchbox hits the horn button...      God it was so loud and unexpected!  If I woulda had to pee I would have. 

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General Discussion / Re: Something quite polarizing... Train horns

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on Today at 01:11:57 am »

I've had a triple horn manifold and one separate horn with a 13 gallon tank for years and to this day my body still cringes Everytime I touch that switch!! Absolutely my favorite thing I've ever put on any vehicle!!
Years ago when I first got the triple manifold, I stripped them down, cleaned all the casting flash and polished the internals, drilled out every fitting so I had a true 3/8" hole everywhere. I have about $12 in my system but never found a compressor I wanted to afford.
Thinking about an ac compressor setup when I get it back on the road again.

I always wondered about using one of those old 60's ford york compressors for this.  they used to be cheap, probably big bucks now.

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General Discussion / Re: Something quite polarizing... Train horns

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on Today at 01:09:44 am »

Not for me, but I had a friend that had one in his monster-truck that he daily-drove.  He'd make videos as he had a ton of pedestrians that didn't mind jaywalking in front of him.   He had to have those off-road tires just to get traction in all the poop that the jaywalkers dropped.   

I'm old enough now I never did pranks with it.  It's great though, saved me from one crash and two deer hits.  When someone on the freeway comes over on you and you hit the horn and they keep on coming, with those horns they go back where the heck they came from.  If it causes them to crash or something, better them than me.

As far as the deer, those idiots come out on the road and stand there and look at you coming...  Have you ever seen a cat try and change direction on a linoleum floor in the kitchen when you scared it?  That's what the deer look like on the asphalt.  It's quite the sight!

When I do drive it I do enough freeway driving it's saved my butt several times.   I don;t do pranks though.  now if I woulda had this 20 years ago I couldn't say that even with a crooked face.

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by zieg85 on July 15, 2026, 12:18:18 pm »

My brother-in-law had one behind a juiced up 7.3 Powerstroke.  It never failed him and he wasn't easy on it either.  If I ever happen to see the right deal for one set up to go behind a SM465 2wheel drive with the correct adaptor I may go after it.  Those Ranger OD units that go between the bell and transmission are interesting as well.

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Captkaos on July 15, 2026, 09:30:33 am »

indirect yes, direct personal no.  The people I know who have them love them, many drag and drive people use them behind their Powerglide and TH400's

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Mike81K10 on July 14, 2026, 08:15:41 pm »

Thanks for the info Captkaos! It looks interesting! Do you have any experience with it?

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Captkaos on July 14, 2026, 08:13:35 am »

They aren't cheap, but have you considered a Gear Vendors overdrive?  This would allow you to keep the SM465 and Tcase and just bolt it to the back of the transfercase.
https://gearvendors.com/index.html/4x4gmmanual.html

https://gearvendors.com/4wheel-sep99.html

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Mike81K10 on July 13, 2026, 05:22:17 pm »

Is there an Automatic Transmission that would be a better fit with less modifications. Also, I will have to worry about my exhaust system. I just need better highway driving than what the SM465 provides.

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: SM 465 to NV4500 Question

« Last post by Captkaos on July 13, 2026, 02:51:02 pm »

When you say the tunnel cover would have to be modified for length, are you saying I would have to cut a new hole (move the hole for the shifter or actually the cover itself would need to be lengthened..

it would need to be modified further back as in a different hole further back (NV4500 is longer) and height further back, not to mention the hole in your carpet