90's chevy 5 speed into 78 chevy

[vpd5011]

I have a 90's 5 speed, wellsboro i think, I would like to ditch the turbo 350 thats in the truck. Does anyone know what is needed to make the trans work. I know that i need to get hydraulic pedals and slave cylander. im curious as to if the shifter will line up on the floor. thank you.

[1980c10]

assuming you have a nv3500 or nv4500;
the shifter will end up 4-6 inches behind the stock location for a sm465
hydraulic pedals were used in 85+ trucks
I'm working on a similar project here's a link
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=12330.0
keep checking back, the trans should be going in the truck in the next couple of weeks.
getting the speedometer to work will most likely be the most difficult issue.

[Edahall]

getting the speedometer to work will most likely be the most difficult issue.

Just an idea but I got around the speedometer issue using a GPS.  The Garmin 5" GPS works best since you can put it on speedometer mode and it shows large numbers.  If you're younger and have good eyes, then a Tom Tom would work but the numbers are smaller and on the corner of the screen.

[1980c10]

getting the speedometer to work will most likely be the most difficult issue.

Just an idea but I got around the speedometer issue using a GPS.  The Garmin 5" GPS works best since you can put it on speedometer mode and it shows large numbers.  If you're younger and have good eyes, then a Tom Tom would work but the numbers are smaller and on the corner of the screen.

This is the plan in my case-but I'll come back to it someday