Hi people,

I've got a 64 122. Engine is pretty bad so Im going to be putting in a chevy 262 V6 and a new tranny. Well, not "I", a shop, as I dont have the space, tools, and...oh yeah...skills...

Anyhow, for everything, theyve quoted me about $2000. Assuming the engine and tranny are about $800, is $1200 pretty good for:

1. Labor
2. All custom fabrication work
3. Shortening the driveshaft
4. And I think they are changing some gear ratio in the back end

Ill be doing the suspension upgrades later on.

Any thoughts would be awesome!

Thanks

 

I would say thats a great price.

 

Have you had the swap done? sounds like a good deal to me, just wanted to know how it worked out for you. I have a 4.3l laying around but never had the heart to modify my 122

 

Funny. I was searching around for swap/tranny tips and education - came across this post - started reading it - then realized it was my original.

Then read the post about progress.

Well - no it never got completed. The shop midway had some issues mating the tranny to the engine, started asking for more money, etc, etc. I gave up on it and thought the 122 was long gone. They called the other day asked if I wanted to still pick it up.

So now its in my garage. I think its about time I figure out how to do it myself. I do have some skills with motorcycles, but this is pretty big - so I figure after a good couple of years, it'll all be done.

If you could see the original shape of my 122 - you wouldn't feel bad about chopping it up! If I do start tearing things apart - I'll keep a blog or something with pics. I'm going to plan on tearing the thing down as far as possible - and we'll see if I can get it all together again.