I am currently building a 1951 Chevy 3100 pickup and have a 4bt I ordered that will be the power plant. I see that there are a multitude of manual transmission options, but I have a few dumb questions to ask:
1) Do all transmission options require an adapter plate or is there a list of transmission that bolt directly to the motor without said adapter plate?
2) Does a GM adapter plate work for all GM transmissions? Does a Ford adapter plate for all Ford Transmissions? and so on..?
3)My 4bt currently has a flex plate that will mount a Dodge 47rh. Does that mean that it has a dodge adapter plate already installed and will mount an nv4500 for example (after removing the flex plate and installing a flywheel)?
I apologize if these questions have been answered elsewhere, but im trying to figure out what options I have rather than spending close to $4k on a new dodge adapter plate, nv4500, and all the other bits that are needed. In all reality, if a T18 tranny would bolt directly up to the 4bt without any issues, I would probably go that route.
1) Do all transmission options require an adapter plate or is there a list of transmission that bolt directly to the motor without said adapter plate?
2) Does a GM adapter plate work for all GM transmissions? Does a Ford adapter plate for all Ford Transmissions? and so on..?
3)My 4bt currently has a flex plate that will mount a Dodge 47rh. Does that mean that it has a dodge adapter plate already installed and will mount an nv4500 for example (after removing the flex plate and installing a flywheel)?
I apologize if these questions have been answered elsewhere, but im trying to figure out what options I have rather than spending close to $4k on a new dodge adapter plate, nv4500, and all the other bits that are needed. In all reality, if a T18 tranny would bolt directly up to the 4bt without any issues, I would probably go that route.
