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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
I'd not worry about which transmission is better. I'd use the one with lower miles unless something makes it look more worn. If you start with two cars between the two you should have all the parts needed to make the swap. I'd prolly pull the engine and tranny apart and look at the clutch though.
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I do plan on separating the '79 engine and trans to have a look. Aside from that, I'm sure I saved everything I needed before I junked the shell of the '79.
The '79 transmission definitely has way lower miles on it. I have no reason to specifically distrust the higher-mileage '83 transmission, but as I said, I seem to remember reading that the '79 would have had a better overall transmission. Since I have two to choose from, and need to pull the '83 transmission to replace the clutch anyway, I'm just wondering if I should use the potentially better '79 transmission that I have handy.
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Originally Posted by Stretch
The 83 is also potentially the uprated engine thought there's not that much difference in the published performance figures. Still pick the best of the rest of what's left!
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As for the engine, the native '83 engine is staying in place. The throttle linkage alone seems to be enough reason not to mess with things in that department.