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Originally Posted by drmenard  It's too bad you did not get a 77-79 full size caddy as a donor car.. the oil pan and trassmission and drive shaft , crossmember...every part you need is a bolt in off that car... motor mounts ...you did a lot of extra work... but its a good thing you went with the th400... that 200 4R would not of lasted long... |
The driveshaft from a 77-9 should be avoided. The 1980-81 is a much better choice as the CV joints are gone. Lighter and less work to keep it alive. Crossmembers don't need to be swapped at all. If anything grab a crossmember from a later LT-1 full sized RWD as they have 2 humps for dual exhaust.