<VV> New 140 Sandrail

[Tony Underwood]

At 05:58 PM 12/27/2009, Mike Moyer wrote:
>Working on my newest toy
>Bought a sand rail frame and working on installing a 140 Powerglide.
>Having issues with fitting the powerglide trans due to IRS 
>suspension ion the rail.
>Looks like I may have to go 4 spd Manual trans.
>
>Not sure how to pursue this right now till I buy the axle adapters.
>What would the powerglide 140 run like on a manual trans on 
>something this light.


It will run fine, maybe surprise you.   Or, maybe not maybe, maybe it 
certainly will surprise you.


>Really not wanting to change the crank out


...why on Earth would you do that?


>but if I do , does anyone have a good 140 Nitrided crank they would 
>trade for a 4 degree offset one from a powerglide motor


Again, why would you do that?

A 140PG engine with offset key crank plugged into the 4-speed will 
run like a bat outta hell in that sand rail.



tony..